用旧帛一块。周广四寸。内衬新绵四围合拢缚之。务须缓急得中。急则令儿吐 。亦
不可屡解。至十朝方解视之。若脐带燥。刺儿腹痛。啼则解开。用油稍稍润之。仍旧裹
好。( 。音衍呕乳也。)
凡解脐。须闭户下帏。若冬月。房内多置炭火。令有暖气乃佳。倘脐不干。用绵茧乱发。
烧灰掺之。
须用熟绢制一三角肚兜。上锐下方。重复合之。中之两旁。折为两痕。如上襞绩之状。
以线略缝其下。令中间可兜住脐带。上系长带。环儿颈中。下两旁方系长带。束于腰
则带不擦动。自然日久方脱。此法极妙。但须预备为佳。
先用清水将胞略洗。盛新瓶内。入古钱一文。勿令沙土草垢杂之。用青布包口。仍以
物密盖其上。置便宜处。三日后。择向阳高燥之处。入地二尺余埋之。筑实其土。令儿
长寿。若藏衣不谨。为狗彘虫蚁所食。则不吉。藏胞器用稍大平稳。若器小。则儿吐乳。
不平稳。则儿多惊。凡井。灶。社庙。流水之处。俱不可埋。
(开口只宜多饿两日。或日半。以儿肚软瘪为主。瘪音别,不坚实也。)
婴儿痘毒。多因受母腹瘀血秽恶。生下不为消尽。至出痘之时。种种危险。或未出之
先。惊风疮痍。总由于此。只在儿生后。六个时内。亟服后药。解下瘀血。如黑漆胶痰。再
停半日。或一日。俟瘀血解尽吃乳。痘竟不出。即出亦稀少。屡次神应。但儿初生未曾
吃乳。虽多饿一日。两日。亦饿不坏。方用生大黄(五分酒拌。) 桃仁(五粒。去皮
尖。捣碎。双仁者不用。) 当归尾(五分) 红花(三分) 生甘草(一分)用水一杯。煎稠汁半
杯。将棉花浸。挤儿口内服完。要于生下六个
时服之。迟则无用。如子时生者。巳时内服之。午时生者。亥时内服之。因初生时。瘀血
尚在上部。约迟六时行在中下部。可以一推而出矣。服药后。须再饿一日。或六七个
时。如子时生儿。巳时内服药。迟至整十三四个时。吃乳最好。更要摸儿腹。如饱硬。用
手轻摩。须再饿半日。俟儿腹软瘪。方可与乳。或疑大黄。性恐猛烈。殊不知毒滞非此
难除。最能下有形积秽。并不伤儿。可放心任用。此方乃周 翁刊传。翁年已九十余。
子孙四代二十余人。并无痘 。且俱长寿。总因翁积德行善。传方普济也。
取一块旧丝织品,宽度为四寸。四周垫上新棉絮并合拢捆扎,务必松紧适度。过紧会导致婴儿呕吐,也不可频繁解开。直到出生后十天再解开查看。如果脐带干燥,导致婴儿腹痛、啼哭,则解开检查。用少许油润湿脐部,然后重新包扎好。(“衍”音同“演”,意为呕吐乳汁。)
凡是解开脐带时,必须关闭门窗放下帷幔。如果是冬季,房内要放置较多的炭火,保持室内温暖为宜。如果脐部不干,可用蚕茧和乱发烧成灰,撒在脐部。
需要用熟绢制作一个三角形的肚兜,上尖下方,双层折叠。中间两侧折出两道痕迹,如同衣服上的褶裥状。用线将下部略作缝合,使中间能兜住脐带。上方系长带环绕婴儿颈部,下方两侧方角系长带束于腰部,这样带子就不会摩擦移动,自然经过较长时间后才会脱落。这种方法非常巧妙,但最好提前准备。
先用清水将胎盘稍微清洗,放入新瓶中,投入一枚古钱。不要让沙土草垢混杂其中。用青布包裹瓶口,再用其他物品严密覆盖。放置在方便之处,三天后,选择向阳高燥的地方,深入地下二尺多埋藏,夯实泥土,寓意让婴儿长寿。如果收藏衣物不谨慎,被狗猪虫蚁啃食,则不吉利。盛放胎盘的容器应稍大且平稳。如果容器太小,婴儿会吐乳;如果不平稳,婴儿容易受惊。凡是井边、灶台、土地庙、流水处,都不可以埋葬胎盘。
(开口喂奶只宜让婴儿多饿几天,或者半天,以婴儿腹部柔软凹陷为主。“瘪”音同“别”,意为不坚实。)
婴儿的痘毒,多是因为受到母腹中瘀血秽恶之气的影响,出生时未能完全消除。到了出痘的时候,会出现种种危险。或者在未出痘之前,出现惊风、疮痍等症状,总根源都在于此。只要在婴儿出生后六个时辰内,紧急服用以下药物,化解排出瘀血,就像黑漆胶痰一样。如果再停留半天或一天,等到瘀血完全化解后再吃奶,痘疹竟然不出,即使出来也稀少。此法屡次灵验。但是婴儿初生未曾吃奶,虽然多饿一天两天,也不会饿坏。方药组成:生大黄(五分,用酒拌)、桃仁(五粒,去皮尖,捣碎,双仁者不用)、当归尾(五分)、红花(三分)、生甘草(一分)。用水一杯,煎至浓汁半杯。用棉花蘸取药汁,挤入婴儿口中服完。必须在出生后六个时辰内服用,迟了就没有效果。如子时出生的婴儿,巳时内服用;午时出生的婴儿,亥时内服用。因为初生时瘀血尚在上部,大约延迟六个时辰后运行到中下部,可以一推而出。服药后,须再饥饿一天,或六七个时辰。如子时出生的婴儿,巳时内服药,延迟到整整十三四个时辰吃奶最好。更要触摸婴儿腹部,如果腹部饱硬,用手轻轻按摩,须再饥饿半天,等到婴儿腹部柔软凹陷,才可以给奶吃。有人怀疑大黄药性猛烈,殊不知毒滞非此难除,大黄最能下有形积滞秽物,并不伤及婴儿,可以放心使用。此方乃周翁刊传,周翁年已九十余岁,子孙四代二十余人,并无痘疹之患,且都长寿。总因周翁积德行善,传播此方普济世人。
Take a piece of old silk fabric, four inches wide. Line the perimeter with new cotton wool and bind it together, ensuring the tension is moderate. If too tight, it will cause the infant to vomit; do not untie it frequently. Wait until ten days after birth to untie and inspect. If the umbilical cord is dry causing abdominal pain and crying, untie it for inspection. Moisten the umbilical area slightly with oil, then re-wrap it properly. ("Yan" sounds like "Yan", meaning vomiting milk.)
When untying the umbilical cord, one must close doors and windows and lower curtains. In winter, place plenty of charcoal fire in the room to maintain warmth. If the umbilical area does not dry, burn mulberry cocoons and loose hair into ash and sprinkle it on the umbilicus.
Prepare a triangular belly band made of cooked silk, sharp at the top and square at the bottom, folded double. Fold two creases on both sides of the center, resembling pleats. Stitch the bottom slightly so the middle can hold the umbilical cord. Tie a long strap from the top around the infant's neck, and tie long straps from the lower corners around the waist so the band does not rub or move. Naturally, it will fall off after a long time. This method is excellent, but preparation is best done in advance.
First, wash the placenta slightly with clear water and place it in a new bottle. Add one ancient coin. Do not allow sand, soil, grass, or dirt to mix in. Cover the mouth with blue cloth and seal it tightly with another object. Place it in a convenient location. After three days, choose a sunny and high-dry spot, bury it more than two feet underground, and compact the soil, symbolizing longevity for the child. If stored carelessly and eaten by dogs, pigs, insects, or ants, it is inauspicious. The container for the placenta should be slightly large and stable. If the container is too small, the infant may vomit milk; if unstable, the infant may suffer from fright. Wells, stoves, shrines, and flowing water areas are all unsuitable for burying the placenta.
(Opening the mouth [feeding] only requires letting the infant fast for a few days, or half a day, primarily aiming for a soft and sunken abdomen. "Bie" sounds like "Bie", meaning not firm.)
Infant smallpox toxins often stem from receiving stagnant blood and filth from the maternal womb, which is not fully eliminated at birth. When smallpox appears, various dangers arise. Or before eruption, symptoms like convulsions and sores occur, all originating from this. Within six hours (shichen) after birth, urgently administer the following medicine to resolve and expel the stagnant blood, resembling black lacquer-like phlegm. If delayed by half a day or a day, wait until the stagnant blood is fully resolved before feeding. Smallpox may not erupt at all, or if it does, it will be sparse. This method has proven effective repeatedly. Although the newborn has not fed, fasting for one or two extra days will not harm them. Prescription: Sheng Da Huang (5 fen, mixed with wine), Tao Ren (5 grains, skin and tip removed, crushed, avoid double kernels), Dang Gui Wei (5 fen), Hong Hua (3 fen), Sheng Gan Cao (1 fen). Use one cup of water, decoct until half a cup of thick juice remains. Soak cotton in the juice and squeeze it into the infant's mouth to finish. It must be administered within six hours of birth; later administration is ineffective. For infants born at Zi hour, administer within Si hour; for those born at Wu hour, administer within Hai hour. Initially, the stagnant blood is in the upper part; after about six hours, it moves to the middle and lower parts, allowing it to be expelled easily. After taking the medicine, fast for another day or six to seven hours. For an infant born at Zi hour who takes medicine at Si hour, feeding at exactly thirteen to fourteen hours is best. Check the infant's abdomen; if full and hard, gently massage with hand. Fast for another half day until the abdomen is soft and sunken before feeding. Some worry that Da Huang is too harsh, but toxic stagnation is difficult to remove without it. Da Huang effectively expels有形 (tangible) accumulated filth without harming the infant. Use with confidence. This prescription was published by Old Man Zhou. He was over ninety years old, with twenty descendants across four generations, none suffering from smallpox, all living long lives. This is attributed to his accumulation of virtue and kindness in disseminating this formula to benefit the world.