治小儿五疳,烦热,烦躁,烦渴,泄泻,腹急胀满,面黄羸瘦,一切虫痛芦荟丸。
龙胆草(去芦) 黄连(各半两) 雷丸(一分,并生用)
上为细末,面糊丸如黍米大,每服三、四十丸,米饮下,此方费省而功效博。苏韬光家
中外小儿常服,极佳,不可一日无也。
取大蜘蛛一枚,以湿纸裹,外用荷叶包,火中 ,令焦存性,细研,入少麝香敷之。
又方,芭蕉杆或叶,无即用根,烧存性灰,入麝香、轻粉敷之。
郑判院名擢传。
上用干 叶不以多少,裹软饧一块,同烧成黑灰,用轻粉相和敷,干者油调。
以人中白火 通红,地上去火毒,研细,入麝香少许敷之,及治一切疳疮、恶疮赤烂等
疾,不过三两次必效!
走马疳。
蛆不以多少,用河水浸三日,新瓦盆内顿,外以火 干,入麝香少许在内,用贴患处,
吃亦不妨。
蟹壳十个,白矾五文,枣子三个,一处炭火 过,为细末,入麝香少许,同研干揩牙。
又方,五倍子全者,不以多少,炭火中烧,候烟欲住取出,置地上以碗覆之,存性去灰,
碾
又方,用白矾、上色坯子各少许,研细敷牙。
钱文子说,任和卿方甚妙。
白僵蚕(半两,直者,水洗,刷尽灰,焙干) 皂角子(不蛀者,五十个)
上将水一碗浸皂角子一夜,次日于砂铫内慢火熬取浓汁半盏,去皂角子,以僵蚕蘸炙,
汁尽为度,碾为细末,炼蜜调成膏,候小儿睡着,以抹唇上,自咽下即效。
Treats pediatric five kinds of *Gan* syndrome (a chronic wasting disease in children characterized by malnutrition and digestive disorders), with symptoms of vexatious heat, restlessness, excessive thirst, diarrhea, abdominal urgency and distension, sallow complexion with emaciation, and all types of worm-induced pain. Lu Hui Wan (Aloe Pill).
Long Dan Cao (Gentianae Radix, remove the rhizome) Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (each half tael) Lei Wan (Polyporus Umbellatus Mycelium) (one fen, both used raw)
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, use wheat paste to make pills the size of millet seeds. Take 30–40 pills per dose, swallowed with rice water. This prescription is inexpensive yet highly effective. In the household of Su Taoguang, children inside and outside the family frequently took this medicine; it is excellent and should not be missed for a single day.
Take one large spider, wrap it in wet paper, then wrap it externally with a lotus leaf, and calcine it in fire until charred but retaining its medicinal properties (*cun xing*). Grind finely, add a small amount of She Xiang (Moschus), and apply topically.
Another prescription: Use banana stem or leaves; if unavailable, use the root. Calcine to ash retaining medicinal properties, add She Xiang (Moschus) and Qing Fen (Calomelas), and apply topically.
Zheng Puyuan, whose given name was Zhuo Chuan.
Use dried leaves of Eriobotrya japonica (Pilei Ye) in any quantity, wrap a piece of soft maltose sugar, and calcine together into black ash. Mix with Calomelas for topical application; if dry, mix with oil.
Calcine Ren Zhong Bai (Human Placenta Ash) until red-hot, place on the ground to remove fire toxicity, grind into a fine powder, add a small amount of Moschus, and apply topically. It also treats all kinds of *Gan* sores, malignant sores, redness, swelling, and ulceration. Effectiveness is usually achieved within two or three applications!
Zou Ma Gan (Running Horse Gangrene, a severe form of necrotizing stomatitis).
Worms (larvae) in any quantity, soak in river water for three days, stew in a new clay pot, dry externally over fire, add a small amount of Moschus internally, and apply to the affected area. Even if ingested, it is harmless.
Ten crab shells, five wen worth of Bai Fan (Alumen), three jujubes. Calcine together in charcoal fire, grind into a fine powder, add a small amount of Moschus, grind together, and dry-rub onto teeth.
Another prescription: Use whole Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis) in any quantity. Burn in charcoal fire, remove when smoke is about to cease, place on the ground and cover with a bowl to retain medicinal properties while removing ash, then grind.
Yet another prescription: Use a small amount of Alumen and Shang Se Pi Zi (colored pottery shards), grind finely, and apply to teeth.
Qian Wenzi stated that Ren Heqing’s prescription is very exquisite.
Bai Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus) (half tael, straight ones, washed with water, brushed clean of dust, dried by baking) Zao Jiao Zi (Gleditsiae Sinensis Semen) (50 non-borer grains)
Soak the Gleditsiae Sinensis Semen in one bowl of water overnight. The next day, slowly simmer in a clay pot to extract half a cup of thick decoction. Remove the seeds, dip the Bombyx Batryticatus in the decoction and roast until the liquid is exhausted. Grind into a fine powder, blend with refined honey to form a paste. When the child falls asleep, smear on the lips; swallowing naturally yields immediate effect.