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Obtain the bile of a toad (Rana chensinensis), apply it to the tip of the tongue, and speech will be restored shortly.

If a child suddenly dies without apparent cause, unknown reason, urgently squeeze the juice from one piece of dog feces and administer it orally to save the life.
Another prescription: Insert scallion white (Allium fistulosum stem base) into the anus and both nostrils; if sneezing occurs and Qi circulation is restored, the child will survive. Alternatively, use powdered tooth soap (Gleditsia sinensis fruit with galls), or inhale Bi Dan (a nasal insufflation powder for opening orifices); both are excellent.

Take two jin (approx. 1 kg) of peeled water chestnut (Eleocharis dulcis tuber) and two jin of maltose syrup (Yitang). Place them together in a clay pot with a small amount of water, boil until very soft. Consume regularly at any time, and self-healing will occur.
Additionally, for treating abdominal masses, distended abdomen, emaciation, and sallow complexion: Dry white hibiscus flower (Hibiscus mutabilis flos) in the shade and grind into powder. Stuff the powder into a chicken liver, tie it securely, steam over rice until cooked. Eat several times to cure.

This condition is caused by fetal heat, heart heat, and all kinds of heat toxins. Use five qian of Scrophulariae Radix (Xuanshen), seven qian and half of Poria (Baifuling), four qian each of Platycodonis Radix (Jiegeng) and Indigo Naturalis (Qingdai), three qian of Rehmanniae Radix Recens (Shengdihuang), three qian of Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Recens (Shenggancao), and two fen of Moschus (Shexiang). Grind all into fine powder, make pills using honey the size of a chicken bean, coat with gold leaf. Take one pill per dose.

Scrape down green moss from the bottom of a boat and apply as a poultice.
Alternatively, grind calcined earth from the center of a cooking stove (Zao Xin Tu) into powder, mix with egg white (Albumen Ovi), and apply topically.

When children develop sores resembling millet grains that form large patches or lines and cause extreme pain, it is named "Dragon Coiling Sore" (Longchan Chuang). Apply a paste made from fresh pearl (Zhenzhu) and Pteris multifida herb (Fengweicao) smashed together. The remaining dregs can also be mixed with refined sesame oil and applied, leading to recovery.

Infants crying day and night within the first month of birth are often due to this syndrome. Roast turtle intestines (Biechang) until dry, stir-fry Fennel Fruit (Xiaohuixiang) with salt water, use three fen of each, grind together into powder. Steam with water and administer orally to cure.

Use five qian of edible mushroom (Xiangjun), two qian and half of brown sugar (Hongtang), and two qian and half of white sugar (Baitang). Decoct in water and drink for immediate recovery.
Another method: Take one egg, roast until extremely hard, remove the white, crush the yolk. Add half a small cup of ginger juice (Jiangzhi), mix well, and consume. Do not drink tea.
Additionally, an external treatment: Use half of a Chinese croton seed (Tumu Bie), four cloves of Mother Clove (Mudingxiang), and one fen of Moschus (Shexiang). Grind into a paste, mix with saliva to form pills the size of a water caltrop seed. Insert one pill into the umbilicus and cover with a plaster.
Another method: Decoct tung leaves (Tongye) in water, wash feet three to five times; this is highly effective.
Additionally, for treating pediatric aphagic dysentery (Jinkou Li): Roast aged cured meat (Chen Nian La Rou) until cooked and eat it. Or, roast aged cured meat bones over fire, decoct in water, and drink; this opens the appetite.