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Treats pediatric acute convulsion (Ji Jing Feng), chronic convulsion (Man Jing Feng), as well as spasms triggered by the surging of phlegm-fluids (Xian Chao), upward deviation of the eyes, facial muscle contraction pulling the mouth and eyes, trismus (lockjaw), rigidity and stiffness of the back and spine, mental confusion and obstruction, and loss of consciousness for consecutive days.

Droplet Frankincense (Grinded) [Boswelliae Resina], Borneol (Grinded) [Borneolum Syntheticum], Calculus Bovis (Grinded, each half qian) [Bovis Calculus], Cinnabar (Grinded, three qian) [Cinnabaris], Musk (Grinded, one and a half qian) [Moschus], Gastrodiae Rhizoma (Tianma), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen), Saposhnikoviae Radix (Fangfeng, each one fen, remove rhizome head), Arisaemae Rhizoma Preparatum (Tiannanxing, processed with bovine gallbladder bile, half liang), Scorpio (Shiquge, fourteen pieces, soaked in hot water until soft, remove soil from abdomen, lightly stir-fried).

Pulverize the above ingredients into fine powder. Form pills using refined honey, sized like a large chicken egg. Administer one pill per dose, taken down with a decoction of Schizonepetae Herba (Jingjie) and Menthae Haplocalycis Herba (Bohe).

Observe the upper and lower gums of the child. If there is a white spot, the size of a red bean, at the center of the gums directly opposite the lips, this is a sign that the disease is about to manifest. Immediately pinch the area in the exact center with fingernails, pinching from outside to inside until one full circle is completed. Slight bleeding is acceptable. Also, at both ends of the white spot, pinch in the same manner to sever the internal and external connections. (Only need to sever the qi and blood flow; do not break the skin. Keep fingernails short to avoid severe injury to the infant). Shen Cunzhong recorded: "While serving as the Inspector of Hebei, I arrived at Zhao Commandery. An elderly man offered me this method, stating that due to his advanced age, he feared the method would be lost and wished to use it to benefit people. Inquiring among the people of Zhao, they said this old man had saved over a thousand infants with his hands throughout his life. People from several surrounding counties all sought him out, and his treatments for infants were immediately effective."

Treats pediatric vomiting and diarrhea, where the zang-fu organs lose their ability to contain and secure fluids. (Transmitted from Physician Shangguan).

Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian, select those shaped like hawk claws, stir-fried), Terminalia Chebulae Fructus (Hezi, processed, remove seed), Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou, wrapped in flour, processed), Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang, processed), Myrobalans (Moushi, processed).

Weigh one qian of each ingredient. Pulverize into fine powder. Use millet rice as a binder to form pills, sized like mung beans. Administer thirty pills with rice water.

Burn the copper teeth of a crossbow until red-hot, immerse them in wine, and drink. The illness will be cured immediately.

Pulverize burning charcoal. Take a dose equivalent to a fangcun bi (a square-inch measure); the pathogenic factor will be expelled.

Consume abundant fatty mutton fat and other fatty meats; the pathogenic factor will naturally be enveloped and excreted.

Arisaemae Rhizoma (One piece, select the largest).

Process the above ingredient over slow heat until cracked. Remove the skin and umbilical scar. Add three qian of Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin) from Huayin. Pound together into a fine powder. Add a small amount of Moschus (Muxiang). Mix with rice vinegar. Apply the mixture onto red silk fabric and paste it onto the fontanelle (Xinshang). Continue application until dry.