四顺清凉饮 治小儿血脉壅实,脏腑蓄热,颊赤作渴,五心烦热,睡卧不安,四肢
惊掣,及因乳哺不时,寒温失度,令儿血气不顺,肠胃不调,大小便涩,欲发
惊痫,或风热结核,头面生疮,目赤咽痛,疮疹余毒。一切壅滞挟热,泄泻不止,
加木香、煨大黄。
赤芍药 当归 甘草 大黄(各等分)
锉碎。三岁小儿用二钱,水六分,薄荷二叶,煎八九沸,去滓,不拘时服。小
便不通,加灯心木通。
大黄朴硝汤 治小儿惊热涎风,前后不通。
川大黄(蒸) 甘草(生) 朴硝(各一两)
上锉碎。每服二钱,水半盏,入蜜少许,煎至三分,不拘时服。
柴胡饮子 治伤寒五六日,发热潮热,大便秘,乳母多服。
柴胡 人参 芍药 当归 黄芩 大黄 甘草(炙。各半两)
咀。随大小加减,姜煎。
五和汤 主宣利脏腑积热,调和荣卫。
当归(酒洗) 赤茯苓(去皮。各半两) 甘草(炙) 大黄 枳壳(水浸润,去穣,锉片,
麦麸炒微黄。各七钱半)
上件 咀。每二钱,水一盏,煎七分,无时、温服。
宽热饮 主伏热在里,风壅满,气促昏闷,或脾胃停滞日久,饮食减少,面黄脉实,
发热无时,并宜服之。
枳壳(去穣,一两,锉片,巴豆十五粒,作二片,去壳膜心,同炒枳,壳见微黄色,去巴豆)
大黄(一两) 粉草(七钱半) 玄明粉(二钱半)
上,前三味锉焙为末,临入玄明粉,乳钵内同前药末杵匀。无时,调服半钱至
一钱,儿小者抄一字,并用姜蜜汤或薄荷汤。
三黄丸 治三焦积热,眼目赤肿,头项肿痛,口舌生疮,心膈烦躁,不美饮食,大
小便秘涩,五脏实热,或下鲜血,疮疖热证。
黄连 黄芩 大黄(煨。各等分)
上为末,炼蜜、丸桐子大。每服三十丸,白滚汤下。量大小加减服。
Sishun Qingliang Yin: Treats pediatric conditions characterized by blood vessel congestion and fullness, accumulation of heat in the zang-fu organs, redness of the cheeks with thirst, five-palm heat (heat sensation in the palms, soles, and chest), restlessness during sleep, and convulsions or tremors of the four limbs. It is also indicated for cases caused by irregular breastfeeding and improper regulation of cold and warmth, leading to disharmony of qi and blood, dysfunction of the intestines and stomach, difficult urination and defecation, impending onset of epilepsy or wind-stroke, phlegm-heat nodules on the head and face, sores on the head and face, red eyes and sore throat, residual toxicity from smallpox or chickenpox. For all conditions involving stagnation combined with heat, if accompanied by persistent diarrhea, add Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) and Wei Dahuang (Baked Rhubarb).
Ingredients: Chishao Yao (Red Peony Root), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Gancao (Licorice Root), Dahuang (Rhubarb) (equal parts).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely crush. For a three-year-old child, use two qian, add six fen of water and two leaves of Bohe (Mint), boil for eight or nine boils, strain, and take at any time. If urination is obstructed, add Dengxincao (Juncus Effusus) and Mutong (Akebia Stem).
Dahuang Puxiao Tang: Treats pediatric convulsive heat, salivary wind syndrome, and obstruction of both anterior (urination) and posterior (defecation) orifices.
Ingredients: Chuan Dahuang (Steamed Rhubarb), Gancao (Raw Licorice Root), Puxiao (Mirabilite) (each one liang).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely crush the above ingredients. Take two qian per dose, add half zhan of water and a little honey, decoct until one-third remains, and take at any time.
Chaihu Yinzi: Treats Cold Damage disease after five or six days, presenting with fever or tidal fever, and constipation. Administered to the nursing mother to be transmitted via breast milk.
Ingredients: Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Shaoyao (Peony Root), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Dahuang (Rhubarb), Gancao (Roasted Licorice Root) (each half liang).
Preparation and Administration: Cut into pieces. Adjust dosage according to the child's size, decoct with Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger).
Wuhe Tang: Primarily acts to promote the discharge of accumulated heat in the zang-fu organs and harmonize Ying (Nutrient Qi) and Wei (Defensive Qi).
Ingredients: Danggui (Washed with Wine), Chi Fuling (Poria with Red Cortex, peeled) (each half liang), Gancao (Roasted Licorice Root), Dahuang (Rhubarb), Zhike (Immature Bitter Orange, soaked in water, pulp removed, sliced, stir-fried with wheat bran until slightly yellow) (each seven qian and half).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely cut the above ingredients. Take two qian per dose, add one zhan of water, decoct until seven-tenths remain, and take warm at any time.
Kuanre Yin: Primarily treats latent heat hidden within the interior, wind congestion causing abdominal distension, shortness of breath, and drowsiness; or long-standing stagnation in the spleen and stomach leading to reduced appetite, sallow complexion, and a surging pulse. It is suitable for these conditions as well as irregular fever.
Ingredients: Zhike (Pulp removed, one liang, sliced, stir-fried with fifteen seeds of Badou (Croton Seed) which are split into two, husk and membrane removed, until Zhike turns slightly yellow, then remove Badou), Dahuang (Rhubarb, one liang), Fenc Cao (Licorice Root, seven qian and half), Xuanming Fen (Natrii Sulfas, two qian and half).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely crush and bake the first three ingredients into powder. At the time of use, add Xuanming Fen and pound uniformly with the previous powders in a mortar. Take half qian to one qian mixed with water at any time; for smaller infants, take one zi. Administer with Jiangmi Tang (Ginger-Honey Decoction) or Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction).
Sanhuang Wan: Treats accumulated heat in the Sanjiao (Triple Burner), redness and swelling of the eyes, pain and swelling of the head and neck, sores in the mouth and tongue, irritability in the heart and diaphragm, poor appetite, constipation and difficult urination/defecation, excess heat in the five zang organs, hematochezia (fresh blood in stool), and hot syndromes such as furuncles and carbuncles.
Ingredients: Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Dahuang (Baked Rhubarb) (equal parts).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take thirty pills per dose, washed down with plain boiled water. Adjust dosage according to the child's size.