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Qian's Niuhuang Duoming San treats pediatric lung distension with wheezing and fullness, high chest qi and rapid breathing, flapping of the two ribs, nasal wing dilation, mental restlessness, cough and thirst, hoarse voice, and tidal accumulation of phlegm and saliva blocking the airway. This is commonly known as "Ma Pi Feng" (Horse Spleen Wind).
Herbs: Heibai Qianniu (Black and White Semen Koelreuteriae, each 1 liang 1.5 qian, half stir-fried), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Binglang (Arecae Semen, each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder. For a three-year-old child, administer 2 qian per dose, mixed with cold warm water. If there is excessive phlegm, add a small amount of Nifen (Calomelas) and take at any time.

Tongge Wan
Herbs: Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Qianniu (Semen Pharbitidis), Mutong (Akebiae Caulis). (Equal parts)
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder, make pills with water like millet seeds. Administer 30-50 pills per dose, according to the child's size and deficiency/excess condition.

Note: The above two formulas belong to the Yangming category.

Formulas for treating惊 (Fright/Convulsion) should be consulted together with the "Wind Epilepsy Chapter".

Qian's Liangjing Wan
Herbs: Caolongdan (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Qingdai (Indici Folium, each 3 qian), Gouteng (Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis, 2 qian), Niuhuang (Bovis Calculus), She (Moschus, each 1 zi), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, 5 fen), Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum, 1 zi).
Preparation and Administration: Make pills with paste like millet seeds. Administer 3-5 pills per dose, taken with Yinjin Tang (Silver and Gold Decoction).

Note: This formula treats wind-heat.

Ju Fang Tianma Fangfeng Wan treats pediatric convulsions with fever, coarse breathing, somnolence, palpitations due to fright, and spasms of hands and feet, with mental confusion.
Herbs: Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix, each 1 liang), Xiewei (Scorpio, stir-fried, 0.5 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Zhusha (Cinnabaris), Xionghuang (Realgar, each 2.5 qian), Niuhuang (Bovis Calculus), She (Moschus, each 1 qian), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, stir-fried, 0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder, make pills with refined honey like cherries, coat with Zhusha (Cinnabaris). Administer one pill per dose, dissolved in Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction).

Note: This formula treats wind epilepsy and opens orifices.

San Yin Fang treats Yang Epilepsy and heat syndrome of convulsions, with red face, fever, spasms, staring eyes, and clenched jaw.
Herbs: Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 1 qian), Nifen (Calomelas), She (Moschus, 0.5 qian), Lvhui (Aloe), Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, each 2 qian), Huhuanglian (Picrorhizae Rhizoma, 1 qian), Xeshao (Scorpio tip, 7 pieces), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, 7 pieces), Jinbo (Gold Leaf, 7 pieces), Chijiao Wugong (Trionyx Sinensis Carapax? No, Geckos/centipedes usually. Here likely Centipede, Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans, roasted, 1 piece).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder. For children over two years old, administer 0.5 qian per dose, taken with Jinbo (Gold Leaf) and Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction).

Note: This formula treats wind-heat-phlegm and penetrates collaterals and meridians.

Quanying Fang Shuihong San treats pediatric acute and chronic convulsions with spasms of hands and feet, staring eyes, and coma.
Herbs: Niuhuang (Bovis Calculus), Pengsha (Borax), Naonzi (Borneolum Syntheticum), Zhenzhu (Margarita), Shuiyin (Hydrargyrum, half qian each with Shazi), Qingdai (Indici Folium), Xiewei (Scorpio, stir-fried), Jingmo (Beijing Ink, burnt), Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, prepared with ginger as above, 1 jin), Shehanshi (Omphaci Lapillus, quenched, each 1 qian), Jinyinbo (Gold and Silver Leaf, each 10 pieces), Muxiang (Moschus, 1 zi), Wushe (Zaocys, 7 cun from neck, soaked in wine overnight, skin and bone removed, roasted, 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder. For a three-year-old child, administer 1 zi per dose, taken with Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction).

Note: This formula treats wind-heat-phlegm and penetrates muscles and bones. It should not be used lightly if it is not due to sinking of wind pathogen.

Dongyuan Zhusha Anshen Wan
(See Hot Disease Chapter for formula)
Note: This formula calms the heart, clears the spirit, and cools the blood.

Xie's Duoming Dan treats acute convulsions with loss of consciousness, fixed eyes, clenched jaw, and white/black lips.
Herbs: Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, each 4 qian, made into cakes with fresh ginger juice and dried), Zhenzhu (Fresh white pearls, 2 qian), Badou (Crotonis Fructus, oil removed, 1 qian), Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 4 qian), Jinbo (Gold Leaf), Yinbo (Silver Leaf, each 10 pieces), Qingfen (Calomelas), She (Moschus, each 0.5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind each of the nine ingredients into fine powder, mix evenly, use refined flour paste to make pills like millet seeds. One pill per year of age, taken with Dengxin Tang (Juncus Decoction).

Bijin Wan treats pediatric wind-heat, erysipelas, and acute/chronic aphonic convulsions.
Preparation: Remove gold and silver leaf from the previous formula (Duoming Dan), add 3 qian of Zhen Yujin (Curcumae Radix) powder, and make pills as above.

Lijing Wan
Preparation: Remove Yujin from the previous formula (Bijin Wan), add 0.5 qian of Naonzi (Borneolum Syntheticum) and one white earthworm (cut off head and tail, both ends jumping indicates efficacy), remove soil, weigh 2 qian, and make pills as above.

Note: These three formulas are phlegm-draining agents.

Baibing Zi Modification Method
Note: The above formulas are medicines for treating Yang Epilepsy. Regardless of acute or chronic, if it is a Yang syndrome or heat syndrome, choose according to the severity of exterior and interior.

Qian's Wenjing Wan
Herbs: Tiannanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, powdered and placed in cattle gallbladder of the twelfth lunar month for 100 days, dried and powdered, 4 liang), Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 1 qian), Tianzhuhuang (Calami Rhizoma, 1 liang), Peizi Yanzhi (Brick Rouge), Pianbrain (Borneolum Syntheticum, each 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Mix with cattle bile juice to make pills like chicken heads. One pill per dose, half a pill for smaller ones, dissolved in sugar water.

Qianghuo Gao treats spleen and stomach deficiency with liver heat generating wind, or chronic convulsions after vomiting and diarrhea.
Herbs: Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma), Chifuling (Poria Cocos with Red Heart, each 0.5 liang), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, 1 liang), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, stir-fried), Ganxie (Scorpio, stir-fried), Baihua She (Zaocys, wine-soaked and baked, each 1 fen), Chuan Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, each 3 qian), Roudoukou (Myristicae Semen), Mudingxiang (Eugeniae Caryophyllatus Flos), Huoxiangye (Agastaches Folium), Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, each 2 qian), Qingfen (Calomelas, 1 zi), Zhenzhu Mo (Margarita Pulvis), Niuhuang (Bovis Calculus, each 1.5 qian), Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum, 0.5 zi), She (Moschus, 1 qian), Xionghuang (Realgar), Chensha (Cinnabaris, each 1 fen, the above seven ingredients ground separately).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder, mix with cooked honey to make pills like soybeans. Administer 1-2 pills per dose before meals, taken with Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction) or Maidong Tang (Ophiopogonis Decoction).

San Yin Fang treats Yin Epilepsy and chronic convulsions.
Herbs: Hei Fuzi (Aconiti Radix Praeparata, scraped and peeled), Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, raw), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, each 2 qian), Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma, 1.5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind finely, soak in well water for seven days, changing water daily. Drain, add Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 2 qian) and She (Moschus, 1 qian), mix well. Administer 1 zi per dose, taken with Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction), adjusted by age; or make pills like millet seeds, 20 pills per dose, taken with Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction). This is the Baibing Zi formula; both records are kept due to different dosages.

Experience Formula Bao Sheng Ding treats acute and chronic convulsions.
Herbs: Shehanshi (Omphaci Lapillus, 4 liang, calcined and quenched with vinegar ten times, ground to very fine powder), Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, 1 liang, soaked, sliced, and stir-fried), Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma, peeled, 1 liang), Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 3 qian, ground separately to very fine powder), She (Moschus, 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder, cook glutinous rice flour into a cake, mash and mix with the above medicine evenly to make ingots. When using, grind with strong Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction) and administer 1-2 mouthfuls.

Quanying Fang Muxiang Bing treats pediatric acute and chronic convulsions with fluctuating symptoms, lingering for days, alternating between quiet and active, vomiting phlegm and saliva, severe tidal spasms.
Herbs: Muxiang (Moschus), Xiewei (Scorpio, detoxified), Wugong (Centipede, 2 pieces, wine-soaked and酥-roasted), Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, processed), Chuanwu (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix, processed), Baihua She (Zaocys, wine-soaked overnight, skin and bone removed, baked, each 0.5 liang above), Ruxiang (Boswelliae Resina), Tie Fen (Ferrum Oxidatum), Zhusha (Cinnabaris), Niuhuang (Bovis Calculus, each 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder, boil wine to make paste, make pills like chicken heads, shape into cakes. One cake for a three-year-old child, taken with Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction).

Note: This formula belongs to the Jueyin category. It should not be used unless the wind pathogen is in the acupoints and sinews. See Stroke Chapter for opening orifices and penetrating bones.

Quanxie San treats pediatric acute and chronic convulsions with irregular tidal spasms, wind-stroke of heart and lungs.
Herbs: Shetou (Snake head, 1 piece, wine-soaked), Wugong (Centipede, 1 piece,酥-roasted), Xie (Scorpio, 1 piece), Caowu (Aconiti Radix, 1 piece, peeled and tip removed), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, nodes removed, 1 qian), Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 1 qian), Naoshe (Borneolum Syntheticum and Moschus, each 1 zi).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder. For a one-year-old child, administer 1 zi per dose, taken with Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction).

Duoming San treats pediatric acute and chronic convulsions when other medicines are ineffective, showing effect after one dose.
Herbs: Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma), Hei Fuzi (Aconiti Radix Praeparata, processed), Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, processed), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, processed), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, nodes removed), Zhusha (Cinnabaris), Xie (Scorpio, roasted with fresh mint leaves, dipped in ginger juice and roasted 2-3 times, each 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Add 0.5 qian of She (Moschus), grind into powder. For a three-year-old child, administer 0.5 qian, mixed with Bohe Jiangzhi (Mint and Ginger Juice) and a little wine in hot water.

Note: These two formulas belong to the Taiyang category.

Gouteng Yinzi treats vomiting and diarrhea leading to weak spleen and stomach qi, deficiency wind chronic convulsions.
Herbs: Gouteng (Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis, 3 fen), Chanqiao (Cicadae Periostracum), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, nodes removed), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, stir-fried), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Xiewei (Scorpio, stir-fried, each 0.5 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, each 1 fen), She (Moschus, 1 qian, ground separately).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder. Administer 2 qian per dose, decoct with water, adjust dosage according to condition. Add 0.5 qian of Fuzi (Aconiti Radix Praeparata) if there is much cold.

Note: This formula raises yang and disperses spleen qi.

Ningxin Gao treats pediatric unsettled spirit,恍惚 (fluctuation), fearfulness, crying, and night terrors.
Herbs: Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Baifuling (Poria Cocos), Fushen (Poria Cocos with Pine Root), Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted, each 1 qian), Zhusha (Cinnabaris, 1 qian), Naoshe (Borneolum Syntheticum and Moschus, each 1 zi).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder, make pills with refined honey like chicken heads. One pill for a two-year-old child, dissolved in Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction).

Note: This formula nourishes qi, disperses wind, and clears the spirit.

Baojian Tianma San treats pediatric acute and chronic convulsions, effective as if divine.
Herbs: Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, 7 qian), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma, 2.5 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, roasted), Baifuling (Poria Cocos), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, each 3 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Use 1 sheng of water, boil in a porcelain vessel until water is dry, add 3 qian of fresh ginger and boil until dry, then grind into powder. Administer 1.5 qian per dose, mixed with Jiangzao Tang (Ginger and Jujube Decoction).

Note: This formula warms the spleen and nourishes the stomach, not just dispersing wind and overcoming phlegm. Generally, children have unfull blood and qi and are often deficient, or caused by post-illness. It is suitable for regulation with this formula, not as a harsh purgative. If mis-purging leads to bad syndromes, these three formulas may help.

Carefully noted: The above formulas are medicines for treating Yin Epilepsy. Regardless of acute or chronic convulsions, if it is a Yin syndrome, choose according to the severity of exterior and interior. The method for semi-Yin semi-Yang slow spleen syndrome is included herein.

Experience Formula Xi Jing Kai Guan San treats clenched jaw. Usage: Snuff or rub teeth.
Herbs: Wugong (Centipede, 1 piece, roasted), Zhijiangcan (Straight Bombyx Batryticatus, stir-fried), Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, each 1 qian), She (Moschus, 1 zi), Zhuya Zaojiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus, 1 ding, slightly burned to retain nature).
Preparation and Administration: Grind each into fine powder, grind to extreme fineness. Use a small amount to snuff into nose. To rub teeth, dip medicine in fresh ginger juice and rub on teeth.

Quanying Fang Tan Sheng San treats pediatric acute and chronic convulsions when other medicines are ineffective, blow into nose to determine life or death.
Herbs: Moyao (Myrrhae Resina), Xionghuang (Realgar, each 1 qian), Ruxiang (Boswelliae Resina, 0.5 qian), She (Moschus, 1 zi).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder, use a small amount to blow into nose. If tears and snot flow out, it is treatable.

Note: These two formulas are quick-snuffing agents.

Tu Feng San treats pediatric acute wind-stroke with clenched jaw, loss of consciousness.
Herbs: Quanxie (Whole Scorpio, 1 piece, roasted), Gudi (Momordicae Fructus, 10 pieces, roasted), Chixiaodou (Vigna Angularis Semen, 30 grains).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder. For a one-year-old child, administer 1 zi, mixed with warm rice drink. If no vomiting, take again.

Bi Yun San treats pediatric acute wind-stroke with tidal phlegm, coarse breathing, loss of consciousness.
Herbs: Shilu (Chrysocolla, 4 qian), Qingfen (Calomelas, 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder. Administer 1 zi per dose, taken with Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction) and a little wine. After a while, vomiting occurs first, then purging.
Another prescription: Copper green powder, paste with vinegar to make pills like chicken heads. One pill per dose, ground with Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction). Soon, phlegm like glue is vomited, pull out by hand, miraculous effect.

Tianshu San treats pediatric acute wind-stroke and acute convulsions with clenched jaw, spasms, abundant phlegm, coma, and inability to speak.
Herbs: Chensha (Cinnabaris), Fenshuam (Calomelas), Qingfen (Calomelas), Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, processed, each 0.5 liang), Xiewei (Scorpio tip), Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma), Huoxiangye (Agastaches Folium, each 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder. For a one-year-old child, administer 0.5 zi, mixed with Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction), tea is also acceptable. If no vomiting, take again.

Note: The above three formulas are expelling agents, suitable for selection. However, this formula combines vomiting with sweating and purging.

Qian's Lijing Wan treats pediatric acute convulsions with abundant phlegm, fever, and tidal spasms.
Herbs: Qingdai (Indici Folium), Qingfen (Calomelas, each 1 qian), Qianniu (Semen Pharbitidis, 0.5 liang), Tianzhuhuang (Calami Rhizoma, 2 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder, make pills with white paste like small beans. 20 pills per dose, taken with Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction).

Note: This formula drains damp-heat phlegm.

Quanying Fang Qufeng Gao treats pediatric liver wind with tendon and vessel stiffness, red face, blue eyes, upward staring eyes, convulsions, and fetal wind.
Herbs: Chensha (Cinnabaris), Xiewei (Scorpio tip), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Longdancao (Gentianae Radix), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Shanzhi (Gardeniae Fructus), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, each 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder, add 1 zi of She (Moschus), make pills with refined sugar like chicken heads. One pill for a three-year-old child, dissolved in Bohe Zhuye Mi Tang (Mint, Bamboo Leaf, and Honey Decoction).

Note: This formula drains wind-heat.

Zhenzhu Wan treats pediatric acute and chronic convulsions with spasms, tidal phlegm, high fever, and obstructive cough with phlegm.
Herbs: Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma), Huashi (Talcum), Badou (Crotonis Fructus, 15 pieces, oil removed), Qingfen (Calomelas), Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, each 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder, make pills with paste like small beans. 1-2 pills for a three-year-old child, taken with Congbai Tang (Scallion White Decoction).

Note: This formula drains food-phlegm and guides stagnation.

Baibing Zi Modification Method

Tongguan San treats pediatric convulsions that have subsided but cannot speak.
Preparation and Administration: Use large Nanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma), processed and powdered. For a three-year-old child, administer 1 qian, mixed with Zhu Danzhi (Pig Bile) and swallowed into the throat, then able to speak.

Moxibustion for Convulsions (Attached: Umbilical Wind and Mouth-Closing Method)
Baojian states: For pediatric acute convulsions, moxa Qian Ding point, 1 cun anterior to Baihui. If not cured, must moxa both eyebrows and Renzhong point, 3 moxa cones each, size like wheat grain.
For pediatric chronic convulsions, moxa Chi Ze point, 7 moxa cones each, in the artery at the transverse crease of the elbow, cone size like wheat grain.
For newborn umbilical wind and mouth-closing where all medicines fail, take Ran Gu point, in the depression anterior to the medial malleolus, moxa 3 cones, needle insert 3 fen, avoid bleeding, immediate effect.
For pediatric epilepsy with spasms and stiff spine pulling each other, moxa Chang Qiang point, 20 moxa cones, at the end of the spine, find by lying prone.
For pediatric epilepsy, convulsions, and dizziness, moxa Shen Ting point, 7 moxa cones, 5 cun above the nose into the hairline.
For pediatric wind epilepsy, which starts with fingers curling as if counting objects, moxa the depression at the root of the nose entering the hairline, 3 moxa cones, size like wheat grain.
For pediatric fright epilepsy, which starts with fearful crying, moxa the whorl on the top of the head 3 moxa cones and the prominent blue vein behind the ear, size like wheat grain.