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Upon birth, the infant's eyes are closed, mouth open, and accompanied by frequent groaning. This is caused by fetal heat (Tai Re). Treatment involves using Tianzhu Huang San (Arum Rhizome Powder, formula see "Double Tongue") to cool the five Zang organs, administered to the mother. Additionally, wash the infant's eyes with decoction prepared from a bamboo tube.

Infants born with closed eyes result from the mother consuming hot or toxic foods during pregnancy. The treatment method is to use a small amount of Bear Gallbladder (Xiong Dan) steamed water to wash the eyes, seven times a day. If the eyes do not open after three days, administer Sheng Dihuang Tang (Rehmannia Decoction), and the lactating mother must also consume Shanyinchen Tang (Artemisia Capillaris Decoction). All newborns must be thoroughly cleaned; if not clean, impure fluids may soak into the eyes, causing redness and ulceration that may persist into adulthood.

[Sheng Dihuang Tang] Treats newborn infants with closed eyes.
Ingredients: Gan Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata), Chi Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra), Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, remove radicle), Gualougen (Radix Trichosanthis), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae).
Preparation: Grind all ingredients into fine powder. Take a small amount, mix with decoction made from Jiedixin (Herba Dictamni), and apply to the mouth. Administer promptly.

[Sisheng San] Treats infants suffering from fetal heat-toxin, resulting in inability to open both eyes after birth.
Ingredients: Dengxin (Medulla Junci), Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Qinpi (Cortex Fraxini), Muzei (Equiseti Herba), Zaozi (Fructus Jujubae), each 0.5 liang.
Preparation: Coarsely chop. For each dose, take 2 qian, add one cup of water, boil down to 0.7 cup. Clarify and remove dregs. Wash the eyes frequently at any time; the eyes will naturally open.

[Eye Washing Formula]
Ingredients: Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Qinpi (Cortex Fraxini), Dengxin (Medulla Junci), Dazao (Fructus Jujubae), equal parts.
Preparation: Boil in water using a bamboo tube container.

The term "failure to suckle" refers to the infant's inability to suck milk immediately after birth. When an infant is born and has not yet cried, quickly wipe the mouth with hands to ensure all foul blood is expelled and not swallowed; otherwise, no other illness will occur. If the mouth is not wiped thoroughly, foul matter enters the abdomen, causing abdominal distension, shortness of breath, and inability to suckle. Alternatively, if the mother exposed herself to excessive cold during pregnancy, the fetus may have contracted cold, leading to infant abdominal pain. In such cases, Fuling Wan (Poria Pill) and Muxiang Binglang San (Aucklandia and Areca Nut Powder) are indicated.

[Fuling Wan]
Ingredients: Chi Fuling (Poria cum Ligno), Chuan Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis, remove stamens), Zhike (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, stir-fried).
Preparation: Equal parts. Grind into powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take one pill per dose, administered with milk.

[Formula for Treating Abdominal Impurity Causing Vomiting and Failure to Suckle]
Ingredients: Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae), Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens), Fuling (Poria), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), Suimuqua (Fructus Chaenomelis), Dingxiang (Flos Caryophylli), equal parts.
Preparation: Grind into coarse powder. Take a pinch, boil in water, dip cotton wool in the decoction, and drip into the infant's mouth.

[Formula from *Waitai Miyao*]
Take two he of breast milk and one cun of scallion white. Boil briefly. Remove the scallion and feed the milk to the infant to restore suckling.

[Renshen Wan from *Taiping Shenghui Fang*]
Ingredients: Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Longdan (Radix Gentianae), Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Mayaxiao (Natrii Sulfas), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, honey-fried until slightly red), Zhishi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus, bran-fried until slightly yellow), each 2 liang.
Preparation: Crush and sieve into fine powder. Mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Dissolve two pills in milk and instill into the mouth. Administer four to five times daily until recovery.

[Zhusa Wan] Treats children under three years old with closed stomach gate and refusal to suckle.
Ingredients: Zhusha (Cinnabar), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis), Shexiang (Moschus), Dingxiang (Flos Caryophylli), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, honey-fried until slightly red), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), each 1 fen; Xijiao (Cornu Rhinocerotis), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, finely ground and washed with water), Wulingzhi (Resina Trogopterori), each 0.5 liang.
Preparation: Crush, sieve, and grind uniformly. Mix with honey to form pills the size of mung beans. Swallow three pills with warm water, four to five times daily.

[Moxibustion Method] For infants within fourteen days of birth who do not suckle and cry excessively due to external wind invading the umbilicus and flowing to the Heart and Spleen: Moxibustion should be applied to Chengjiang (CV24), located in the depression below the lower lip border. Next, moxa on Jiache (ST6), located behind the mandible below the ear. Use moxa cones the size of sparrow droppings, seven moxa cones per acupoint. This condition cannot be treated without moxibustion. If the infant has rattling sounds in the throat and difficulty swallowing milk, apply three moxa cones to Xuanji (an extra point), located in the depression one cun below Tiantu (CV22).