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Book: Jifeng Puji Fang (Comprehensive Universal Formulas of Jifeng); Author: Zhang Rui; Dynasty: Song; Chapter: Pediatrics (2/2); Category: Formulas

Treats pediatric stomach-cold diarrhea, white intestinal pain (intestinal pain), borborygmus, regurgitation of sour fluid, loss of appetite, and cholera-induced vomiting and diarrhea.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Licorice Root), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (all ground into fine powder, each 1 liang).
The above ingredients are made into a fine powder, mixed with ginger juice and wheat paste to form pills the size of mung beans or rice grains. Take 10-20 pills at any time on an empty stomach.

Wu Yi San (Chelidonium Powder)
Treats Taenia saginata (Taenia saginata infection).
Xi Sha (Tin Sand, prepared as copper mud; if unavailable, use Huang Dan [Litharge] instead, mixed to the size of a paulownia seed); Wu Yi (Chelidonis Herba); Bing Lang (Areca Seed) (equal parts, ground into powder).
Decoct half sheng of pomegranate root juice, mix with 3 qian of the medicine powder, and administer 3 pills at midnight. The worms will be expelled the next morning dissolved in water, permanently eliminating the root cause.

Can Hui San (Silkworm Ash Powder)
Treats Wen Gan Chi (dental lesions caused by heat-toxin).
Can Zi Hui (Silkworm Egg Ash, 2 qian); Ren Zhong Bai (Calcinata Urina Hominis, 1 qian); She Xiang (Musk, a small amount).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder and apply to the gums three times a day. Saliva should be spat out.

Shang Shu Gao (Upper Rat Ointment)
Treats pediatric Gan Chi (dental caries/gum disease) with bleeding. If not treated urgently, teeth may fall out.
Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis, several pieces, burned until carbonized and ground); Shang Shu (Upper Rat, several pieces; note: unknown what "Upper Rat" refers to, suspected transcription error); She Xiang (Musk, a small amount).
Grind the three ingredients together in the palm of the hand to form an ointment. Apply to the gums or sprinkle into the cavities of decayed teeth. Clean thoroughly with wheat awns before application. Keep clarified mud ready for cleaning the nostrils.

Xia Qi Bai Mian Wan (White Wheat Flour Pills for Expelling Parasites)
Treats dental caries with bleeding caused by Gan parasites in adults and children, as well as Zou Ma Gan (noma/cancrum oris).
Pi Shuang (Arsenic Trioxide, one fang cun bi, fried in a warming pan until smoke appears); Huang Dan (Litharge, one fang cun spoon); Bai Mian (White Wheat Flour, one bi).
Grind the above three ingredients with one zi of Musk, mix with wheat paste, and roll into strips. When needed, dip slightly in raw oil and fill into the painful area. Pick out and wash away rotten flesh from the tooth gaps.

An Chong Wan (Parasite-Calming Pills)
Treats deficiency of the Upper and Middle Jiao, or pain caused by parasite movement due to stomach cold. Also known as Chuan Lian Wan.
Gan Qi (Dried Resin of Toxicodendron Vernicifluum, 3 fen); Xiong Huang (Realgar); Ba Dou Shuang (Croton Seed Frost, 1 fen).
(Corrected: Realgar has no specified dosage in this formula; it is also recorded in Qian's Pediatric Formulas, combined with 1 fen of Realgar).
Grind into fine powder, mix with water-boiled wheat paste, and form pills the size of millet seeds. Dosage depends on the child's age. Administer with decoction of east-facing pomegranate root. For pain, use decoction of Prunus delavayana root or Wu Yi decoction. Start with 5-7 pills, up to 20-30 pills. Take during attacks.

Xiao Du San (Detoxification Powder)
Indicated for exanthematous diseases that have not yet erupted or have erupted unevenly. Also treats all sores, clears the diaphragm, resolves phlegm, and treats sore throat.
Niu Bang Zi (Arctii Fructus, 2 liang); Gan Cao (Licorice Root, 0.5 liang); Jing Jie Sui (Schizonepeta Spike, 1 fen).
Grind into coarse powder. Take 3 qian per dose, decoct with 1.5 zhan of water until reduced to 1 zhan. Take warm at any time.

Zao Jiao Zi San (Soap Bean Seed Powder)
Treats exanthematous diseases affecting the eyes.
Ma Pi Bo (Polyporus Umbellatus, 0.5 liang); Zao Jiao Zi (Gleditsiae Sinensis Semen, 14 pieces); Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex, 0.5 liang).
Place in a small jar, seal with salt mud, burn until carbonized, grind fine. Take 1-2 qian with warm wine after meals.

Xie Bai San (Draining White Powder)
Also known as Xie Fei San. Treats lung qi stagnation causing wheezing, urgency, and flushed face.
Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex, 1 liang); Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex, 1 liang); Gan Cao (Licorice Root, 0.5 liang).
Grind into powder. Take 1-2 qian per dose, add 1 zhan of water and 100 grains of Oryza sativa var. japonica (Jing Mi), decoct until 0.6 zhan remains. Take warm after meals.

Dao Chi San (Guiding Red Powder)
Promotes heart qi circulation.
Sheng Gan Di Huang (Fresh Rehmanniae Radix, dried), Mu Tong (Akebiae Caulis), Gan Cao (Licorice Root).
Equal parts, ground into powder. Take 3 qian per dose, add 1 zhan of water and Zhu Ye (Bambusae Folium), decoct until 0.5 zhan remains. Take warm after meals. Another version uses Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) instead of Gan Cao.

Hu Huang Lian Wan (Picrorhizae Pill)
Treats accumulated heat in the Heart Meridian.
Hu Huang Lian (Picrorhizae Rhizoma, 0.5 liang); Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, 0.5 liang); Zhu Sha (Cinnabar, ground separately).
Grind the first two ingredients into powder, then mix with Cinnabar powder. Fill entirely into a pig gallbladder. Boil in thin grain broth suspended over a pot with a stick, ensuring it does not touch the bottom. Cook for the duration of one meal, then remove.

Lan Xiang San (Lindera Powder)
Treats Zou Ma Gan (noma/cancrum oris).
Lan Xiang Ye (Litsea Cubeba Leaf, burned to ash); Tong Qing (Verdigris, half a bi); Qing Fen (Calomelas, two zi).
Grind into a fine uniform powder. Apply dry to the lesion according to its size.

Du Ming Dan (Life-Seizing Pellet)
Treats the Five Types of Gan in children.
Gan Xia Ma (Dried Toad, one piece, burned to ash); Chan Ke (Cicada Slough); She Tui Pi (Snake Slough, each 1 fen).
Grind the three ingredients into powder, add a little Musk, and mix uniformly. For any type of Gan, take half a qian to 1 qian mixed with hot rice drink in the afternoon. Two-year-old children take one zi. Follow with Tao Liu Tang (Peach and Willow Branch Decoction).

Jia Ji San (Shell Season Powder)
Treats chronic Fan Wei (regurgitation/vomiting) and pediatric shock vomiting.
Liu Huang (Sulfur, 0.5 liang); Shui Yin (Mercury, 1 fen, ground with sulfur until no stars remain); Sheng Jiang (Fresh Ginger, 4 liang, juice extracted).
Take 1 zhan of wine and 3 qian of medicine. First decoct wine and ginger juice, then mix with the medicine powder. Take on an empty stomach. Cover to induce sweating starting from the toes and spreading over the body. Children aged one year take 1 qian, adjust as needed.

Ru Sheng San (Like-Sage Powder)
Treats Zou Ma Gan in adults and children.
Wu Bei Zi (Galla Chinensis, one whole piece, open a hole at the top, remove inner pulp, fill with finely ground Lu Hui (Aloe), and drip 5-7 drops of Sheng Chan Su (Toad Venom) inside).
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Apply a small amount dry to the affected area. Swallowing saliva is harmless. Severe pain requires no more than three applications.

Wan (Pill)
Treats acute and chronic Jing Feng (convulsions/spasms).
Quan Xie (Scorpio, 1 liang); Di Long (Pheretima, 0.5 liang).
Grind into powder, mix with wine-boiled wheat paste, and form pills the size of pea seeds. Take 5-6 pills with Jing Jie Tang (Schizonepeta Decoction), adjusting dosage based on age. Also treats various epilepsy seizures and Tian Diao (upward deviation of eyes/head) in adults and children.

Chi Shi Zhi San (Red Halloysite Powder)
Treats rectal prolapse in children following dysentery, where the intestine protrudes from the anus and cannot retract.
Zhen Chi Shi Zhi (True Red Halloysite); Fu Long Gan (Stove Earth).
Equal parts, ground into fine powder. Take half a qian per dose, apply to the head of the prolapsed intestine. Use frequently.

Mu Li San (Oyster Shell Powder)
Treats Shui Han (water hernia) with unilateral enlargement of the testicles, moving up and down, with unbearable pain.
Mu Li (Ostreae Concha); Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger, each 2 liang).
Grind into powder, mix with water to a thin consistency, and apply. Immediate relief of urination indicates efficacy. Discharge resembling soap bean juice is a sign of effectiveness.

Mu Dan San (Tree Peony Powder)
Treats Shan Han (hernia) with unilateral testicular enlargement and qi distension, immobility.
Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex); Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, each 1 liang).
Grind into powder. Take 2 qian per dose on an empty stomach with warm wine. Take 2-3 times daily.

Huang Dan Wan (Litharge Pill)
Treats wind epilepsy with increasing frequency of attacks, vomiting of salivary foam. Suitable for all ages.
Huang Dan (Litharge, 5 liang); Zao Jiao (Gleditsiae Fructus, five strips, fried in lard).
Grind into powder, mix with glutinous rice porridge to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 10 pills per dose with Chen Pi Tang (Citrus Reticulata Peel Decoction) after meals.

Du Ming Dan (Life-Seizing Pellet)
Mainly treats epilepsy.
Bai Fan (Alumen, calcined); Huang Dan (Litharge, fried red).
Equal parts, ground uniformly, mixed with pig heart blood to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills with cooked water at any time.

Nie Tou San (Pinch-Head Powder)
Treats urinary retention.
Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis Rhizoma); Chuan Ku Lian (Swietenia Mahagoni Stem Bark).
Equal parts, ground into powder. Take half a qian or 1 qian with Nie Tou Tang. Adjust dosage accordingly. If Nie Tou Tang is unavailable, add a few drops of oil to the decoction and take before meals.

Wu Ling Zhi San (Trogopterus Dung Powder)
Treats severe heart pain in children caused by insect bites.
Wu Ling Zhi Mo (Trogopterori Faeces Powder, 2 qian); Bai Fan (Alumen, 0.5 qian).
Grind together into a fine powder. Take 1-2 qian per dose, decoct with 1 zhan of water until 0.5 zhan remains. Take warm. Worms should be vomited out.

Ban Xia San (Pinellia Powder)
Treats pediatric spleen-stomach deficiency-cold causing vomiting and diarrhea, and cold-phlegm.
Qi Zhou Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma from Qizhou, 1 liang); Chen Su Mi (Aged Millet, 3 fen; aged Jing Mi is acceptable).
Cut into pieces. Take 3 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water and 10 slices of fresh ginger, decoct until 0.8 zhan remains. Take warm before meals.

Gua Lou Tang (Trichosanthes Decoction)
Resolves accumulated heat.
Gua Lou Gen Mo (Trichosanthis Radix Powder, 2 qian); Bai Gan Sui Mo (Euphorbia kansui Root Powder, 1 qian).
Fry together slowly until scorched yellow, grind uniformly. Take one zi, mixed with She Xiang Bo He Tang (Mint and Musk Decoction). Take at any time.

Da Zao Gao (Jujube Ointment)
Treats acute and chronic Jing Feng (convulsions/spasms).
Da Zao (Jujube, one piece, steamed ripe); Ba Dou (Crotonis Fructus, three pieces, skin removed, burned until carbonized).
Grind the two ingredients into an ointment, the size of hemp seeds. One-year-old children take one pill. Take with thick Jing Jie Tang (Schizonepeta Decoction) after meals. The illness will heal after vomiting or diarrhea.

Gan Mai San (Licorice and Wheat Powder)
Treats spleen-stomach disharmony.
Da Mai (Emberiza orientalis? Or likely Triticum aestivum/Wheat, 4 liang); Gan Cao (Licorice Root, 0.5 liang).
Grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, decoct with 1 zhan of water until 0.8 zhan remains. Take warm at any time.

Shen Long San (Divine Dragon Powder)
Treats Zou Ma Ya Gan (severe necrotizing gingivitis/stomatitis).
Wu Tong Lv (Walnut Husk? Or specific plant part); Xiong Huang (Realgar, each 3 liang).
Use a crucible, fire strongly until smoke ceases. Remove, cover with a small tile, bury in a pit with new earth leaving a vent for smoke. Leave overnight.

Jing Xiao Ku Lian Wan (Effective Prunus Pill)
Treats pediatric Gan jaundice and emaciation.
Ku Lian Zi (Prunus delavayana Seed, 4 liang); Chuan Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma, 2 liang).
Grind into powder. Cook pork until soft, mash, and mix with powder to form pills the size of millet seeds. Take 15-20 pills per dose before meals with rice drink.

Ren Bai Gao (Human White Ointment)
Treats pediatric gum recession, bloody saliva, and foul odor.
Ren Zhong Bai (Calcinata Urina Hominis, baked dry, ground fine, mixed with a little Musk).
Apply dry to the affected area. Spit out saliva if produced. Accidental swallowing is harmless due to the salty nature of Ren Zhong Bai.

Zhi Xiao Er Ya Gan San (Pediatric Dental Caries Powder)
Da Fen (Human Feces, burned to ash, mixed with a little Musk).
Apply dry to the affected area. Accidental swallowing is harmless.

Xie Xin Tang (Drain the Heart Decoction)
Cool the Heart Meridian.
Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma, 1 liang).
Grind into powder. Take one zi to half a qian or 1 qian, mixed with warm wine before sleep.

Liu Huang San (Sulfur Powder)
Treats pediatric ear conditions.
Liu Huang (Sulfur, ground to powder).
Frequently sprinkle into the ear.

Another Prescription
Wu Yu Gao (Black Carp Ointment)
Grind into powder and sprinkle into the ear. First wipe away pus with cotton, then apply.

Xiong Tang (Angelica Decoction)
Treats wind-induced bone and joint pain.
Lao Xiong (Old Angelica Dahurica Root), one piece.
Grate and decoct to obtain one small zhan or 1-2 large zhan. Take after meals.

Zhu Ye San (Bamboo Leaf Powder)
Treats pediatric inverted embedding (hair ingrowth or skin condition).
Ku Zhu Sun Ye (Bitter Bamboo Shoot Leaf, unlimited amount).
Burn to ash, grind fine, mix with a little honey, and take orally after meals.

Gui Yu Jiu (Mandarin Fish Wine)
Treats fish bones or bamboo/wood splinters stuck in the throat.
In the twelfth lunar month, take Mandarin fish gallbladders and hang them under the north eaves to dry. If a bone is stuck, take an amount the size of a soap bean, mix with 1 he of wine, decoct until dissolved, and drink warm. If retching occurs, the bone will be expelled. If not, repeat.

Ya Gan Gao (Dental Caries Ointment)
Treats pediatric Zou Ma Gan and adult dental caries.
Mix 0.5 liang of Musk (ground fine) with 0.5 sheng of non-alcoholic wine in a silver or enamel vessel. Boil while stirring constantly with 3-5 stems of locust or willow branch. Control fire carefully. Patients should first...

Bai Xiang Wan (Hundred Auspicious Pills, also known as Nanyang Wan)
Treats vomiting and dysentery.
Use Hong Da Ji (Radix Euphorbiae Humifusae), unlimited amount. Shade-dry, boil in grain broth until soft, remove core, sun-dry, return to broth and boil until liquid is exhausted, bake dry, grind to powder, mix with water to form pills the size of millet seeds.

Shu Hua Gao (Cooked Plowshare Ointment)
Treats critical cases of Yu Kou Bai Dian (fish mouth white spots) in children.
Use one used plowshare. Smoke over a clear oil lamp in a bright place. Mix with breast milk to form an ointment. Wrap a piece of mother's or father's hair around a bamboo stick, size of a soap bean, soak in medicine...

Liu Chi San (Retaining Tooth Powder)
Treats foreign bodies in children's eyes.
Grind Zhu Liu Chi (Bamboo Retaining Tooth?) into powder and sprinkle inside. Dip dried fish bladder in water, heat until sticky, apply to the刺头 (thorn head), and pull firmly. Very effective.

Lan Dian Gao (Indigo Paste)
Treats acute Gan eroding lips, nose, and mouth, life-threatening.
Apply Lan Dian (Indigo Naturalis) paste. Ten times during the day, four times at night.

Deng Hua Gao (Lamp Wick Ointment)
Treats pediatric nocturnal crying.
Apply Deng Hua (Lamp Wick Ash) to the nipple for the infant to suck. Immediate effect.

Liu Zhi Tang (Willow Branch Decoction)
Treats Shui Han (water hernia) with unilateral testicular enlargement, moving up and down, unbearable pain.
Take twenty willow branches, each finger-thick and three chi long. Boil in water until very hot. Cover the swollen area with old cloth and felt. Rub alternately with hot willow branches. This method brings cure, hence the name.

Another Prescription
Decoct Ju Zi Ren (Citrus Seed) powder and take hot on an empty stomach.

Mu Tan San (Wood Charcoal Powder)
Treats various obstructions/choking.
Grind wood charcoal into fine powder. Take 2 qian mixed with rice drink. Hard charcoal is also usable.

Single Prescriptions and Miscellaneous Treatments
Snake bite: Apply pig blood, then donkey milk.
Centipede in ear: Pour sheep milk or insert one drop of chicken comb blood into the ear. Water will come out shortly, bringing relief.
Ren Zhong Bai applied to heart sores.
Zhen Hu She (Tiger Tongue?) ground with vinegar applied to goiter.
Chew Sorghum to wash; apply Pig Fat and Cypress Resin.
Chew Almond to wash; whiten/blacken.
Bone ash to wash; Sheep Fat.
Glue water to wash characters.
Snow water to wash silkworm feces.
Honey to wash oil.
Salt water to wash butter.
Fu Ling softens fish bones; chew 10 peppercorns and swallow. If unavailable, substitute with Broussonetia papyrifera fruits.
Chicken egg white mixed with water and Fu Long Gan (Stove Earth) treats Yan Ran Dan (erysipelas).
For hiccups: Decoct Loquat leaf and take.
Remove skin tags: Mix Man Duo Seng (Litharge) and Sang Bai Pi (Mulberry Bark) powder with fresh water and apply.
Spider bite: Grind Dahuang (Rhubarb) with vinegar and apply.

Pediatric Pulse Diagnosis
Chaotic pulse (incurable); Disharmonious qi (wiry and urgent); Food stagnation (deep and slow); Deficiency fright (rapid and hurried); Wind (floating); Cold (deep and fine).
These are general principles.

Tu Gua Gen Tang (Melon Root Decoction)
Langzhong Yan's younger brother, aged five, suffered from hernia with cord-like tension in the abdomen, right testicle enlarged, slight fever at night, fine and rapid pulse. Prescribed Tu Gua Gen Tang.
Apply Qing Fan San externally.
Tu Gua Gen (Cucumis melo var. conomon Root); Mu Dan Pi (Moutan Cortex); Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis Radix) (equal parts).
Grind into powder. Take 1 qian per dose, decoct with 0.7 zhan of water until 0.5 zhan remains. Strain and take warm before meals. Apply Qing Fan San externally. Chew Hemp Seed and apply to the swelling. Discussion and formulas: Treating pediatric ailments requires subtle diagnosis. Children suffering silently cannot speak. Diseases may originate in the womb or arise postnatally from wind exposure, with varying timing and cold/heat patterns.

Correction of Errors in Treatment
Pediatric Jing Xian (fright epilepsy): Begins with fright, terror, and crying, then develops. Moxa three burns on the whorl of hair on the vertex, and on the blue vein behind the ear. Moxa cone size like a wheat grain.
Pediatric Feng Xian (wind epilepsy): Begins with curling fingers as if counting, then develops. Moxa three burns in the depression at the hairline directly above the nose. Moxa cone size like a wheat grain.
Epilepsy is a serious disease in children. Few seek a master in time between breaths, leading to distress. Proverb: "A country without good doctors loses half its victims to wrongful death." Pediatric swine epilepsy resembles corpse-jue with vomiting...
Pediatric chicken epilepsy: Prone to fright, opisthotonos, hand spasms, eye shaking. Moxa three burns on Hand Shaoyin, in the depression halfway between the wrist crease and the palm. Moxa cone size like a wheat grain.
Pediatric sheep epilepsy: Staring eyes, protruding tongue, bleating sound. Moxa three burns below the ninth thoracic vertebra intercostal space. Moxa cone size like a wheat grain.
Pediatric sleep convulsions: Moxa the ends of the second toe, distance from nail like a leek leaf, one burn each. Moxa cone size like a wheat grain.
For any wind disease in children unresponsive to other treatments: Moxa Xi Gu point, 1.5 cun into the hairline above the ear. Chew and extract.
Pediatric food epilepsy: Begins with chills and shivering, then develops. Moxa three burns 0.5 cun above Ji Wei. Moxa cone size like a wheat grain.
Pediatric cow epilepsy: Staring eyes, abdominal distension, then develops. Moxa three burns on Ji Wei point, in the depression 0.5 cun below the xiphoid process. Moxa cone size like a wheat grain.
Pediatric horse epilepsy: Mouth open, head shaking, opisthotonos, neighing sound. Moxa three burns combined on two Zhu Shen points, in the depression at the white-flesh border below the heel bone, arching the foot to locate. Moxa cone size like a small...
Pediatric fright epilepsy: Moxa one burn on Er Lu point, in the center of the upper lip flesh on the philtrum ridge. Moxa cone size like a wheat grain. Cutting with a knife is better.

Mo Shi Zi Wan (Myrobalan Pill)
Treats pediatric cold Gan with yellowish emaciation, organ dysfunction, abdominal distension, and weakness.
Mo Shi Zi (Terminalia Chebula Fruit); Shi Jun Zi (Quisqualis Indica Fruit); Chuan Lian Zi (Melia Toosendan Fruit); Bai Wu Yi (Chelidonis Herba); Rou Dou Kou (Myristica Fragrans Seed); Suo Sha Ren (Amomi Fructus) (each 1 qian); Mu Ding Xiang (Syzygium Aromaticum Flos); Lu Hui (Aloe) (each 0.5 qian); She Xiang (Musk)...
Grind into fine powder, mix with water-boiled wheat paste, form pills the size of millet seeds. Take 15 pills per dose before meals with rice drink.

Niu Huang Gao (Buffalo Calculus Ointment)
Treats wind-heat.
Xiong Huang (Realgar, 7.5 liang); Zhu Sha (Cinnabar, 1 liang); Ge Fen (Concha Tridacnae Powder, 7.5 liang); Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma); Fu Ling (Poria) (each 5 liang); Gan Cao (Licorice Root, 2.5 liang); Long Nao (Borneolum Syntheticum)...
Grind into fine powder. Divide each liang into 30 pills. One-year-old children take half a pill, dissolved in rice drink before sleep.

Tian Ma Fang Feng Wan (Gastrodia and Saposhnikovia Pill)
Treats all types of pediatric Jing Feng with high fever, excessive sleepiness, palpitations, limb spasms, phlegm, and wind pathogen.
Tian Ma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma); Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix); Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (each 1 liang); Gan Xie (Dry Scorpion); Bai Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus) (each 0.5 liang); Zhu Sha (Cinnabar); Xiong Huang (Realgar); She Xiang (Musk); Gan Cao (Licorice Root) (each 1 fen).
Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 1-2 pills at any time with Bo He Tang (Mint Decoction).