(欲摘乳者,此方主之。妇人之血,上则为乳,下则为经。欲摘乳者,通其月事,
汁下行,免乳胀之苦矣。)
当归尾 赤芍药 酒红花 酒牛膝(各五钱)
四味皆下行导血之品,故以用之。名曰免怀者,子生三年,然后免于父母之怀也。
(小儿之病,与大人无异。唯初生保护及痘疹等证,不得不另集方法,以便施用。世俗
所谓
切不
婴儿初生,急以绵裹指,拭儿口中舌上恶血秽露,谓之玉衔。若啼声一发,即
病。(薛氏曰∶婴儿初生,口含血块。啼声一出,随即咽下,而毒伏于命门。遇天
热,或饮食停滞,或外感风寒发热等因,发为疮疹。急须于未啼时,用软帛裹指
虽出痘亦轻矣。)又看舌下,若连舌有膜,如石榴子。若啼不出,声不转,速
或用苇刀子割之,微有血出,即活。若舌下血出多者,以乱发烧灰,同猪脂
惠云,看齿根有黄筋两条,以苇刀割断。点猪乳佳,如儿口难开。先点猪
用粉甘草中指一节拍碎,以水二蚬壳,煎一蚬壳,以绵缠蘸,令儿吮之。若吐出恶汁,
为佳。若服一蚬壳,不吐,即不须更服。不问婴儿虚实寒热,皆须服之。(心鉴
言婴儿始生落草,服汞粉朱砂白蜜黄连牛黄,欲下胎毒。今人率承用之,不知今
与古人不同。其药乃伤脾败阳之物,若与儿服,后必生异证。只宜用淡豆豉煎
口,其毒自下。又能助养脾气,消化乳食。薛氏预以甘草细切少许,临产时以
覆温,收生之际,以软绵裹指蘸甘草汁,拭其口,次用下胎毒诸法。)
(For mothers wishing to wean, this formula is indicated. In women, blood ascends to become milk and descends to become menstruation. To wean, by regulating menstruation, the milk flows downward, thereby avoiding the suffering of breast distension and pain.)
Radix Angelicae Sinensis Cauda (Dangguiwei), Radix Paeoniae Rubra (Chishaoyao), Flos Carthami Tinctorii treated with wine (Jiu Honghua), Caulis Achyranthis Bidentatae treated with wine (Jiu Niuxi) (each 5 qian).
These four herbs are all agents that guide blood downward, hence their use. Named "Mianhuai" (Free from Embrace), because a child is free from the parents' embrace after three years of birth.
(Children's diseases are no different from adults'. However, regarding care for newborns and conditions such as smallpox/rash, it is necessary to collect separate methods for easier application. The so-called worldly... When an infant is first born, quickly wrap a finger in cotton wool, wipe the foul blood and impurities from the infant's mouth and tongue, called "Yuxian" (Jade Holding). If the cry is emitted immediately, illness ensues. (Mr. Xue said: At birth, the infant holds a blood clot in the mouth. Upon crying, it is swallowed, and the toxin hides in the Mingmen (Gate of Life). Encountering hot weather, food stagnation, or external contraction of wind-cold with fever, etc., causes sores and rashes. It is urgent to use soft cloth wrapped around the finger before crying... even if pox erupts, it will be mild.) Also examine under the tongue; if there is a membrane connecting the tongue, like a pomegranate seed. If unable to cry, voice does not change, quickly cut it with a reed knife; slight bleeding ensures survival. If excessive bleeding occurs under the tongue, burn disordered hair to ash, mix with suet... Huiyun says, look at two yellow veins at the tooth roots, cut them with a reed knife. Applying pig milk is good; if the infant's mouth is hard to open, first apply pig...
Take one joint-length piece of Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata (Fen Gancao), crush it, add water equivalent to two shell measures, decoct to one shell measure. Wrap in cotton wool, dip, and let the infant suckle. If foul fluid is vomited, it is auspicious. If one shell measure is taken without vomiting, no further administration is needed. Regardless of the infant's deficiency/excess or cold/heat, it must be administered. (Xinjian states: Upon birth, infants administer Mercury Powder (Gongfen), Cinnabar (Zhusha), White Honey (Baimi), Rhizoma Coptidis (Huanglian), Calculus Bovis (Niuhuang) to purge fetal toxins. Modern people generally follow this, unaware that modern times differ from antiquity. These drugs damage the spleen and defeat yang qi; if given to infants, they will surely develop other syndromes later. It is only suitable to decoct Fermented Soybean (Dansudou) for rinsing the mouth, so the toxin naturally drains. This also aids nourishing spleen qi and digesting milk/food. Mr. Xue pre-cut a small amount of Gancao, covered it to keep warm during labor; at delivery, wrap a soft cotton-wrapped finger in Gancao juice to wipe the mouth, then use various methods to purge fetal toxins.)