夫小儿四五岁不能语者。凡人之五脏。有五声。心之声为言。由在胎之时。其母卒有惊
怖。
治小儿心气不足。舌本无力。令儿语迟。芍药散方。
赤芍药（一两） 黄 （三分锉） 犀角屑（半两） 槟榔（半两） 甘草（半两炙微
赤锉）
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。煎至五分。去滓。量儿大小。不计时候。
分
治小儿诸病后。六七岁不能语。鸡头丸方。
雄鸡头（一枚烧灰） 鸣蝉（三枚微炒） 甘草（半两炙微赤锉） 川大黄（一两锉微
炒） 麦
门冬
去心） 木
通（
上件药。捣粗罗为末。炼蜜和丸。如绿豆大。每服。以粥饮下五丸。量儿大小加减。不
计
治小儿五六岁不语者。为心气不足。舌本无力。发转不得。亦云风冷伤于少阴之经
。是以舌
菖蒲（半两） 人参（半两去芦头） 黄连（半两去须） 丹参（三分） 麦门冬（一
两去心焙）
天
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和丸。如绿豆大。每服。以温水研下五丸。量儿大小。不计时
候。
又方。\x
上用赤小豆捣罗为末。以酒和涂于舌上即语。神效。
夫小儿行迟者。是肝肾气不足。致骨气虚弱。筋脉无力。故行迟也。
治小儿十岁以来。血脉不流。筋脉缓弱。脚膝无力。不能行步。宜服生干地黄丸方
。
生干地黄 当归（锉微炒） 防风（去芦头） 酸枣仁（微炒） 赤茯苓 黄 （锉） 芎
羚羊
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和丸。如绿豆大。食前。以温酒下五丸。更量儿大小。加减服
之。
治小儿五六岁不能行者。骨气虚。筋脉弱。宜服益肝肾二脏。羚羊角丸方。
羚羊角屑 虎胫骨（涂醋炙令黄） 生干地黄 酸枣仁（微炒） 白茯苓（以上各半两）
桂
心
上件药。捣罗为末。炼蜜和丸。如绿豆大。每于食前。以温酒研破五丸。服之。
治小儿四五岁不行方。
上取葬冢未 户时。盗取其饭。以哺儿。不过三日即行。勿令人知。
小儿到了四五岁还不会说话，这是因为人的五脏对应五种声音，心的声音表现为言语。如果在胎儿时期，母亲突然受到惊吓恐惧，就会导致这种情况。
治疗小儿心气不足、舌根无力，导致孩子说话晚的芍药散方：
赤芍药（一两） 黄芩（三分，锉碎） 犀角屑（半两） 槟榔（半两） 甘草（半两，炙至微红并锉碎）
以上药物，捣碎并过粗罗筛制成散剂。每次服用一钱，用水一小盏，煎煮至五分量，去渣滓。根据孩子的大小，不限时间，分次服用。
治疗小儿各种疾病痊愈后，到了六七岁还不会说话的鸡头丸方：
雄鸡头（一个，烧成灰） 蝉蜕（三个，微炒） 甘草（半两，炙至微红并锉碎） 川大黄（一两，锉碎并微炒） 麦门冬（去心） 木通（切片）
以上药物，捣碎并过粗罗筛制成末，用炼蜜调和做成丸子，如绿豆大小。每次服用时，用米汤送服五丸，根据孩子的大小增减剂量，不限时间。
治疗小儿五六岁还不说话的情况，是因为心气不足，舌根无力，转动不灵活。这也称为风冷邪气损伤了少阴经脉，导致舌头僵硬。
石菖蒲（半两） 人参（半两，去芦头） 黄连（半两，去须） 丹参（三分） 麦门冬（一两，去心并焙干） 天竺黄（少许）
以上药物，捣碎并过罗筛制成末，用炼蜜调和做成丸子，如绿豆大小。每次服用时，用温水化开送服五丸，根据孩子的大小，不限时间服用。
又一方：
用赤小豆捣碎过罗筛制成末，用酒调和涂抹在孩子的舌头上，孩子就会说话，效果神奇。
小儿走路晚，是因为肝肾之气不足，导致骨骼之气虚弱，筋脉无力，所以走路晚。
治疗小儿十岁左右，血脉运行不畅，筋脉松弛软弱，脚膝无力，不能行走，适宜服用生干地黄丸方：
生干地黄 当归（锉碎并微炒） 防风（去芦头） 酸枣仁（微炒） 赤茯苓 黄芪（锉碎） 川芎 羚羊角（屑）
以上药物，捣碎并过罗筛制成末，用炼蜜调和做成丸子，如绿豆大小。饭前，用温酒送服五丸，并根据孩子的大小增减剂量服用。
治疗小儿五六岁还不能行走的情况，是因为骨气虚、筋脉弱，适宜服用补益肝肾二脏的羚羊角丸方：
羚羊角屑 虎胫骨（涂醋炙至黄色） 生干地黄 酸枣仁（微炒） 白茯苓（以上各半两） 桂心（少许）
以上药物，捣碎并过罗筛制成末，用炼蜜调和做成丸子，如绿豆大小。每次在饭前，用温酒化开送服五丸。
治疗小儿四五岁还不能行走的方子：
取坟墓中未下葬时的棺户上的灰尘，偷偷取一些米饭喂给孩子吃，不超过三天就能行走，不要让人知道。
When a child is four or five years old and cannot speak, it is because the five Zang organs of humans correspond to five vocalizations, and the voice of the Heart manifests as speech. If the mother experiences sudden fright or terror during pregnancy, this condition may arise.
For treating children with insufficient Heart Qi and weakness at the root of the tongue, leading to delayed speech, use Shaoyao San (Peony Powder):
Chi Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Rubra, 1 liang) Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae, 3 fen, sliced) Xijiao Xie (Horn Rhinocerotis, 0.5 liang) Binglang (Arecae Semen, 0.5 liang) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, 0.5 liang, honey-fried until slightly red and sliced)
Crush the above ingredients into a coarse powder. Take 1 qian per dose, decoct in one small cup of water until reduced to 0.5 cup, remove the dregs, and administer divided doses according to the child's age and size, without regard to specific timing.
For children who, after recovering from various illnesses, are six or seven years old and still cannot speak, use Jitou Wan (Rooster Head Pill):
Xiongjitou (Caput Galli Viridis, 1 piece, burnt to ash) Mingchan (Periostracum Cicadae, 3 pieces, lightly stir-fried) Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, 0.5 liang, honey-fried until slightly red and sliced) Chuan Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, 1 liang, sliced and lightly stir-fried) Maidong (Radix Ophiopogonis, heart removed) Mutong (Caulis Akebiae, sliced)
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of mung beans. Administer 5 pills per dose with millet gruel broth, adjusting the dosage according to the child's size, without strict timing restrictions.
For children aged five or six who do not speak, it is due to insufficient Heart Qi and weakness at the root of the tongue, resulting in immobility. This is also referred to as Wind-Cold pathogenic factors injuring the Shaoyin meridian, causing tongue stiffness.
Shichangpu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii, 0.5 liang) Renshen (Radix Ginseng, 0.5 liang, radix removed) Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis, 0.5 liang, fibers removed) Danshen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, 3 fen) Maidong (Radix Ophiopogonis, 1 liang, heart removed and dried) Tianzhuhuang (Spatholobi Caulis, a small amount)
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of mung beans. Administer 5 pills per dose dissolved in warm water, according to the child's size, without strict timing restrictions.
Another prescription:
Grind Chi Xiaodou (Vigna umbellata seeds) into a fine powder, mix with wine, and apply to the child's tongue; the child will then speak, with miraculous efficacy.
Delayed walking in children is caused by insufficiency of Liver and Kidney Qi, leading to weak bone Qi and powerless sinews and vessels.
For children around ten years old with sluggish blood flow, lax and weak sinews and vessels, and powerless legs and knees unable to walk, Shenggan Dihuang Wan (Raw Dried Rehmannia Pill) is suitable:
Shenggan Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, sliced and lightly stir-fried) Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae, radix removed) Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, lightly stir-fried) Chifuling (Poria cum Radix Pini, red part) Huangqi (Radix Astragali, sliced) Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong) Lingyangjiao (Cornu Saigae Tataricae, shaved)
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 5 pills before meals with warm wine, adjusting the dosage according to the child's size.
For children aged five or six who cannot walk, due to weak bone Qi and weak sinews and vessels, Lingyangjiao Wan (Saiga Antelope Horn Pill) is suitable for tonifying the Liver and Kidney organs:
Lingyangjiao Xie (Cornu Saigae Tataricae, shaved) Hu Jinggu (Os Tibiae Tigridis, coated with vinegar and fried until yellow) Shenggan Dihuang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata) Suanzaoren (Semen Ziziphi Spinosae, lightly stir-fried) Baifuling (Poria, half liang each) Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi, a small amount)
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 5 pills dissolved in warm wine before meals.
Prescription for children aged four or five who cannot walk:
Obtain dust from the coffin lid of an unburied grave, secretly take some rice mixed with it to feed the child; they will be able to walk within three days. Do not let others know.