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[From Zeng] After one month of age, infants may suddenly be unable to swallow milk, with an abdomen hard as stone and red as cinnabar, mouth puckering while crying, a cyan face with black lips, and cold extremities and breath. This is known as Suodu Tong (Lock-belly Pain).
Initially, this occurs because the umbilical cord was not tied tightly, allowing Wind-Cold pathogens to invade. The condition is critical; it should be treated with Baishaoyao Tang (White Peony Decoction for Hernia), Wumei San (Mume Powder), or Yizijin (One-Character Gold for Umbilical Tetanus). If left untreated for a long time, it becomes difficult to cure. For further discussion, refer to the section on Umbilical Tetanus (Qifeng Zheng).

Wumei San: Treats abdominal pain, as well as cold pain below the umbilicus and hernia in newborn infants.
Ingredients: Wumei (Mume Fructus, pitted), Xuanhusuo (Corydalis Rhizome), Fencǎo (Licorice Root, half raw, half roasted, each 5 qian), Ruxiang (Frankincense), Moyao (Myrrh), Diaoteng (Uncaria Rhynchophylla, each 2.5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely crush the above ingredients. Take 2 qian per dose, add one cup of water, decoct until reduced to 70%, and take warm on an empty stomach.

[From Tang] Infants with abdominal pain bend their waists, cry dryly without tears, have a pale-cyan face, black lips, and cold limbs. This is called Panchang Neidiao Tong (Coiled-internally Hooked Abdominal Pain). For any such case, immediately decoct a scallion soup to wash the abdomen, rub it, and apply hot scallion compresses to the umbilical and abdominal area for a prolonged period. Once urine passes from the pain, the pain stops immediately, followed by oral medication.
Ingredients: Ruxiang (Frankincense), Moyao (Myrrh) (each a small amount, transparent variety, finely ground).
Preparation and Administration: Grind a piece of Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) in a mortar with one part water, boil briefly, and mix with the powdered Frankincense and Myrrh. This medicine is effective after just one dose.

[From Xue] When infants suffer from Panchang Qi (Coiled-internally Hooked Qi), they bend their waists and cry dryly when in pain, with sweat on the forehead. This is caused by Wind-Evil attacking the Liver Meridian. Since the Liver and Kidneys reside in the lower jiao, pain causes them to bend their waists. Dry crying results from Wind-Dryness consuming body fluids, hence no tears. Sweat on the forehead occurs because Wind-Wood assists Heart-Fire. Closed mouth and cold feet indicate that Spleen-Qi fails to nourish the extremities. Diarrhea with green stool indicates Liver-Wood overacting on Spleen-Earth. All these conditions are caused by exposure to Wind-Cold during bathing after birth. One should administer Diaoteng Gao (Uncaria Paste) and similar formulas. If both the nursing mother and the infant are affected by Cold-Evil, use Chenxiang Tang (Aquilaria Decoction). If the infant has sweat on the forehead, closed mouth, and cold feet, it is a Deficiency-Cold pattern; use Danggui San (Angelica Powder, see previous text) or Chenxiang Jiangqi Tang (Aquilaria Descending-Qi Decoction). If the face is red, lips are scorched, urination is obstructed, and there is distension and pain in the lower abdomen, it is Small Intestine Heat; administer Sanhuang Wan (Three-Yellow Pill) delivered with Ren Shen Tang (Ginseng Decoction) to treat Interior Heat. If caused by food stagnation in the nursing mother, use Baohe Wan (Preserve Harmony Pill) for retained food. For emotional depression and Qi stagnation, use Jiawei Guipi Tang (Modified Restore the Spleen Decoction) for palpitations and fright. For Liver-Fire stirred by anger, use Jiawei Xiaoyao San (Modified Free and Easy Wanderer Powder) for Deficiency-Heat. It is best if both mother and child take the medicine.

Qian's Diaoteng Gao: Treats extreme abdominal pain in infants, where they cry dryly and then lie stiffly, known as Panchang Neidiao Tong.
Ingredients: Ruxiang (Frankincense, ground), Moyao (Myrrh, ground), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Jianghuang (Curcumae Longae Rhizoma) (each 4 qian), Mugiezi Ren (Strychnos Semen, 21 kernels).
Preparation and Administration: First, grind the last three ingredients into a fine powder, then incorporate the first two ingredients. Mix with refined honey to form a paste for storage. For every year of age, administer a dose the size of half a soap pod. Adjust according to circumstances. Decoct Diaoteng Tang (Uncaria Decoction) to dissolve the pill before administration, at any time. Subsequently, administer Weixiang San.

Weixiang San:
Ingredients: Pengzhu (Curcumae Phaeocaulis Rhizoma, 0.5 liang), Awèi (Asafoetida, 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: First, dissolve the Asafoetida in warm water, soak the Curcumae Phaeocaulis Rhizoma for one day and night, bake dry, and grind into a fine powder. Take one zi or half a qian per dose, mixed with Zi Su Mi Yin (Perilla Seed Drink) on an empty stomach.

Suanru Wan: Treats abdominal pain and night crying due to Cold patterns.
Ingredients: Dasuan (Allii Sativi Bulbus, one clove, slow-roasted until fragrant and ripe, mashed), Ruxiang (Frankincense, separately ground, 5 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into pills the size of mustard seeds. Take seven pills per dose, delivered with breast milk.

Yixiang San: Treats various types of "hooked" syndromes in infants, including opisthotonos (Jiaogong Fanzhang), high chest, and protruding umbilicus.
Administration: Use only transparent Moyao (Myrrh), ground into powder, taken with Ginger Decoction.