妇人患乳痈。乳崖。即如男子之患肾囊。为害甚大。若不早治。竟有性命之虑。此症多
因忧郁恼怒。气血不和而成。亦有因小儿含吮而得者。初起时。手按乳上坚实一
块是也。或用鹿角末。和酒服。或用木香。花粉末。和酒服。或用黄栝蒌。连皮穣煎服。
俱不甚效。予家传一简易神方。用泽兰叶。地丁。白芨。蒲公英。金银花。木瓜。各四钱。
甘草一钱。水酒各一小碗。煎调。候腹中饥时热服。渣用水再煎。以之浴乳。出汗即
止痛。消散最效。如患重。者再一服自愈。
咒曰 日头出来照石榴。金光娘子禁乳头。一口法水三焦水。七个泉孔一齐流。
凡妇人遇小儿吹乳。用他头上扁簪。拿在我左手。却以右手大二两指。HT 出尖。一
口气念七遍。与之。仍带头上。问一声好了。妇应曰好了。即好。
苍术（三钱） 浓朴（三钱） 陈皮（一钱） 甘草（五分） 牙硝（五分） 共煎四杯。
又用童便。姜汁酒。黄牯牛尿。各一杯。对服即验。取牛尿法。牵牛下田。足踏水即尿出。
一用鲜鸡头莲叶一张。井水熬汁。服之即下。（干叶亦可）
保赤诚求。所以登仁寿也。赤子初生时。脐风一症。保之宜首重焉。予同邑。有孝廉熊
修五先生。曾举数子。皆患脐风症。因之数十年留心此道。适值名医李传授此方。熊
君后生四子。四女。及诸孙辈。以长以育。均是方之力也。乡里借以保全者甚多。予家
婴孩深受其益。知此方。为福幼遂生之始基。而保赤之最重者。仁人君子。所当广为
传播也。遂详载此方于篇首。外治急重痧症一方。屡试屡验。其效如神。亦载明附后。
保赤编各方
一掺脐药方
枯矾（一钱五分） 硼砂（二钱五分） 朱砂（二分） 冰片（五厘） 麝香（五厘）
上药共研细末。装入瓷瓶内封固。俟小儿下地。剪脐后。即用此药末。上在小儿
脐上。用旧软布条。宽二寸。长二三尺不等。将小儿肚脐包好。倘二三日后。小儿
啼哭不止。即解开一看。将药再上患处。再用新棉花一块。掩住。仍用布条包好。
其痂听其自落。不哭者。不宜乱开。以后。可保无脐风之患。
Women suffering from breast abscess (Ru Yong) or breast cancer (Ru Yan), are like men suffering from scrotal diseases; the harm is very great. If not treated early, there is even a risk to life. This condition often arises from depression and anger, leading to disharmony of Qi and Blood. It can also be caused by an infant suckling on the nipple. At the initial stage, pressing on the breast reveals a firm lump. One may use powdered deer horn mixed with wine for oral administration, or powder of Costus root (Muxiang) and flower powder mixed with wine, or decocting the whole Trichosanthes fruit (Hua Gualou) including peel and pulp. However, these methods are not very effective. My family has a simple and miraculous inherited prescription: use 4 qian each of Radix Lycopi (Zelan Ye), Herba Siegesbeckiae (Diding), Rhizoma Bletillae (Baiji), Herba Taraxaci (Pugongying), Flos Lonicerae (Jinyinhua), and Fructus Papaveris (Mugua), along with 1 qian of Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gancao). Decoct with one small bowl of water and one small bowl of wine. Take it hot when the stomach is empty. The dregs can be decocted again in water and used to wash the breast area; sweating will stop the pain and effectively dissipate the lump. If the condition is severe, taking another dose will lead to self-healing.
The spell says: "When the sun rises shining on the pomegranate, Lady Golden Light seals the nipple. One mouthful of magical water and Sanjiao water, all seven spring holes flow together." For women suffering from "infant blow-breast" (milk stasis), take a flat hairpin from the infant's head, hold it in the left hand, then use the thumb and index finger of the right hand to pinch it into a point. Recite the spell seven times in one breath, give it to the woman, and return the pin to her head. Ask if she is better; if she replies "I am better," she will indeed recover.
One liang of Herba Taraxaci (Pugonggai), decocted with one cup of water and one cup of wine. After taking the medicine, sleep for one hour, cover with a blanket to induce slight sweating, and the illness will heal.
Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Cangzhu, 3 qian), Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis (Houpo, 3 qian), Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (Chenpi, 1 qian), Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gancao, 5 fen), Natrii Sulfas (Yanxiao, 5 fen). Decoct together to make four cups. Additionally, mix one cup of urine from a healthy boy (Tongbian), ginger juice wine, and urine from a yellow ox, and drink them together for immediate effect. To obtain ox urine: lead the ox to the field, step in water, and it will urinate. Alternatively, decoct one fresh leaf of Nelumbinis Folium (Jitou Lianye) well water; drinking this promotes urination/drainage. (Dry leaves are also acceptable).
Safeguarding infants sincerely seeks to achieve benevolence and longevity. When a newborn is born, preventing Umbilical Tetanus (Qifeng) is of primary importance. Mr. Xiong Xiawu, a Xiaolian (scholar-official) from my hometown, had several sons who all suffered from Umbilical Tetanus. Consequently, he devoted himself to studying this matter for decades. He happened to receive this prescription from a famous doctor named Li. Later, Mr. Xiong had four sons, four daughters, and grandchildren, all raised to adulthood thanks to this formula. Many in the village were saved through it. Our family's infants also benefited greatly. Knowing that this formula is the foundation for the survival and blessing of young children, and is crucial for infant care, benevolent gentlemen should widely disseminate it. Therefore, this formula is recorded in detail at the beginning of the chapter. Additionally, an external treatment formula for acute and severe Sha Syndrome (heat stroke/toxin) has been tested repeatedly with miraculous effects, which is also recorded below.
Formulas for Safeguarding Infants:
1. Formula for Sprinkling on the Umbilicus
Calcined Alum (Kufan, 1.5 qian), Borax (Pengsha, 2.5 qian), Cinnabar (Zhusha, 2 fen), Borneolum Syntheticum (Bingpian, 5 li), Moschus (Shexiang, 5 li).
Grind the above medicines into fine powder, seal in a porcelain bottle. After the infant is born and the umbilical cord is cut, immediately apply this powder to the infant's umbilicus. Wrap the umbilicus securely with an old soft cloth strip, two inches wide and two to three chi long. If the infant cries incessantly after two or three days, unwrap to check and reapply the medicine to the affected area. Cover with a piece of new cotton wool and wrap again with the cloth strip. Allow the scab to fall off naturally; do not open it randomly if the infant is not crying. Thereafter, one can be assured of avoiding Umbilical Tetanus.