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[Golden Liquid Pill and Qingzhou White Pill Formula]
Take equal parts of Jin Ye Dan (Golden Liquid Pill) and Qingzhou Bai Wan Zi (Qingzhou White Pills), grind them into fine powder, use wheat flour paste as a binder to make pills the size of millet seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, swallowed with rice water. Zhang Mi (courtesy name Jingzhi), Judicial Commissioner of Lin'an Prefecture, stated: "My child suffered from intestinal and abdominal disorders starting in May, which persisted until July, eventually developing into slow convulsion syndrome (Man Jing Hou). A single dose of this medicine, followed by a small amount of thin porridge to settle the stomach, resulted in recovery. After taking it six or seven more times, there were no further issues." (This formula is also recorded in Qian Yi's *Xiao'er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue*.)

[Formula Transmitted by Granduncle Zhu, Prefect of Linjiang]
Herbs: Chuan Lian Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Wu Yi Ren (Pruni Semen), Shen Qu (Medicated Leaven, stir-fried), Da Mai (Hordei Fructus Germinatus, stir-fried).
Grind the above four herbs into fine powder in equal proportions. Use pig bile as a binder to form pills the size of small mung beans. Take 30 pills per dose, increasing up to 50 pills, swallowed with warm water after meals. (This formula originated from the household of Prime Minister Li Wending. When Zhu Zai served as magistrate of Changning County, a girl became extremely yellow and emaciated due to lack of breast milk. Sun Weihao, grandson of the Prime Minister, transmitted this formula during a visit, claiming his family had acquired it and that pediatricians never sought it out. The girl took this medicine and expelled over ten thousand threadworms within ten days, becoming progressively robust thereafter. It should only be administered when the child is old enough to take medication. Meng Zhengyun noted: The entire Qin Prime Minister's household used this formula, adding only one additional herb, Luobo Zi (Raphani Semen).)

[Formula for Treating Infant Gan Qi Syndrome]
Indications: Infant Gan Qi syndrome (malnutrition syndrome), emaciation and weakness, deficiency and coldness of the zang-fu organs, persistent loose stools, reduced appetite, abdominal distension with alternating chills and fever, sallow complexion, muscle wasting, and excessive thirst.
Herbs: Shen Qu (Medicated Leaven, 15g, stir-fried), Rou Dou Kou (Myristicae Semen, 3 pieces, baked in flour), Mai Ya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus, 15g, stir-fried), Xuan Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, 15g, remove stamens), Shi Jun Zi (Quisqualis Fructus, 14 pieces, remove shells), Wu Yi Ren (Pruni Semen, 3g), Lu Hui (Aloe, 3g, ground together).
Grind the above herbs into fine powder. Soak in pig bile and bind with wheat flour paste to form pills the size of millet seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, swallowed with food broth, on an empty stomach.

[Formula for Treating Infant Spleen-Stomach Deficiency]
Indications: Infant spleen-stomach deficiency, injury from overeating, retention of food stagnation, frequent vomiting and regurgitation, discomfort in the chest and diaphragm.
Herbs: Xiang Fu Zi (Cyperi Rhizoma, soaked in water overnight, pounded to remove black skin, washed clean, steamed over rice once, dried and weighed, 60g), Nan Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 3g, baked in flour), Suo Sha (Amomi Fructus, 3g, remove shell), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 15g, honey-fried), Jing San Leng (Sparganii Rhizoma, 15g, wrapped in wet paper, baked until cooked, sliced, dried), Jiang Huang (Curcumae Longae Rhizoma, 15g, soaked in rice wash water overnight, sliced, dried).
Grind the above herbs into powder. Bind with white wheat flour paste to form pills the size of millet seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, swallowed with food broth; warm boiled water is also acceptable. Take after meals.