种痘之家，房中最要洁净，切忌冲犯，最喜明亮，不可幽暗，择老成耐事之人，
经过小儿初痘者，令其调护，不离左右，一切禁忌，俱当谨遵，勿詈骂呼怒，勿言语
骛慌，勿对梳头，勿对搔痒，勿嗜酒，勿歌乐，凡房中淫液气，妇人经侯气，腋下狐
臭气，行远劳汗气，误烧头发气，误烧鱼骨气，吹灭灯烛气，硫磺柴烟气，葱蒜醉酒
气，沟渠污烛气，悉宜避之，更当预嘱其左右之人，倘值迅雷烈风暴雨之变，大宜安
定，勿使儿惊，其幛幛宜谨，盖覆宜密，切勿暴动生风，常烧辟秽香以避偶而不正之
气，再令人谨伺其门，不许生人往来，不许僧道师巫孝服之人入室，以上禁忌，一一
遵守则吉，稍有疏忽，每至败事，种痘者切宜谆谆告诫之。
（辟秽香） 南苍术□ 川大黄秘 以上锉细片，炉中烧之，不可间断。
小儿面部红润，精采明亮透达，印堂，山根，年寿，眼下，囗角，无青暗之色。
两目黑白分明，视瞻平正，愈看愈有神气精光，囟不陷不填，头不解颅，鼻孔不小，
气清不浊，声音清亮，天柱骨正颈不歪斜，骨肉相称，又宜紧束，肥不见肉，瘦不露
骨，小便远而长，肾囊紧小，微带紫黑色，如荔枝壳，身无敛癣疮疥，项无结核，腹
无积聚，形气充实，精神强健，脏腑调顺，脉息和平，以上皆可种。
种痘的家中，房间最重要的是保持洁净，切忌冲犯禁忌，最喜欢明亮的环境，不可幽暗。要挑选老成持重、办事稳妥的人，那些曾经护理过出过天花的小儿的人，让他们来调护照料，不离左右。所有的禁忌事项，都应当严格遵守，不要责骂呼喝，不要言语慌乱，不要对着孩子梳头，不要对着孩子抓痒，不要嗜酒，不要唱歌奏乐。凡是房中淫液的气味，妇女经期的气味，腋下的狐臭气，长途行走后的汗气，误烧头发的气味，误烧鱼骨的气味，吹灭灯烛的气味，硫磺和柴草燃烧产生的烟气，葱蒜和醉酒散发的味道，沟渠污秽的气味，都应当避开。更应当预先嘱咐身边的人，如果遇到迅雷、烈风、暴雨等变故，一定要使孩子安定，不要让孩子受惊。帐幔应当谨慎悬挂，覆盖应当严密，千万不要剧烈动作产生风，经常焚烧辟秽香以避开偶然出现的邪气。再让人谨慎看守房门，不许陌生人往来，不许僧人、道士、巫师以及穿孝服的人进入室内。以上禁忌，一一遵守就会吉利，稍有疏忽，往往导致失败，种痘的人务必反复告诫。
（辟秽香配方）南苍术、川大黄。以上药材锉成细片，在炉中焚烧，不可间断。
小儿面部红润，神采明亮透达，印堂、山根、年寿、眼下、口角处没有青暗的颜色。两眼黑白分明，视线平正，越看越有神气和精光，囟门不凹陷也不高突，头颅骨骼未解裂，鼻孔不大，气息清朗不浑浊，声音清亮，天柱骨正直颈部不歪斜，骨肉匀称，又适宜紧束衣物，肥胖不见肉赘，瘦弱不露骨头，小便射程远且时间长，阴囊紧缩较小，微带紫黑色，像荔枝壳一样，身上没有收敛的癣疮疥疾，颈部没有结核肿块，腹部没有积聚痞块，形体气势充实，精神强健，脏腑调和顺畅，脉息平和。以上这些情况都可以进行种痘。
In the household where smallpox inoculation is performed, cleanliness of the room is paramount. One must strictly avoid any violations or taboos; a bright environment is preferred, and darkness should be avoided. Select an experienced, mature, and reliable person who has previously cared for children with smallpox to provide nursing care, staying by the child's side at all times. All prohibitions must be strictly observed: do not scold or shout, do not speak in a panicked manner, do not comb hair in front of the child, do not scratch oneself in front of the child, do not indulge in alcohol, and do not sing or play music. All odors such as vaginal discharge, menstrual blood from women, axillary body odor (fox odor), sweat from long-distance walking, smoke from accidentally burned hair, smoke from accidentally burned fish bones, smoke from blown-out lamps and candles, smoke from burning sulfur and firewood, odors from green onions, garlic, and drunkenness, and foul smells from ditches, should all be avoided. Furthermore, one should pre-instruct those around them that if there are sudden changes like thunderstorms, strong winds, or heavy rain, great calmness should be maintained to prevent startling the child. Bed curtains should be hung carefully, and coverings should be tight; one must absolutely avoid violent movements that generate wind. Incense for dispelling filth should be burned regularly to ward off irregular evil qi. Another person should guard the door carefully, forbidding visitors among strangers, monks, Taoist priests, shamans, or mourners wearing mourning clothes. If these prohibitions are observed one by one, good fortune will ensue; slight negligence often leads to failure. Those performing inoculation must earnestly and repeatedly warn against this.
(Incense for Dispelling Filth) Nan Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Chuan Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma). The above herbs are cut into fine slices and burned in a stove without interruption.
If the child’s face is ruddy, with spirit bright and penetrating, and if there is no bluish-dark discoloration at the Yintang (between the eyebrows), Shangen (root of the nose), Nianshou (bridge of the nose), under the eyes, or at the corners of the mouth, it is favorable. The two eyes have clear black and white parts, gaze is steady and upright, becoming more spirited and luminous the longer one looks; the fontanelle is neither sunken nor bulging, the cranial sutures are not split, the nostrils are not small, the breath is clear and not turbid, the voice is clear and resonant, the Tianzhu bone (cervical spine) is straight and the neck is not crooked, flesh and bones are proportionate, and clothing should be bound tightly so that obesity does not show excess flesh and emaciation does not reveal bones. Urination is distant and prolonged, the scrotum is tight and small, slightly purplish-black like a lychee shell, the body has no healing tinea, sores, or scabies, the neck has no tubercles, the abdomen has no accumulations, the form and qi are substantial, the spirit is robust, the zang-fu organs are harmonious and smooth, and the pulse is peaceful. In such cases, inoculation may proceed.