喻嘉言曰∶惊风一门,古人凿空妄谈,后世之小儿受其害者,不知千百亿兆。盖小儿初生,阴气未足,性禀
纯阳,身内易致生热,热盛则生风生痰,亦所恒有,乃以惊风命名,随有八候之目。夫小儿腠理不密,更易感
冒寒邪,寒邪中人,必先入太阳经。太阳之脉,起于目内 ,上额交巅,还出别下项,夹脊抵腰中,是以病则
筋脉牵强,遂有抽掣搐搦种种不通名目。妄用金石脑麝,开关镇坠之药,引邪深入脏腑,千中千死。徒据小儿八
岁以前无伤寒之说,而立惊风一门。殊不知小儿不耐伤寒,故初传太阳一经,早已身强多汗,筋脉牵强,人事
昏沉,病势已极,汤药妄投,危亡接踵,何由得至传经解散哉!故言小儿无伤寒也。不知小儿易于外感,惟伤
寒为独多,而世之妄称惊风者,即此也。是以小儿伤寒,要在三日内即愈者为贵;若至传经,则无力耐之矣。
且伤寒门中,刚痉无汗,柔痉有汗,小儿刚痉少,柔痉多。世俗见其汗出不止,神昏不醒,便以慢惊为名,妄
用参 术附,闭塞腠理,热邪不得外越,亦为大害,但比金石差减耳。所以凡治小儿之热,切须审其本元虚实,
察其外邪重轻,或阴或阳,或表或里,但当彻其外邪出表,不当固邪入里也。仲景原有桂枝汤,舍而不用,徒
事惊风,毫厘千里,害岂胜言哉!
又曰∶小儿体脆神怯,不耐外感壮热,多成痉病。后世多以惊风立名,有四证八候之凿说。实则指痉病之
头摇手动者,为惊风之抽掣;指痉病之卒口噤脚挛急者,为惊风之搐搦;指痉病之背反张者,为惊风角弓反张。
幼科翕然宗之,病家坦然任之,不治外淫之邪,反投金石脑麝之药,千中千死而不悟也。
又曰∶凡治小儿痉病,妄称惊风名色,轻用镇坠之药者,立杀其儿。此通国所当共禁者也。盖小儿不耐伤
寒壮热,易致昏沉,即
于其前放铳呐喊,有所不知。妄捏惊风,轻施镇坠,勾引外邪深入五内,千中千死,从未有一救者,通国不为
厉禁,宁有底止哉!
又曰∶妇人产后血舍空虚,外风易入。仲景谓新产亡血,虚,多汗出,喜中风,故今病痉后贤各从血舍驱
风,成法可遵,非甚不肖者,不妄用镇惊之药。不似小儿惊风之名,贻害千古,在贤智且不免焉。兹约通国,共
为厉禁,革除惊风二字,不许退场门入耳。凡儿病发热昏沉,务择伤寒名家,循经救治,百不失一,于以打破小
儿生死关,天人共快也(痉,擎上声,风强病也)。
前为喻先生辟除惊风,指明病痉之说,诚善矣!第惊风之名,误传既久,沉迷者众。倘不为之剖晰详明,指
出证候治疗,俾临证者有所根据归,则后人何能深信?予不辞狂瞽,请为详晰申明之。盖病痉非止一端,男妇皆有,
不特小儿为然也。如太阳过汗变痉,风病误下变痉,疮家误汗变痉,产后汗多遇风变痉,跌扑破伤冒风变痉,表
虚不任风寒变痉,一切去血过多变痉。然男妇病此,医者皆从太阳、厥阴循经救治,未闻以惊风之治治痉者,无
如小儿病痉,独以惊风为名而治者,由宋人之讹传也。一人倡之,遂群起而和之,然亦无师之智,各为臆说,
愈趋愈下,遂致于离经叛道,乃有黄帝不知幼小之妄谈。殊不知《内经·通评虚实论》有乳子病热,乳子病风热
脉证之辨,《刺逆论》有婴儿肉脆,血少气弱,毫针之传。经虽三章,而脉证治疗,井然可据,盖以今日之丈夫,
即昔年之乳子,他时之方脉,即此际之幼科。人此人也,理此理也,安可岐之为二,故不易立科分。孰料后人不
特岐之,而并皇皇经旨,全然抹煞,蒙蔽后人耳目,得肆其无稽之妄谈,背经毁圣,罪无可逭!所以嘉言痛辟其
谬者,有由来矣。予亦非妄言附和,实有成见,盖临证四十余载,所治婴幼以万计,从不以惊风挂齿颊,亦未尝
遇一儿之惊风。间有伤寒病痉,昏迷不省者,予以火功苏之,仍为循经治疗,
无不生全,从未假一抱龙、苏合为之镇坠开关。可见喻氏之言,确乎其不爽矣。或曰∶经以风寒湿合邪而病痉,
今乳子未离襁褓,安得有风寒湿而病痉乎?曰∶子谓风寒湿婴儿绝少,殊不知风寒湿惟乳子为独多。如藜藿之
儿房廊卑隘,户牖萧疏,衣褓单寒,坐卧非处,风寒之来,孰能悉为捍御?膏粱之子,过于慎重,于其甫生,
辄闭户塞牖,不亲风日,不窥外门,重衣叠绵,温暖过度,微汗时出,腠理甚疏,偶然脱换,风寒则乘虚而入
矣。至于湿气,尤为难避。凡衣褓不干,非湿乎?衾褥遗溲,非湿乎?澡浴粪秽,非湿乎?愚夫愚妇遇儿有疾,
重衣复被,包裹严密,以致雨汗淋漓,失于更换,非湿乎?婴儿患是三者于隐微之中,而医者莫之能测也。
况幼科诸君,临证不察病源,惟以惊风二字,横于胸臆。及至诊视,但见发热昏沉,即以惊风名之,辄以开关
镇坠,截风定搐之死法,以治变幻莫测之伤寒,抑遏其表邪,邀拦其出路,乃致荼毒以死。而死者不知其然,
父母不知其然,医者亦不知其所以然而死之也。此非后人之咎,作俑者不得辞其责矣。
妄名之害,其祸最酷。不特举世儿科满口惊风,而举世病家,亦满口惊风,其至愚至惑者,又惟妇女为尤
甚。习俗相沿,竟成一惊风世界。最可骇者,遇儿有疾,亦不察其为伤寒、为杂证,为内伤、外感,且先曰病
由于吓,致医者闻之,正中下怀,不辨是吓非吓,先与之镇惊。及其引邪入里,壮热不退,医者复不究其热之在
表在里,为虚为实,且先曰热则生风矣。病家闻之适合其意,不察有风无风,乃嘱其医者先需截风定搐之药。
医必投其所好而与之,病家坦然无疑而受之,南辕北辙,劫夺误投,病日沉危,而病家不以为怪。设有明者,辨
证既确,不事惊风,而病家不喜,是必更医,必致覆水难收,死而后己。如此死者,亦不可尽归咎于医,盖病家
有以致之也。吁,妄名之为害如此乎!
喻嘉言说:惊风这一门类,是古人凭空捏造、妄加谈论的,后世因此受害的小儿,不知有多少亿兆。大概是因为小儿初生时,阴气尚未充足,禀赋纯阳之性,体内容易生热,热盛则生风、生痰,这也是常有的事,于是便以“惊风”命名,并随之设立了八候(指惊风的八种症状表现)的名目。然而小儿腠理(皮肤毛孔及肌肉间隙)不致密,更容易感受寒邪,寒邪侵入人体,必定先传入太阳经。太阳经的经脉,起于目内眦,上行至额部交会于头顶,再向下经过项部,夹脊柱抵达腰部,所以患病时会出现筋脉牵强拘急,从而有了抽搐、掣动、搐搦等各种不通畅的名称。如果胡乱使用金石类矿物药以及脑麝等开窍镇坠的药物,就会引邪深入脏腑,千百次治疗千百次死亡。只是依据“小儿八岁以前没有伤寒”这种说法,而创立了惊风这一门类。殊不知小儿不耐受伤寒,所以当病邪初传太阳一经时,早已出现身体僵硬、多汗、筋脉牵强、人事昏沉等症状,病情已经非常严重,此时若再胡乱投药,危亡接踵而至,哪里还能等到病邪传经后再行解散呢!所以说“小儿无伤寒”。其实不知道小儿容易外感,其中伤寒最为多见,而世人所妄称的“惊风”,其实就是这种情况。所以对于小儿伤寒,要在三日内治愈才算是上策;如果发展到传经阶段,小儿就无力承受了。
况且在伤寒门类中,刚痉表现为无汗,柔痉表现为有汗,小儿患刚痉的少,患柔痉的多。世俗之人见到小儿汗出不止、神志昏迷不醒,便称之为“慢惊风”,胡乱使用人参、白术、附子等温补药物,闭塞腠理,导致热邪不能向外发散,这也是很大的危害,只不过比金石类药物稍轻一些罢了。所以凡是治疗小儿的热病,必须仔细审查其本元的虚实,观察外邪的轻重,辨别是阴证还是阳证,是表证还是里证,只应当彻底驱除外邪使其从体表排出,不应当固守邪气使其陷入体内。张仲景原本有桂枝汤,却被舍弃不用,反而一味从事于惊风的治疗,失之毫厘谬以千里,其危害怎能说得完呢!
喻嘉言又说:小儿体质脆弱、神气怯弱,不耐受外感壮热,多会形成痉病(以项背强直、角弓反张、四肢抽搐为主要特征的疾病)。后世多以“惊风”立名,提出了四证八候这种凭空捏说的理论。实际上,是指痉病中的头摇手动者,说是惊风的抽掣;指痉病中突然口噤、脚部挛急者,说是惊风的搐搦;指痉病中背部反张者,说是惊风的角弓反张。儿科医生一致尊崇这种说法,病患家属坦然接受这种观点,不治疗外来的淫邪,反而投用金石脑麝等药物,千百次治疗千百次死亡却仍不醒悟。
喻嘉言还说:凡是治疗小儿痉病,妄称惊风之名,轻易使用镇坠药物的,会导致患儿立即死亡。这是全国都应当共同禁止的。因为小儿不耐受伤寒壮热,容易导致昏沉,即使在他面前放炮呐喊,他也可能毫无知觉。妄捏惊风之名,轻率施用镇坠之法,勾引外邪深入五脏六腑,千百次治疗千百次死亡,从未有一个救活的,全国如果不严厉禁止,难道会有尽头吗!
喻嘉言还说:妇人产后血海空虚,外风容易侵入。张仲景说新产之后亡血,导致虚证,多汗出,容易中风,所以后来的贤医大多从血舍(指与血相关的脏腑或部位,此处主要指肝)驱除风邪,这是可遵循的成法,不是极不肖的人,不会妄用镇惊的药物。不像小儿惊风这个名称,贻害千古,即使是贤能智慧的人也不能避免这个错误。现在约请全国共同严厉禁止,革除“惊风”二字,不许让这类庸医混迹于医学界。凡是小儿生病发热昏沉,务必选择擅长伤寒的名医,按照经络救治,百无一失,借此打破小儿生死的关键关卡,天地人都会感到痛快。(注:痉,读音擎,意为风强病,即肢体强直痉挛的疾病)。
前面为喻先生辟除惊风之说,指明病即为痉病的道理,确实很好!但是惊风这个名字,误传已久,沉迷其中的人很多。如果不为之剖析清晰、详细说明,指出证候和治疗,使临证医生有所依据和归宿,那么后人怎么能深信不疑呢?我不辞狂妄愚昧,请求详细阐明。大概痉病不仅仅是一端,男女都会有,不只是小儿如此。例如太阳病过汗变成的痉病,风病误下变成的痉病,疮家误汗变成的痉病,产后汗多遇风变成的痉病,跌打损伤破伤冒风变成的痉病,表虚不能耐受风寒变成的痉病,一切失血过多变成的痉病。然而男女患此病,医生都从太阳经、厥阴经循经救治,没听说过用治惊风的方法来治痉病的,只有小儿患痉病,唯独以惊风为名来治疗,这是由宋人的讹传造成的。一个人倡导,众人附和,然而这些人并没有师承智慧,各自凭臆测说话,越来越偏离正道,以至于离经叛道,甚至出现了黄帝不懂幼小疾病的妄谈。殊不知《内经·通评虚实论》中有乳子(婴儿)病热、病风热的脉证辨析,《刺逆论》中有婴儿肉脆、血少气弱、宜用毫针治疗的记载。虽然只有这三章经文,但脉证治疗,井然有序有据可查,大概因为今天的成年人,就是当年的婴儿,未来的方脉医生,就是现在的儿科医生。人是同一个人,理是同一种理,怎么可以将其分为两途呢?所以不应该设立单独的儿科分科。谁料想后人不仅将其分开,而且公然违背经典旨意,完全抹煞经义,蒙蔽后人的耳目,得以肆意传播无稽的妄谈,背离经典毁谤圣人,罪责无可逃避!所以喻嘉言痛斥其谬误,是有由来已久的原因了。我也不是妄言附和,实有成见,因为我临证四十多年,治疗的婴幼儿数以万计,从不把惊风挂在嘴边,也未曾遇到过一例真正的惊风病。间或有伤寒病痉、昏迷不省事的,我用火功(一种中医急救疗法,如艾灸等)使其苏醒,仍然按照经络进行治疗,无不保全生命,从未假借抱龙丸、苏合香丸等药物来镇坠开窍。可见喻氏的话,确实准确无误。有人问:经典说风寒湿合邪而病痉,如今婴儿还在襁褓之中,怎么会有风寒湿而病痉呢?我说:你认为风寒湿对婴儿来说极少见,殊不知风寒湿对于婴儿来说反而最多。例如贫苦人家的孩子,房屋低矮狭窄,门窗简陋,衣被单薄寒冷,坐卧不当,风寒袭来,谁能全部抵御得住?富贵人家的孩子,过于慎重,在孩子刚出生时,就关门闭窗,不让接触风和阳光,不窥视外门,层层穿衣叠棉,温暖过度,微微出汗,腠理疏松,偶然脱换衣物,风寒就会乘虚而入。至于湿气,更是难以避免。凡是衣被不干,不是湿吗?尿床遗尿,不是湿吗?洗澡沾染粪秽,不是湿吗?愚笨的父母遇到孩子有病,给孩子穿厚衣盖厚被,包裹严密,导致雨汗淋漓,不及时更换,不是湿吗?婴儿在隐蔽细微之处遭受这三种邪气侵袭,而医生却不能察觉。
何况儿科各位医生,临证时不考察病源,只在胸中横亘着“惊风”二字。等到诊视时,只要见到发热昏沉,就以惊风命名,立刻用开关镇坠、截风定搐的死板方法,去治疗变幻莫测的伤寒,遏制表邪,阻断出路,从而导致患儿被荼毒而死。死者不知道为什么会这样,父母不知道为什么会这样,医生也不知道为什么会让患儿死去。这不是后人的过错,始作俑者不能推卸责任。
妄加名称的危害,祸害最酷烈。不只是举世儿科满口惊风,而且举世病患家属也满口惊风,其中最愚昧迷惑的,又是妇女尤为严重。习俗相沿,竟成了一个惊风世界。最让人骇异的是,遇到孩子有病,也不考察是伤寒、杂证,是内伤还是外感,且先说是因为惊吓所致,致使医生听了正中下怀,不辨别是不是惊吓,先给予镇惊药物。等到引邪入里,壮热不退,医生又不探究热在表在里,是虚是实,且先说热则生风了。病患家属听到这话正合心意,不察是否有风,便嘱咐医生先用截风定搐的药物。医生必然投其所好给予药物,病患家属坦然无疑地接受,结果南辕北辙,劫夺误投,病情日益沉重危险,而病患家属却不以为怪。如果有明理的医生,辨证确切,不从事惊风治疗,病患家属就不高兴,一定要更换医生,必然导致覆水难收,死而后已。像这样的死者,也不能完全归咎于医生,大概是病患家属导致的。唉,妄加名称的危害竟然到了这种地步!
Yu Jiayan said: The category of "Jing Feng" (Startling Wind) was fabricated and discussed recklessly by the ancients, causing untold harm to countless children in later generations. This is because infants are born with insufficient Yin Qi and possess a nature of pure Yang. Heat easily generates within the body; when heat becomes excessive, it generates Wind and Phlegm, which is a common occurrence. However, naming this condition "Jing Feng" and subsequently establishing categories such as the Eight Signs (symptoms associated with Jing Feng) was erroneous. Infants have loose Cou Li (skin pores and interstitial spaces), making them susceptible to Cold Evil. When Cold Evil invades the human body, it first enters the Taiyang Meridian. The Taiyang meridian originates from the inner canthus, ascends to the forehead and intersects at the vertex, then descends through the neck, flanking the spine to reach the waist. Therefore, when diseased, the sinews and vessels become stiff and tense, leading to various names for spasms, jerking, and convulsions. If one recklessly uses mineral drugs (Jin Shi) or musk and borneol for opening orifices and suppressing agitation, it draws the pathogen deep into the Zang-Fu organs, resulting in death in almost every case. This error stems from the claim that "children under eight years old do not suffer from Shang Han" (Cold Damage), thereby creating the category of Jing Feng. In reality, children cannot tolerate Shang Han well; thus, when the pathogen initially transmits to the Taiyang meridian, symptoms such as body stiffness, profuse sweating, tendon tension, and mental cloudiness already appear, indicating an extremely severe condition. If medicine is administered wrongly at this stage, danger follows immediately, leaving no room for waiting until the pathogen transmits meridians before attempting to resolve it. Hence, the statement "children do not suffer from Shang Han" is made. It is unknown that children are prone to external contraction, with Shang Han being the most common. What the world recklessly calls "Jing Feng" is actually this condition. Therefore, for children with Shang Han, it is crucial to achieve recovery within three days; if the disease progresses to transmitting meridians, the child's strength will be insufficient to endure it.
Furthermore, in the category of Shang Han, Gang Jing (Stiff Spasm) presents without sweat, while Rou Jing (Soft Spasm) presents with sweat. Children rarely suffer from Gang Jing but often from Rou Jing. Laypeople see children sweating incessantly and remaining unconscious, and they name it "Man Jing" (Slow Startling Wind). They recklessly use herbs like Ren Shen (Ginseng), Bai Zhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), and Fu Zi (Aconite Lateralis Radix Preparata) to close the Cou Li, preventing Heat Evil from venting outward, which causes great harm, though slightly less than mineral drugs. Thus, whenever treating heat in children, one must carefully examine the deficiency or excess of the Yuan Qi (Original Qi), observe the severity of the external evil, distinguish between Yin and Yang, and determine whether it is exterior or interior. One should thoroughly expel the external evil to the surface, not consolidate the pathogen inside. Zhang Zhongjing originally had Gui Zhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction), but it was discarded. Instead, people focused on Jing Feng, deviating by a hair's breadth and causing immeasurable harm.
Yu Jiayan also said: Children have fragile bodies and timid spirits, unable to tolerate high fever from external contractions, often developing Jing Bing (Spasm Disease). Later generations named it "Jing Feng," proposing baseless theories of Four Signs and Eight Signs. In truth, what is described as the jerking of head shaking and hand moving in Jing Feng refers to the spasm of head shaking and hand moving in Jing Bing; what is called the convulsion of sudden jaw lock and leg cramping in Jing Feng refers to the sudden jaw lock and leg cramping in Jing Bing; and what is termed the opisthotonos in Jing Feng refers to the opisthotonos in Jing Bing. Pediatricians unanimously followed this, and patients' families accepted it passively. Instead of treating the invading external evil, they administered mineral and musk drugs, leading to death in almost every case without realization.
Yu Jiayan further stated: Anyone who treats pediatric Jing Bing but recklessly calls it Jing Feng and lightly uses suppressing drugs will kill the child instantly. This practice should be banned nationwide. Because children cannot tolerate high fever from Shang Han and easily fall into coma, they may not even react to loud noises like gunfire nearby. Relying on the false diagnosis of Jing Feng and using suppressing drugs draws external pathogens deep into the five internal organs, resulting in death every time, with never a single survivor. If the nation does not strictly prohibit this, where will it end?
Yu Jiayan also said: After childbirth, women's blood reservoirs are empty, making them susceptible to external wind. Zhang Zhongjing stated that postpartum blood loss leads to deficiency, profuse sweating, and susceptibility to wind strike. Therefore, later virtuous physicians drove wind from the blood reservoir (primarily referring to the Liver), following established methods. Only incompetent doctors would recklessly use wind-calming drugs. Unlike the term "pediatric Jing Feng," which has caused harm for millennia, even wise men are not immune to this error. I hereby urge a national ban to eradicate the term "Jing Feng" and exclude such practitioners from the medical field. Whenever children suffer from fever and coma, one must select masters of Shang Han treatment and follow meridian protocols for rescue, ensuring nearly 100% success, thereby breaking the life-and-death barrier for children, bringing joy to heaven, earth, and humanity. (Note: Jing [Spasm] is pronounced 'qing', meaning a disease of wind-induced stiffness).
The previous arguments by Mr. Yu to debunk Jing Feng and clarify that the disease is actually Jing Bing were indeed excellent! However, the name "Jing Feng" has been misused for a long time, confusing many. If we do not analyze it clearly and detail the symptoms and treatments, providing a basis for clinicians, how can future generations believe it? I do not shy away from appearing presumptuous and request to clarify this in detail. Jing Bing is not limited to one type; it affects both men and women, not just children. For example, Jing Bing can result from excessive sweating in Taiyang disease, mistaken purgation in wind diseases, mistaken sweating in skin ulcer cases, wind exposure after excessive sweating postpartum, wind exposure after traumatic injuries, deficiency of the exterior failing to resist wind-cold, and excessive blood loss. However, for men and women suffering from this, doctors treat according to the Taiyang and Jueyin meridians. It is unheard of to treat Jing Bing using Jing Feng methods. Only in children is Jing Bing uniquely named and treated as Jing Feng, due to errors transmitted since the Song Dynasty. One person initiated it, and others followed, lacking proper lineage wisdom and relying on subjective speculation, leading them further astray and away from orthodox teachings, even producing absurd claims that Huang Di did not understand pediatrics. Little did they know that the *Nei Jing* (Inner Canon) contains discussions on fever and wind-heat in infants (*Tong Ping Xu Shi Lun*), and notes on the fragility of infants, weak blood and Qi, and the use of fine needles (*Ci Ni Lun*). Although only three chapters, the pulse signs and treatments are clear and reliable. Today's adults were once infants; future general practitioners were once pediatricians. Humans are the same, principles are the same; why divide them? Hence, separating pediatrics is unnecessary. Regrettably, later generations not only divided them but also blatantly ignored classic teachings, obscuring the truth and allowing baseless rumors to spread, betraying classics and sages, a crime beyond forgiveness. Thus, Yu Jiayan's passionate refutation of these errors has historical roots. I am not merely echoing him; I have personal conviction. Having practiced clinically for over forty years and treated tens of thousands of infants, I never mentioned "Jing Feng" nor encountered a single case of true Jing Feng. Occasionally, I encountered Shang Han Jing Bing with coma, which I revived using fire therapy (such as moxibustion) and treated according to meridians, resulting in full recovery. I never used Bao Long Wan (Dragon-Holding Pill) or Su He Xiang Wan (Styrax Pill) for suppression or opening orifices. This proves Yu's words are accurate. Some ask: Classics state that wind, cold, and dampness combine to cause Jing Bing. How can infants in swaddling clothes suffer from wind, cold, and dampness? I reply: You think wind, cold, and dampness are rare for infants, but they are actually most common. Poor children live in low, narrow houses with poor windows and thin clothing, sitting or lying in improper places, unable to defend against wind and cold. Wealthy children are overly protected; doors and windows are closed upon birth, avoiding wind and sunlight, wearing heavy layers, causing excessive warmth and slight sweating, making Cou Li loose. Sudden changes in clothing allow wind and cold to enter. Dampness is even harder to avoid. Wet diapers, urine leaks, bathing with fecal contamination, and wrapping sick children too tightly causing sweat accumulation without changing clothes—all contribute to dampness. Infants suffer from these three evils subtly, often undetected by doctors.
Moreover, pediatricians fail to investigate the source of disease, keeping "Jing Feng" in mind. Upon seeing fever and coma, they diagnose Jing Feng and apply rigid methods of opening orifices, suppressing wind, and stopping convulsions to treat unpredictable Shang Han, suppressing exterior pathogens and blocking their exit, leading to fatal toxicity. The dead do not know why, parents do not know why, and doctors do not know why the patient died. This is not solely the fault of later generations; the originators bear responsibility.
The harm of false naming is most cruel. Not only do pediatricians speak of Jing Feng, but patients' families do too, especially women, who are the most confused. Customs have created a world dominated by the concept of Jing Feng. Most shocking is that when children are ill, families do not distinguish between Shang Han, miscellaneous diseases, internal injury, or external contraction, but immediately attribute it to fright. Doctors, pleased with this easy diagnosis, administer wind-calming drugs without verifying if fright is the cause. As pathogens move inward and high fever persists, doctors fail to determine if heat is exterior or interior, deficient or excess, and simply claim "heat generates wind." Families agree, demanding wind-stopping and convulsion-stopping drugs. Doctors comply, families accept blindly, leading to disastrous results contrary to the correct direction. The illness worsens, yet families remain unconcerned. If a competent doctor diagnoses correctly and avoids Jing Feng treatments, families become dissatisfied, seek other doctors, and inevitably face irreversible outcomes and death. Such deaths cannot be blamed solely on doctors; families contribute significantly. Alas, the harm of false naming is indeed this severe!