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*Baojian* records the treatment for pediatric *pi qi* (abdominal masses) that persists for a long time without healing. Acupoints: Zhongwan (CV12), one point; Zhangmen (LR13), two points. Zhangmen is located lateral to Dahan (SP15), level with the umbilicus, at the end of the costal margin. The patient lies on their side, flexes the upper leg, and raises the arm to locate the point. Moxibustion: seven moxa cones per point. On the midline of the spine posterior to the umbilicus, moxibustion of fourteen moxa cones is applied.

For pediatric hypochondriac fullness, diarrhea, heavy body, inability to control the four limbs, *pi* accumulation, abdominal pain, anorexia, and alternating chills and fever, select Shushu (BL20), two points, located 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the first thoracic vertebra. Moxibustion of seven moxa cones can be applied. It is also used for abdominal distension and jaundice, where three moxa cones may be applied.

Qian's Baizhu San (Atractylodes Macrocephala Powder): Huoxiang Ye (Agastache Leaf), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), Muxiang (Vladimiria Root), Baifuling (Poria), Gancao (Licorice Root), Renshen (Ginseng Root) (each 1 qian), Gange (Pueraria Root) (2 qian). Grind all ingredients into a fine powder. Each dose of 1 to 2 qian is decocted in water and taken orally.

Yigong San (Benefiting Power Powder): This is Sizijunzi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) plus Chenpi (Tangerine Peel); another version uses only Renshen (Ginseng Root), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), and Gancao (Licorice Root), named Wenzhong Tang (Warm the Middle Decoction). Note: These two formulas are modifications of Bupi Tang (Spleen-Supplementing Decoction).

Yihuang San (Yellow-Protecting Powder): Chenpi (Tangerine Peel) (1 liang), Qingpi (Green Tangerine Peel), Hezi Rou (Chebulic Myrobalan Flesh), Gancao (Licorice Root) (prepared), Dingxiang (Clove) (2 qian). Grind all ingredients into a fine powder. Each dose of 2 qian is decocted in water and taken orally.

Meishizi Wan (Myrobalan Pill): Muxiang (Vladimiria Root), Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome) (each 2 fen), Meishizi (Chebulic Myrobalan Fruit) (one fruit), Doukou Ren (Cardamom Seed) (two seeds), Hezi Rou (Chebulic Myrobalan Flesh) (three pieces). Grind all ingredients into a powder. Form pills using rice paste. Take 15 pills with Semen Cannabis (Hemp Seed) or Oryza Sativa (Rice) decoction, adjusting the dosage according to the child's age. Note: These two formulas possess both astringent and antidiarrheal properties.

Wuling San (Five-Ling Powder): Treats diarrhea accompanied by thirst. (Formula see Wetness Category)

Qianghuo Gao (Notopterygium Paste): Treats pediatric diarrhea complicated by convulsions. (Formula see preceding text)

Wenbai Wan (Warm White Pill): Treats pediatric diarrhea, emaciation, cold *gan* (malnutrition syndrome), profuse watery stools, or fright due to deficiency and exhaustion of Spleen Qi. Tianma (Gastrodia Rhizome) (0.5 liang), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus), Baifuzi (Typhonii Rhizoma), Ganxie (Dry Scorpion), Nanxing (Arisaema Cum Bile) (soaked, each 1 qian). Grind all ingredients into a powder. Use "Han Shi Mian" (Cold Food Flour) soaked in water to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 5–7 pills, up to 20–30 pills, with Ginger Decoction. Feed the child with Han Shi Mian for seven days before administering this pill.

Huisheng San (Life-Restoring Powder): Treats pediatric vomiting and diarrhea. Da Nanxing (Large Arisaema Rhizome) (weighing 8–9 qian or more). Dig a pit in the ground, 3 cun deep, and heat it until red. Pour half a zhan of good wine into the hot pit, place the Nanxing inside, and cover with 2–3 charcoal sticks. When the Nanxing cracks slightly, remove it, chop it, stir-fry it again, let it cool, and grind it into a fine powder. Take half a qian or one zi (approx. 0.5-1g) mixed in thickly decocted Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) and Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) decoction. Note: These two formulas are herbs that raise Lung and Spleen Qi.

Jinye Dan (Golden Liquid Pill): Treats prolonged vomiting and diarrhea leading to Spleen-Stomach deficiency damage, cold extremities, stupor, somnolence, eyes rolling back, cold breath from mouth and nose, impending slow convulsion, cold body, faint pulse, spontaneous sweating, and urinary incontinence. Bo Shang Liuhuang (Imported Sulfur) (10 liang), remove sand and stones, grind into powder. Place in a sand vessel filling it 80% full. Seal with water and Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum), then reinforce with salt mud. Dry, place in a water jar, seal tightly with mud, fire-calcine, and allow to cool. Grind into a fine powder in a mortar. Mix with water-soaked steamed dough to form pills the size of sophora seeds or mung beans. Take 50–100 pills with Rice Drink. Note: This formula belongs to the Jueyin category.

Yulu San (Jade Dew Powder): Treats vomiting and diarrhea caused by heat injury, with yellow stool. Hanshuishi (Stalactite), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) (white, falling type, each 0.5 liang), Sheng Gancao (Raw Licorice Root) (1 fen). Grind all ingredients together into a fine powder. Take half a qian or 1 qian, mixed with warm water. Note: This formula belongs to the Yangming category.

Doukou Xianglian Wan (Cardamom and Coptis Pill): Treats diarrhea, abdominal pain, and borborygmus. Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome) (3 fen, stir-fried), Roudoukou (Nutmeg), Muxiang (Vladimiria Root) (each 1 fen). Grind all ingredients into a powder. Form pills using millet rice paste, the size of rice grains. Take 10–20 pills, 4–5 times day and night, with Rice Drink.

Ersheng Wan (Two Sages Pill): Treats pediatric organ dysfunction, either diarrhea or dysentery, persisting for a long time without healing. Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome), Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark) (peeled, each 1 liang). Grind into powder, insert into pig gallbladder, cook until done, and form pills the size of mung beans. Take 20–30 pills with Rice Drink. Note: This is a variation of Jiedu Tang (Detoxification Decoction), different from previous formulas; choose appropriately.

Qianghuo Huangqin Cangzhu Gancao Tang (Notopterygium, Scutellaria, Atractylodes, and Licorice Decoction): Treats abdominal heat, heavy body, and diarrhea. (Formula see preceding text)

Fuling Banxia Tang (Poria and Pinellia Decoction): Treats wind-induced diarrhea with vomiting. (Formula see Phlegm-Fluids Category)

Dongyuan Shengyang Yiwang Tang (Dongyuan's Ascending Yang and Benefiting Stomach Decoction): (Formula see Tonifying Deficiency Category)

Tangshi Zhuwei Gao (Tang's Stomach-Assisting Paste): Treats pediatric Qi deficiency, poor milk/food intake, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and borborygmus. Chenpi (Tangerine Peel), Shanyao (Dioscorea Rhizome) (each 4 liang), Gancao (Licorice Root) (prepared), Sharen (Amomi Fructus), Baifuling (Poria), Huoxiang (Patchouli Herb), Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig) (each 2 liang), Rouguo (Myristica Seed), Renshen (Ginseng Root), Muxiang (Vladimiria Root), Dingxiang (Clove), Baidoukou (White Cardamom) (each 1 liang). Grind into powder, mix with refined honey to form a paste. Take an amount appropriate to the child's age (size of a chicken head). Note: This originates from the Taiyang category, suitable for winter seasonal use.

Jufang Shuijin Dan (Bureau Formula Water-Soaked Pill): Treats latent summerheat injuring cold, cold-heat imbalance, cholera, vomiting and diarrhea, irritability, and thirst. Badou (Croton Seed) (25 large ones, peeled, ground fine, oil removed completely), Huangdan (Minium) (1 liang, stir-fried). Grind uniformly, melt Huangla (Beeswax) to form pills the size of wu zi (Sophora seeds). Soak one pill in water briefly, then swallow with fresh water, adjusting dosage by age. Note: This formula belongs to the Foot-Yangming category.

Xiao Xianglian Wan (Small Coptis and Aucklandia Pill): Treats heat-dysentery and abdominal pain. Muxiang (Vladimiria Root), Hezi (Chebulic Myrobalan Fruit) (each 1 fen), Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome) (0.5 liang). Grind into powder, mix with rice to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 10–20 pills with Rice Decoction frequently.

Weifeng Tang (Stomach Wind Decoction): (Formula see Diarrhea Category)

Quanying Fang Hezhi San (Complete Infant Formula Chebulic and Gardenia Powder): Treats pediatric pure bloody dysentery and abdominal pain. Hezi (Chebulic Myrobalan Fruit) (0.5 liang, roasted, pitted), Zhizi Ren (Gardenia Seed) (1.5 qian). Grind into powder. For a three-year-old, take half a qian, mixed with Rice Soup, before meals. Note: This is a heat-clearing agent.

Taohua Wan (Peach Blossom Pill): Treats pediatric red-and-white dysentery and abdominal pain. Chishizhi (Halloysitum Rubrum), Chuanganjiang (Sichuan Dried Ginger) (roasted, equal parts). Grind into powder, mix with paste to form pills the size of small beans. For a three-year-old, take 30 pills with Rice Soup. Note: This is a cold-warming agent.

Sechang Wan (Intestine-Astringing Pill): Treats pediatric dysentery with red and white stool, frequent tenesmus. Longgu (Fossilized Bones), Haipiaoxiao (Cuttlefish Bone), Hezi (Chebulic Myrobalan Fruit) (roasted, pitted, equal parts). Grind into powder, mix with paste to form pills the size of small beans. Take 30 pills with Rice Soup. Note: This is an astringent agent.

Dongyuan Nongchang Wan (Dongyuan's Intestine-Thickening Pill): Treats pediatric indigestion of milk/food, abdominal distension, emaciation, irregular dysentery/diarrhea with abnormal color. Jupi (Tangerine Peel) (3 fen), Damai Mian (Barley Flour) (0.5 qian), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber) (3 fen), Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange) (0.5 qian), Cangzhu (Atractylodes Rhizome) (3 fen), Qingpi (Green Tangerine Peel) (2 fen), Renshen (Ginseng Root) (3 fen), Houpo (Magnolia Bark) (2 fen), Qu Mo (Medicated Leaven Powder) (0.5 qian). Grind into fine powder, boil paste to form pills the size of hemp seeds. Take 20 pills with warm water before meals. Note: This formula belongs to the Foot-Yangming and Taiyin categories.

Note: The above formulas are listed as examples. One should consult the Diarrhea and Dysentery categories for differentiated treatment.