〔王氏（宏翰）幼科机要〕未见
按上见于吴县志。
〔程氏（云鹏）慈幼筏〕十二卷 存
自序曰。余少攻举子业。未知灵素之理。迨先慈以疟亡。荆妇以血死。三男二女。天于惊与痘。乃不能无疑
于世之所谓医者。遂尽发家藏轩帝以下书。凡一千七百九十余卷。昼诵夜思。有得则痛哭失声。手擗颤头触。而
不可止。盖先慈之疟。为崩证将成。往来寒热。治宜滋水。荆妇之血。为经期逆行。血随火泛。宜因其势而导之
使下。医乃以青皮草果治先慈。以三七血余治荆妇。克损真元。遏抑营气。至使水涸血凝。而不可救。伤哉。余
儿赋质素虚。出痘值严冬之候。识时务者。自应调气助血。俾痘无壅遏。收功何难。乃日事石膏明粉。犀角羚羊。
苓连栀柏。冰伏其生生之气。竟致不起。次子感寒吐泻。医与抱龙及发散之品。风门大开。头摇目视。复进牛黄
紫雪而死。岂知脏气消长。易虚易实。此等当温中补脾耶。岁丙子。余客广陵。极闸人成生聘。讨论古今医籍。
着书七种。聘慨欲先以幼科行世。问于余师。师曰。近世医学。非庸即妄。庸者卑陋自窒。守一师说。而不能变
通。妄者私心穿凿。而不能察于微渺。嗟
乎。今之医亦可以自反矣。余欲何言。无已。则以七书之旨略陈之。一曰灵素微言。素问五脏七腑。世仅列六。
有包络而无三焦。有三焦而无包络。胃者肾之关。易作肾者胃之关。一字之讹。阴阳颠倒。易由消纳。又如真人
圣人等论。尤非儒者所可混同。均加辨晰。一曰脉覆。叔和之书。伪乱难凭。李士材根据素问。考据甚悉。分列二
十八字。窥深迎浮。后生小子。殊苦寻究。初气二气之说。又未能吻合岁运。是用正之。一曰伤寒答问。仲景法
象高深。茫无入手。束而不观。临证昏昧。因就一二门士之问。而浅示之。使易通晓。一曰医贯别裁。赵氏撮李
薛之要。最为真截。而措引不纯。主张太过。懒慢者挟为秘本。将欲废弃一切。遗害非小。余为汰去支辞。补入
诸家杂证方论。颇觉改观。一曰医人传。轩岐而下。代不乏人。采辑成编。表其功能。辟其谬误。学人获所适从。
生民安得无济。一曰慈幼筏。钱陈皆有分途。斯世盛传金镜。稚阳纯气。不任温补。理固宜然。胶柱一端。抹杀
名理。舁夫爨妇。皆可言医。竞谓家负异传。读书翻觉多事。嗟乎。无知幼孩。恶能堪此。一曰种嗣玄机。天地
虽极凝寒。生理未尝谢绝。元精不蓄。恣情于方士金丹。或闭塞于穷愁哀怨。或□□膏腴。或疲于奔命。自弃
而已。天地何心。又有坚持经朔之谈。妄冀葭吹六管。捕影捉风，徒令若敖氏笑而引为同病。七书义类如此。聘
欲以慈幼失之。悯赤子之呼号而无告耳。余忍叙之哉。吾母吾妇。吾子若女。九原之下。方且怨恨。余不学于二十
年之前。而抱哀痛于无穷。然犹幸得学于二十年之中。为足以承吾父之欢心，而目前之子若女。似我长也。抑
幸得施诸二十年之后。天下之父母之子若女。不至短折而死于庸妄之手也。甲申花朝前一日。香梦书生书。
〔叶氏（其蓁）抱乙子幼科指掌遗稿〕五卷 未见
〔陈氏（复正）幼幼集成〕六卷 存
小引曰。稽自三坟启秘。神圣迭兴。本草内经。昭垂星日。盖圣人继天立极。位育为功。念天壤之间。阴阳
代谢。运气推迁。至之先后。已无成规。应之迟早。靡有定律。其间六淫胜复。酿为灾眚。哀此苍黎。能无因是
而夭札者。此岐演十世之传。帝启九章之问。而有医氏之学也。伏读黄帝之谓岐伯曰。至哉圣人之道。天地大化。
非夫子孰能通。请藏之灵兰之室。非斋戒不敢示。夫圣如轩皇。而于医事崇尚若此。岂非 一体。胞与为怀。
欲登万世斯人于仁寿者欤。素问而下。如伊芳尹汤液。皇甫谧甲乙。秦越人问难。张仲景金匮。王叔和脉经。陶弘
景肘后。此数公者。虽曰祖述灵素。其实以作为述。自兹而往。医事寥寥。虽著作者。代不乏人。求其无偏无陂。
实难多觏。唯明末李时珍张景岳喻嘉言递出。阐明金匮。发泄内经。扫芜秽而返清纯。有功于医事者不小。然数
人虽产明代。而其书始盛行于康熙初年。大为世用。盖由圣天子临御。德孚中外。仁协万方。近纂医宗金鉴。遍
周海宇。将见民无疵疠。物遂生成。故预产明良。以 位育之功。非偶然矣。唯幼科一门。不无遗憾。虽嘉言微
启其端。其言未竟。予每读惊风之书。未尝不三叹而流涕也。予幼禀亏多病。于医家色脉之要。颇尝究心。长际
仙师。授金鼎火符。性命之秘。嗣是遨游海岳。冀遇同俦。竹杖芒鞋。行方几半宇内。凡绅衿士庶。名公巨卿。
以及至贱至微者。盖尝随缘而方便之。其临证救治之多。有非笔楮所能罄。第念惊风之说。在在讹传。莫获辞而
正之。坐使无辜婴稚。枉
受贻殃。前后相仍。迄无底止。兹将惊风之说。概为删订。而附以一得之愚。自禀予胎元。火功烁艾。以及杂说
麻痘。汤火疮疡。无不周备。汇为六卷。计数十万言。书成付梓。颜曰幼幼集成。其中延医权衡。一遵经旨。罔
或偏枯。务期有当于理。无害于人而后己。非敢妄议前人。遂其一隅之见。第念保赤诚求。不中不远。此书不无
万一之助。勿忍终默而息。不辞狂瞽。呈政大方。岂曰井海瓮天。立言启后。亦聊体古圣仁民爱物之心。欲自效
其负暄之悃云尔。维大清乾隆十五年岁次庚午。孟春月。罗浮陈复正飞霞氏书于 阳之种杏草堂。
凡例曰。幼科之书。几于汗牛。其惊风之传。诚多谬误。喻嘉言陈远公程凤雏业已辟之。指出病痉。惜未申
明病痉之由。与治痉之法。仍无着落。不足服人。予兹彻底揭破。以伤寒病痉。杂病致搐。并竭绝脱证。分为三
则。以搐字概之。曰误搐。曰类搐。曰非搐。条分缕析。证治判然。名目既正。治疗不惑。周虚中曰。开此三大
法门。可济无穷夭札。一幼科论证。悉以阳有余阴不足立说。乖误相承。流祸千古。后人误以婴儿为一团阳火。
肆用寒凉。伤败脾胃。古初禀受敦庞。贻害犹浅。今非昔比。怯弱者众，古方今病。每多龃龉。是故聊为删订。
非敢轻前人而执己见。盖亦因时制宜之用也。一痘科之书。如冯氏陈氏聂氏万氏。虽皆不为无见。而实繁简不侔。
又惟万氏明显。可以济急。惜原板毁于明末。康熙二年复梓者。则亥豕盈篇。鲁鱼过半。诗歌□韵。全亡证论。
先后重复。识者鄙之。予甚惜焉。因为详悉。删润纂入。以成全璧。一火功为幼科第一要务。济急无捷于此。奈
从前所传。悉犯关门逐盗之戒。不惟无济。而反有害。今以异授神火绘图作歌。公诸同志。急迫之济。可以回春
顷刻。
〔沈氏（金鳌）幼科释谜〕六卷 存
【程氏（云鹏）《慈幼筏》】十二卷，存世。
自序说：我年轻时攻读科举学业，不懂《黄帝内经·灵枢》和《素问》的道理。等到先母因疟疾去世，妻子因产后血崩而死，三个儿子和两个女儿中，有的死于惊风，有的死于天花，于是我对世间所谓的医生产生了怀疑。于是我翻遍家中收藏的从轩辕黄帝以来的书籍，共一千七百九十余卷，白天诵读，晚上思考，有所领悟就痛哭失声，手拍胸口，头撞墙壁，无法停止。大概先母的疟疾，是崩漏证即将形成的征兆，往来寒热，治疗应当滋补肾水；妻子的出血，是因为经期逆行，血液随着火气上泛，应当顺应病势引导其下行。但医生却用青皮、草果治疗先母，用三七、血余炭治疗妻子，严重损伤了真元，遏制了营气，导致肾水枯竭、血液凝滞，最终不可救治，真是悲伤啊。我的孩子体质向来虚弱，出痘时正值严冬，识时务的人，自然应该调气助血，使痘疹没有壅塞阻滞，收功有什么难的？然而医生每天使用石膏、滑石粉、犀角、羚羊角、茯苓、黄连、栀子、黄柏等药物，冰伏了生生之气，竟然导致孩子死亡。次子感受寒邪出现呕吐腹泻，医生给予抱龙丸及发散的药物，导致腠理大开，出现头摇目视的症状，又进服牛黄、紫雪丹而死。哪里知道脏腑之气的消长变化，容易变虚也容易变实？这种情况应当温中补脾才对。丙子年，我客居广陵，极闸人成生聘请我，讨论古今医籍，著书七种。成生慷慨地想先将儿科著作刊行于世，询问我的老师。老师说：“近世的医学，不是庸医就是妄言者。庸医卑陋狭隘，固守一家之说，不能变通；妄言者私心穿凿附会，不能察觉细微之处。唉！现在的医生也可以自我反省了。我还有什么可说的呢？不得已，就将这七本书的宗旨简要陈述一下。一是《灵素微言》，《素问》中五脏六腑，世上只列出了六腑，有包络而没有三焦，有三焦而没有包络。胃是肾的关口，易作肾是胃的关口，一字之差，阴阳颠倒，消化功能随之改变。又如真人、圣人等论述，尤其不是儒者可以混同看待的，都加以辨析。二是《脉覆》，王叔和的书，真伪混乱难以凭信，李士材根据《素问》，考据非常详细，分列二十八字，窥探深部迎取浮脉，后辈学子，很苦于寻找探究。初气二气的说法，又不能与岁运吻合，因此予以纠正。三是《伤寒答问》，张仲景的法象高深，茫然不知入手之处，束之高阁不观看，临证时昏昧不明。于是针对一二门生的提问，浅显地展示出来，使他们容易通晓。四是《医贯别裁》，赵氏摘录李东垣、薛己的要旨，最为真切截当，但措引不纯粹，主张太过分，懒惰懈怠的人将其作为秘本，想要废弃一切其他学说，遗害不小。我为他剔除多余的言辞，补入诸家杂证方论，颇觉面貌一新。五是《医人传》，从轩辕、岐伯以下，代代不乏其人，采集编辑成编，表彰他们的功能，批判他们的谬误，学习者获得所遵循的方向，百姓怎能不受救济？六是《慈幼筏》，钱乙和陈文中各有分途，世间盛传《小儿药证直诀》的金镜，认为稚阳纯气，不耐温补，道理固然如此，但胶柱鼓瑟拘泥一端，抹杀名理，抬轿夫和烧饭妇，都可以谈论医学，竞相声称家里负有异传，读书反而觉得是多事。唉！无知的幼儿，怎么能忍受这种伤害？七是《种嗣玄机》，天地虽然极度寒冷，生理机能未曾断绝。元精不蓄积，放纵情欲于方士金丹，或者闭塞于穷愁哀怨，或者□□膏腴（此处原文缺字，推测为饮食肥甘），或者疲于奔命，是自暴自弃罢了。天地何心？又有坚持经朔（月经周期）的说法，妄想通过葭吹六管（候气法）来预测生育，捕影捉风，徒令若敖氏（楚国灭族典故）嘲笑并引为同病。七本书义类如此。成生想以《慈幼筏》为主，怜悯婴儿呼号而无告罢了。我怎忍心叙述这些呢？我的母亲、我的妻子、我的儿子和女儿，在九泉之下，正怨恨不已。我不在二十年之前学习，而怀抱无穷哀痛。然而还庆幸在二十年之中得以学习，足以承接父亲的欢心，以及眼前的儿子和女儿，像我一样长大。又庆幸能施用于二十年之后，天下的父母之子若女，不至短折而死在庸医妄言之手。甲申年花朝前一日，香梦书生书写。
【叶氏（其蓁）《抱乙子幼科指掌遗稿》】五卷，未见。
【陈氏（复正）《幼幼集成》】六卷，存世。
小引说：考察自从三坟开启秘密，神圣相继兴起，《本草》《内经》，如星辰日月般昭示垂范。大概圣人继承天道确立准则，以地位培育万物为功效，念及天地之间，阴阳代谢，运气推迁，至之先后，已无固定规则，应之迟早，没有定律。其间六淫胜复，酿成灾祸，可怜这些百姓，能不因此夭折吗？这是岐伯演绎十世之传，帝启询问九章之问，从而有了医氏之学。恭敬阅读黄帝对岐伯说：“圣人的道真是伟大啊，天地的宏大变化，除了先生谁能通达？请藏在灵兰之室，非斋戒不敢示人。”像轩辕黄帝这样的圣人，对于医事崇尚到如此地步，难道不是视天下为一体，以胞与为怀，想让万代人类达到仁寿境界吗？《素问》以下，如伊尹《汤液》，皇甫谧《甲乙经》，秦越人《难经》，张仲景《金匮要略》，王叔和《脉经》，陶弘景《肘后备急方》，这几位先生，虽然说祖述《灵》《素》，其实是以创作为阐述。从此以后，医事寥落，虽然著作者代代不乏，求其无偏无私，实在很难多见。只有明末李时珍、张景岳、喻嘉言相继出现，阐明《金匮》，发泄《内经》，扫除芜秽返回清纯，对医事的功劳不小。然而这几个人虽产于明代，但其书开始在康熙初年盛行，大为世人所用。大概由于圣天子统治，德行信服中外，仁爱协和万方，近来编纂《医宗金鉴》，遍及海宇，将见到民众无疾病，万物遂其生成。所以预先产生明君良臣，以完成地位培育的功效，并非偶然。只有儿科一门，不无遗憾。虽然喻嘉言微微开启其端绪，其言论未竟。我每次读惊风的书籍，未尝不三次叹息而流泪。我幼年禀赋亏虚多病，对于医家色脉的要领，颇曾用心研究。长大后际遇仙师，传授金鼎火符，性命之秘。此后遨游海岳，希望遇到同道。竹杖芒鞋，行走半个宇宙。凡是绅士、平民、名公巨卿，以及至贱至微的人，都曾随缘而方便救治他们。其临证救治之多，有非笔墨所能穷尽。只是考虑到惊风的说法，到处讹传，未能得到辞令而纠正它，坐使无辜婴孩，枉受遗留的灾殃，前后相仍，迄无底止。现在将惊风的说法，一概删订，而附上自己的一得之愚。从禀受胎元，火功烁艾，以及杂说麻痘，汤火疮疡，无不周备。汇为六卷，计数十万言。书成付梓，题名为《幼幼集成》。其中延医权衡，一律遵循经典旨意，没有偏枯，务必期求合乎道理，不伤害人而后止。不敢妄议前人，遂其一隅之见。只是考虑到保赤诚心寻求，不中不远，这本书不无万一的帮助，不忍终默而息，不辞狂瞽，呈政大方。岂曰井海瓮天，立言启后，也是姑且体现古圣仁民爱物之心，想自效其负暄之悃罢了。大清乾隆十五年岁次庚午，孟春月，罗浮陈复正飞霞氏书写于扬州种杏草堂。
凡例说：儿科的书籍，几乎汗牛充栋。其惊风的传闻，确实多有谬误。喻嘉言、陈远公、程凤雏已经辟除过，指出病痉，可惜未申明病痉的原因，与治痉的方法，仍无着落，不足以服人。我现在彻底揭破，以伤寒病痉、杂病致搐，并竭绝脱证，分为三则，以“搐”字概括，称为误搐、类搐、非搐。条分缕析，证治判然，名目既正，治疗不惑。周虚中说：开此三大法门，可救济无穷的夭折。一、儿科论证，全以阳有余阴不足立说，乖误相承，流祸千古。后人误以为婴儿是一团阳火，肆意使用寒凉，伤败脾胃。古初禀受敦庞，贻害犹浅，今非昔比，怯弱者众，古方今病，每多龃龉。所以聊为删订，不敢轻慢前人而执己见，盖亦因时制宜之用也。一、痘科的书籍，如冯氏、陈氏、聂氏、万氏，虽然都不为无见，但实繁简不侔。又惟万氏明显，可以济急，可惜原板毁于明末，康熙二年重新刻印的，则亥豕盈篇，鲁鱼过半，诗歌押韵，全亡证论，先后重复，识者鄙之。我非常惋惜，因此详细润色删改纂入，以成全璧。一、火功为儿科第一要务，急救没有比这更快捷的。奈何从前所传，都犯关门逐盗的戒律，不惟无济，反而有害。现在以异授神火绘图作歌，公诸同志，急迫之济，可以回春顷刻。
[Wang's (Honghan) *Essentials of Pediatrics*] Not seen.
Note: The above appears in the *Wu County Gazetteer*.
[Cheng's (Yunpeng) *Raft for Nurturing Children*] Twelve volumes, extant.
Preface by the author states: In my youth, I studied for the imperial examinations and did not understand the principles of the *Ling Shu* and *Su Wen* of the *Huangdi Neijing*. When my late mother died of malaria and my wife died of postpartum hemorrhage, and among our three sons and two daughters, some died of convulsions and others of smallpox, I began to doubt the so-called doctors of the world. I then examined all books in my family collection from the time of the Yellow Emperor onwards, totaling over 1,790 volumes. I read by day and pondered by night; upon gaining insight, I would weep bitterly, beating my chest and striking my head until I could not stop. It seems that my late mother's malaria was a precursor to the *Bengzheng* (Leukorrhagia/Hemorrhagic syndrome), characterized by alternating chills and fever; treatment should have nourished Kidney Water. My wife's bleeding resulted from retrograde menstruation, where blood followed Fire upward; treatment should have guided it downward according to its trend. However, the physicians treated my mother with Qingpi (Cortex Aurantii) and Caoguo (Fructus Tsaoko), and my wife with Sanqi (Radix Notoginseng) and Xueyutao (Sanguis Spinae Cervi), severely damaging True Yuan (True Qi) and suppressing Ying Qi (Nutritive Qi), leading to dryness of Water and coagulation of Blood, which became incurable. How sorrowful! My children were constitutionally deficient from birth. When they developed smallpox during the severe winter, those who understood the times should have regulated Qi and assisted Blood to prevent stagnation, making recovery easy. Yet, the physicians daily administered Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Fen (Talcum), Xijiao (Cornu Rhinocerotis), Lingyangjiao (Cornu Saigae Tataricae), Fuling (Poria), Huanglian (Rhizoma Coptidis), Zhizi (Fructus Gardeniae), and Huangbai (Cortex Phellodendri), freezing the vital energy with cold properties, ultimately resulting in death. My second son contracted cold and suffered vomiting and diarrhea; the physician administered Baolong Wan (Dragon-Embracing Pill) and dispersing agents, causing the Wind Gates (pores) to open wide, leading to head shaking and fixed gaze. Subsequent administration of Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis) and Zixue Dan (Purple Snow Pill) caused his death. Did they not know that Zang-Fu Qi fluctuates, easily becoming Deficient or Excess? Such cases require warming the Middle and tonifying Spleen. In the Bingzi year, I resided in Guangling, where Cheng Sheng from Jizha hired me to discuss ancient and modern medical texts. I authored seven works. Cheng generously wished to publish the pediatric work first and asked my teacher. The teacher said, "Modern medicine consists either of quacks or charlatans. Quacks are narrow-minded, adhering rigidly to one master's theory without flexibility; charlatans engage in subjective speculation, failing to perceive subtleties. Alas, contemporary physicians should reflect upon themselves. What more can I say? Reluctantly, I will briefly outline the purport of these seven books. First, *Ling Su Wei Yan*: The *Su Wen* lists five Zang and six Fu organs, but the world only recognizes six Fu organs, possessing Bao Luo (Pericardium) without San Jiao (Triple Burner), or San Jiao without Bao Luo. 'Stomach is the gate of Kidney' was erroneously written as 'Kidney is the gate of Stomach'; this single character error inverted Yin and Yang, affecting digestion. Discussions on 'Zhen Ren' (True Person) and 'Sheng Ren' (Sage) are certainly not to be conflated by Confucian scholars; all are clarified. Second, *Mai Fu*: Wang Shuhe's text is confused and unreliable. Li Shicai, based on the *Su Wen*, conducted detailed research, listing twenty-eight characters to inspect deep and catch floating pulses, yet junior students struggle to investigate. The theories of Initial Qi and Secondary Qi do not align with the Annual Luck (Yun); thus, corrections were made. Third, *Shanghan Dawen*: Zhang Zhongjing's methods are profound and obscure, often ignored, leading to confusion in clinical practice. Therefore, I answered questions from scholars to provide simple explanations for easier understanding. Fourth, *Yiguan Biecai*: Zhao's compilation of Li Dongyuan and Xue Ji's essentials is accurate but imprecise in citation and overly dogmatic. Lazy practitioners use it as a secret manual to discard other schools, causing great harm. I removed superfluous words and added miscellaneous case discussions from various schools, significantly improving the content. Fifth, *Yiren Zhuan*: From Xuanyuan and Qibo downwards, there has been no lack of practitioners. I compiled their biographies to highlight their merits and expose errors, guiding learners and benefiting the people. Sixth, *Ciyou Fa*: Qian Yi and Chen Zhongduo had different approaches. The world widely circulates the "Golden Mirror" (*Xiao'er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue*), asserting that infants possess pure Yang and cannot tolerate warming tonification. While theoretically sound, rigid adherence kills famous principles. Even porters and cooks claim medical knowledge, boasting of secret transmissions, while reading is deemed unnecessary. Alas, how can ignorant infants endure this? Seventh, *Zhongsi Xuanji*: Although heaven and earth are extremely cold, life persists. If Yuan Jing (Primordial Essence) is not stored, one indulges in alchemical elixirs, or becomes blocked by sorrow, or indulges in rich food, or exhausts oneself through toil; this is self-abandonment. Heaven has no heart. There are also absurd claims about menstrual cycles and using reed pipes to predict fertility, chasing shadows and winds, inviting ridicule like the Ru'ao clan. These are the categories of the seven books. Cheng wished to prioritize *Ciyou Fa* out of pity for crying infants. How could I bear to narrate this? My mother, wife, sons, and daughters resent me in the underworld. I failed to learn earlier, bearing infinite grief. Yet, I am fortunate to have learned within twenty years, pleasing my father and raising my children safely. I hope to apply this after twenty years so that children worldwide do not die prematurely at the hands of quacks. Written on the eve of Flower Festival in Jiashen year by Xiangmeng Shusheng.
[Ye's (Qizhen) *Baoyizi Pediatric Guidelines Manuscript*] Five volumes, not seen.
[Chen's (Fuzheng) *Complete Collection for Infants*] Six volumes, extant.
Introduction states: Since the secrets of the Three Treatises were revealed and sages arose, *Bencao* and *Neijing* have shone like stars and suns. Sages inherit the Way of Heaven to establish norms, achieving position and nurturing functions. Considering the metabolism of Yin and Yang in the universe and the shift of Yunqi (Luck), there are no fixed rules for timing. The victory and revenge of the Six Evils cause disasters; can the common people avoid premature death? This led to Qibo's ten-generation transmission and Emperor Qi's nine-chapter inquiries, giving rise to medical studies. As recorded, the Yellow Emperor said to Qibo, "Great is the Way of the Sage! Only you can comprehend the great transformation of heaven and earth. Please store it in the Chamber of Spiritual Orchids; do not show it unless fasting." Even such a sage as Xuanyuan revered medicine so highly, viewing all beings as one body, wishing to bring benevolence and longevity to generations. Following the *Su Wen*, figures like Yi Yin (*Tangye*), Huangfu Mi (*Jia Yi Jing*), Qin Yueren (*Nan Jing*), Zhang Zhongjing (*Jingui Yaolue*), Wang Shuhe (*Maijing*), and Tao Hongjing (*Zhoubi Houfang*) inherited the *Ling* and *Su* but also innovated. Since then, medical literature declined. Although authors appeared continuously, finding unbiased works was rare. Only in the late Ming did Li Shizhen, Zhang Jingyue, and Yu Jiayan emerge, clarifying *Jingui* and *Neijing*, clearing weeds to return to purity, contributing greatly to medicine. Though Ming dynasty natives, their works flourished in early Kangxi reign due to the Emperor's virtue and the compilation of *Yizong Jinjian*, ensuring public health. Thus, the emergence of wise rulers and ministers to nurture the people was not accidental. However, pediatrics remains regrettable. Although Yu Jiayan started the discussion, it remained incomplete. Every time I read texts on Convulsions (Jingfeng), I sigh and weep. I was constitutionally weak and sickly since childhood, studying pulse and complexion. Later, I met an immortal master who taught me Golden Cauldron fire techniques and mysteries of life and nature. I traveled widely, treating everyone from nobles to beggars. The number of cures is beyond description. However, rumors about Convulsions spread everywhere, uncorrected, causing innocent infants to suffer. Now, I revise these theories, adding my insights. Covering fetal origin, moxibustion, measles, smallpox, burns, and sores, I compiled six volumes, totaling 100,000 words. Titled *Youyou Jicheng*, it follows classic principles without bias, aiming for reason and safety, not to criticize predecessors but to adapt to current times. May it help preserve infants. I present this humble work to experts, hoping to emulate the ancient sages' benevolence. Written in the first month of Gengwu year (Qianlong 15) by Feixia Shi Chen Fuzheng at Zhongxing Cottage in Yangzhou.
Examples state: Pediatric books are numerous. Rumors of Convulsions are full of errors. Yu Jiayan, Chen Yuangong, and Cheng Fengchu identified "Spasm" (Jing) but failed to explain its causes and treatments adequately. I now thoroughly expose it, categorizing spasms from Cold Damage, miscellaneous diseases, and collapse into three types: Mis-spasm, Similar-spasm, and Non-spasm. Clear classification ensures correct treatment. Zhou Xuzhong said opening these gates saves many lives. First, pediatric theories relying on "Yang Excess, Yin Deficiency" are erroneous, harming generations by encouraging cold-natured drugs that damage Spleen and Stomach. Ancient infants were robust; modern ones are frail. Ancient formulas often clash with modern conditions, necessitating revision adapted to the times. Second, smallpox books by Feng, Chen, Nie, and Wan vary in quality. Wan's is clear and urgent, but original plates were lost in late Ming; the Kangxi reprint is riddled with errors and missing proofs. I revised and incorporated them to complete the work. Third, fire therapy is crucial for pediatrics but previous methods violated the principle of "not locking the door while chasing thieves," causing harm. I now illustrate and sing songs on divine fire transmission for rapid rescue.
[Shen's (Jin'ao) *Pediatric Riddles Explained*] Six volumes, extant.