钱乙附方∶凡小儿实热,疏转后如无虚证,不可妄温补,热必随生。
姚和众治小儿脑热,常闭目方。
上用大黄一分,粗锉,以水三合浸一宿,一岁儿每日与半合服,余者涂顶。
日华子治小儿热发。
上煎郁李仁,作汤浴之。
《圣惠》碧雪煎 治心神烦热,时行温病。生癫痫,疗热毒风,压丹石,解百毒,去头疼、赤眼、口疮、酒黄。
大人小儿一切热病,悉能治之方。
大青 竹茹 子芩 甘草(生用) 枳壳(去瓤) 地骨皮 龙胆(去芦头) 元参(各二两) 吴蓝叶 麦
门冬(去心) 犀角(屑) 赤茯苓 川升麻 羚羊角(屑。各二两)
以上并细锉,以水二斗,煮至一斗,去滓澄清。
龙齿 牛黄(各细研,二两) 麝香(一两,细研) 青黛(五两,细研) 川朴硝(七斤,炼好者)
上件煎了药汁入于锅内,下朴硝以慢火煎,不住手搅,稀稠得所,入研了龙齿、牛黄、麝香、青黛等,搅
令匀,入瓷器中收。每有患者,以冷水调下半匙,量大小加减服之。
太医局八正散 治大人、小儿心经邪热,一切蕴毒,咽干口燥,大渴引饮,心忪面热,烦躁不宁,目赤睛疼,
唇焦鼻衄,口舌生疮,咽喉肿痛。又治小便赤涩,或癃闭不通及热淋、血淋,并宜服之。
瞿麦 木通(各锉) 滑石 蓄 车前子 山栀子仁 甘草(炙) 大黄(锉,面裹煨,去面切,焙。各一斤)
上为散。每服二钱,水一盏,入灯心煎至七分,去滓温服,食后临卧。小儿量力少少与之。
太医局金屑辰砂膏 治小儿心经邪热,颊赤多渴,睡卧不宁,谵语狂妄,痰涎不利,精神恍惚;及大人痰热蕴
积,心膈烦躁,咽喉肿痛,口舌生疮方。
辰砂(研,水飞,三两) 人参(去芦头,一两) 甘草(炙,锉,二两
)蛤粉(水飞,八两) 生龙脑(二钱,研) 金箔(三十片,为衣) 铁粉(研) 马
牙硝(枯,研。各半两)
上为细末,炼蜜搜和。每一两半作二十丸,捏扁,用金箔为衣。每服半皂子大,大人一丸分作两服,并用
薄荷汤化下,食后临卧服。
《养生必用》知母柴胡汤 治大人、小儿实热,赤眼口疮,伤寒后烦渴手足热方。
知母 柴胡(去苗) 茯苓 茯神 甘草(炙) 人参(等分)
上为末。每服二钱,水一盏,煎至七分,去滓。食后温服,日二、三。
茅先生治小儿实热。牛黄丸方
雄黄(四钱,别研) 轻粉(二钱) 朱砂(一钱,别研) 全蝎(二十八个,去尾丁) 脑麝(随意
入用) 川巴豆(二十个,去皮心膜,并华水浸一宿,烂
研,不去油)
上件一处为末,用软饭为丸○此大。每服七丸、十四丸,量儿大小,五更初用薄荷姜枣煎汤下。天明即
通三、五行,用匀气散补(方见胃气不和门。)此药常服三、二丸,大假退热。
茅先生治小儿诸热。天竺黄散方
天竺黄 川郁金(用皂角水煮干) 茯苓(去皮) 麦门冬子(各半两) 蝉蜕(去足) 蝎(去土) 白
僵蚕(各十四个) 甘草(一两,炙) 朱砂(一分)
脑麝(随意所入)
上件各净洗,研、罗为末。每服半钱、一钱,用蜜熟水调下。
茅先生治小儿潮热、实热。三解牛黄散方
白僵蚕 全蝎(去土,炙) 防风 白附子 川黄芩 桔梗 川大黄 甘草(炙) 白茯苓 人参 川郁
金(用皂角水煮干)
上前件各等分为末,各净洗,研为末。每服半钱、一钱,用薄荷蜜熟水调下。
《婴孺》治小儿体有热,热实黄瘦,大便涩,食进少,兼惊。不可常服,宜消热。大黄丸方
大黄(十分) 柴胡 升麻 杏仁 芍药(各四分) 枳实(三分,炙) 黄芩 知母 栀子仁(各五
分) 钩藤皮(二分,炙) 寒水石
细辛(一分)
上为末,蜜丸大豆大。白饮下,三岁十五丸,常取通为度。
《婴孺》治少小服汤丸,得大吐利后,身壮热,精彩慢或微汗出,内有结热。大青汤方
大青(三分) 大黄 甘草 麻黄(去节。各二分)
上切,以水二升煮麻黄,去沫,下药煮一升,为四服。日进三服,夜一服。
《婴孺》治小儿生四十日,服药下后,身壮热如火,状如伤寒,头面丹肿,腹满,此内有伏热。龙胆汤方
龙胆 葵子 葳蕤 大青 柴胡(各一分) 茯苓 甘草(各二分)
上以水二升,煮八合,为五服。日进三服,夜一服。
钱乙治小儿心气实,则气上下行涩,合卧则气不得通,故喜仰卧,则气上下通直。泻心汤方
上用黄连一两去须,为细末。每服一字至半钱,临卧温水调下。
钱乙治小儿心热,视其睡,口中气温,或合面睡,反上窜切牙,皆心热也。心气热则心胸亦热,欲言不能而有
就冷之意,故合面卧。宜导赤散方
生干地黄(焙,秤) 木通 甘草(炙。各等分)
上同为末。每服三钱,水一盏,入竹叶同煎至五分,食后温服。一本不用甘草,用黄芩。
钱乙治小儿肺热,手掐眉目鼻面。甘桔汤方
甘草(炒,二两) 桔梗(米泔水浸一宿,焙热,用一两)
上为细末。每服二大钱,水一盏,入阿胶半片炮过,煎至五分,食后温服。
钱乙三黄丸 治诸热方。
黄芩(半两,去心) 大黄(去支,湿纸裹煨) 黄连(去须。各一分)
上同为细末,面糊丸绿豆大,或麻子大。每服五、六丸至十五丸、二十丸,食后米饮送下。《圣惠》上同,
每服只五丸。
钱乙附方 治小儿蓄热在中,身热狂躁,昏迷不食。
大栀子仁(七个,捶研) 豆豉(半两)
上共享水三盏,煎至二盏,看多少服之,无时。或吐或不吐,立效。
钱乙附方白虎汤 解暑毒,烦躁、身热、痰盛、头痛、口燥大渴。
知母(焙干,秤一两半) 甘草(半两,锉碎) 石膏(四两) 白粳米(八钱)
上同为粗末。每服三钱,水一盏,煎至八分,食后温冷随意服。气虚人加人参少许同煎。
张涣清肌散 治小儿初春不问有病无病,但宜服疏解积热方。
当归 川大黄(微炮,锉) 人参(去芦头。各一两) 芍药 甘草(炙) 犀角(各半两末)
上件捣,罗为细末。每服一钱,水一盏,入生姜三片,竹叶二片,同煎至五分,去滓,放温乳食后服。量
儿大小加减。
《刘氏家传》凉药 小儿大人皆可服方。
甘草(炙) 黄 防风 越桃仁(山栀是。等分)
上末之。每服一大钱,水一盏,煎七分,量大小加减服。
《刘氏家传》治热竹茹饮方
人参 白术(微炒) 茯苓 干葛 麻黄(去根节,酒浸,熬。各等分) 甘草(减半,半生用,半熟
用) 麦门冬(去心,如甘草炙)
上末之。量大小每服半钱、一钱、二钱。竹茹多于药,水半盏,同煎至四分。如小儿未能饮,可与乳母吃,
只作锉散佳。如不甚热,则不用麦门冬。
《张氏家传》治大人、小儿心脏实热。牛黄散方
甘草(二两,炙) 郁金(一两,炮) 马牙硝(半两) 朱砂(二钱)
上件捣,罗为细末,衮拌令匀。每服一钱或半钱,临卧时新汲水调下。
《张氏家传》朱砂散 治小儿实热方。
大黄(三钱,半炒半生) 防风 甘草(炙。各二钱)
上为末,外研入硼砂半钱,再令匀。如大故热,小便赤,大便涩。每服半钱一字,一字入朱砂末子,大小
加减,薄荷汤调下,服了并不得吃一物,令睡,食后服。
《庄氏家传》治小儿心脏热。牛黄膏方
牛黄 脑麝(各少许) 马牙硝 甘草(炙) 雄黄(浆水煮。各半两) 川大黄 郁金(各一两,并浆水煮)
上件八味,内三味用浆水一升煮至三分之二,出晒干,入余药一处研如面,炼蜜为丸,丸如绿豆大。每服
三丸,新水磨下,量儿小大与之。
《孔氏家传》治小儿热,只吃调胃承气汤极妙。李 使家只用此药。才有热,量虚实与之,胜如与他药,最效(方
见伤寒卷中)
《王氏手集》心脏实热,安魂定魄。紫霜散子
朱砂(一两半) 铁粉(半两) 铅白霜 天竺黄 甘草(炙) 人参 使君子(各一钱) 脑子(半钱,研入)
上为末,以瓷器盛。每服半钱,蜜水调下。
《吉氏家传》治诸热金花散方
人参 茯苓 朱砂(各一钱) 白附子 大黄(炒。各一分) 蝉蜕(五个) 蝎(二个) 甘草(半两) 僵
蚕(七个) 郁金(半两,皂角水一碗,煮干为度)
上件为末。小儿风热、疳热、膈热、赤眼口疮用三服,荆芥薄荷汤调下,米饮亦得。如不思食,以人参汤
下。惊热,金银薄荷汤下。
《吉氏家传》金华散 退小儿一切风、实热、潮热方。
郁金(皂角水煮) 天竺黄(各一钱) 牙硝( ) 甘草(炒。各一钱) 朱砂(一钱半)
上为细末。每服半钱或一字,薄荷蜜水调下。
钱乙附方:凡是小儿患有实热证,在通过泻下法疏通肠道后,如果没有出现虚损的证候,不可随意使用温补药物,否则热邪必然随之产生。
姚和众治疗小儿脑热,常用闭目方。
取大黄一分,粗切碎,用水三合浸泡一夜,一岁的婴儿每日服用半合,剩余的药液涂抹于头顶。
《圣惠方》碧雪煎:治疗心神烦热、时行温病;生癫痫,治疗热毒风,压制丹石药性,解除百毒,去除头疼、红眼、口疮、酒黄(面部色素沉着或黄疸)。
大人和小孩的一切热病,都能治疗的方剂。
大青、竹茹、子芩(黄芩)、甘草(生用)、枳壳(去瓤)、地骨皮、龙胆(去芦头)、元参(各二两)、吴蓝叶、麦门冬(去心)、犀角(锉屑)、赤茯苓、川升麻、羚羊角(锉屑,各二两)。
以上药材都细切,用水二斗,煮至一斗,滤去药渣并澄清。
龙齿、牛黄(各细研,二两)、麝香(一两,细研)、青黛(五两,细研)、川朴硝(七斤,炼制好的)。
将上述煎好的药汁倒入锅内,加入朴硝,用慢火煎煮,不停地搅拌,直到稀稠适度,加入已研细的龙齿、牛黄、麝香、青黛等,搅拌均匀,装入瓷器中收藏。每当有患者,用冷水调服半匙,根据年龄大小增减剂量服用。
太医局八正散:治疗大人、小孩心经邪热,一切蕴积之毒,咽干口燥,极度口渴想喝水,心慌面热,烦躁不安,眼睛红痛,嘴唇焦裂鼻出血,口腔舌头生疮,咽喉肿痛。又治疗小便赤涩,或排尿困难不通畅以及热淋、血淋,都适宜服用。
瞿麦、木通(各切碎)、滑石、萹蓄、车前子、山栀子仁、甘草(炙)、大黄(切碎,用面粉包裹煨熟,去掉面粉切开,焙干,各一斤)。
以上制成散剂。每次服用二钱,水一盏,加入灯心草煎至七分,滤去药渣温服,饭后临睡前服用。小孩根据体力少量给予。
太医局金屑辰砂膏:治疗小儿心经邪热,脸颊红多渴,睡卧不宁,说胡话狂妄,痰涎不利,精神恍惚;以及大人痰热蕴积,心胸膈部烦躁,咽喉肿痛,口舌生疮的方剂。
辰砂(研,水飞法处理,三两)、人参(去芦头,一两)、甘草(炙,切碎,二两)、蛤粉(水飞法处理,八两)、生龙脑(二钱,研)、金箔(三十片,作为包衣)、铁粉(研)、马牙硝(枯制,研,各半两)。
以上制成细末,用炼蜜调和。每一两半做成二十丸,捏扁,用金箔做包衣。每次服用半个皂荚子大小,大人一丸分两次服用,都用薄荷汤化开送下,饭后临睡前服用。
《养生必用》知母柴胡汤:治疗大人、小孩实热,红眼口疮,伤寒后烦渴手足热的方剂。
知母、柴胡(去苗)、茯苓、茯神、甘草(炙)、人参(等分)。
以上制成末。每次服用二钱,水一盏,煎至七分,滤去药渣。饭后温服,每天二到三次。
茅先生治疗小儿实热。牛黄丸方
雄黄(四钱,单独研)、轻粉(二钱)、朱砂(一钱,单独研)、全蝎(二十八个,去尾丁)、脑麝(随意加入)、川巴豆(二十个,去皮心膜,并用华水浸泡一夜,烂研,不去油)。
以上混合为末,用软饭做丸,如梧桐子大。每次服用七丸、十四丸,根据孩子大小,五更初用薄荷姜枣煎汤送下。天亮后即通大便三到五次,之后用匀气散补益(方见胃气不和门)。此药常服三、二丸,大多能退热。
茅先生治疗小儿各种热证。天竺黄散方
天竺黄、川郁金(用皂角水煮干)、茯苓(去皮)、麦门冬子(各半两)、蝉蜕(去足)、蝎(去土)、白僵蚕(各十四个)、甘草(一两,炙)、朱砂(一分)、脑麝(随意加入)。
以上各洗净,研、过筛为末。每次服用半钱、一钱,用蜜熟水调下。
茅先生治疗小儿潮热、实热。三解牛黄散方
白僵蚕、全蝎(去土,炙)、防风、白附子、川黄芩、桔梗、川大黄、甘草(炙)、白茯苓、人参、川郁金(用皂角水煮干)。
以上各等分为末,洗净,研为末。每次服用半钱、一钱,用薄荷蜜熟水调下。
《婴孺书》治疗小儿身体有热,热实导致黄瘦,大便涩滞,进食少,兼有惊风。不可常服,宜消热。大黄丸方
大黄(十分)、柴胡、升麻、杏仁、芍药(各四分)、枳实(三分,炙)、黄芩、知母、栀子仁(各五分)、钩藤皮(二分,炙)、寒水石、细辛(一分)。
以上制成末,蜜丸如大豆大。用白饮送下,三岁十五丸,以大便通畅为度。
《婴孺书》治疗婴幼儿服用汤丸后,发生剧烈吐利,身体壮热,神采缓慢或微汗出,内有结热。大青汤方
大青(三分)、大黄、甘草、麻黄(去节,各二分)。
以上切碎,用水二升煮麻黄,去沫,下药煮至一升,分四次服用。白天进三服,晚上进一服。
《婴孺书》治疗小儿出生四十天,服药泻下后,身体壮热如火,状如伤寒,头面丹肿,腹满,这是内有伏热。龙胆汤方
龙胆、葵子、葳蕤、大青、柴胡(各一分)、茯苓、甘草(各二分)。
以上用水二升,煮至八合,分五次服用。白天进三服,晚上进一服。
钱乙治疗小儿心气实,则气上下运行涩滞,合身卧则气不得通,所以喜欢仰卧,这样气上下通直。泻心汤方
取黄连一两去须,为细末。每次服用一字至半钱,临睡前温水调下。
钱乙治疗小儿心热,观察其睡眠,口中气温,或趴着睡,反而上窜咬牙,都是心热。心气热则心胸也热,想说话但不能表达而有求冷的意思,所以趴着睡。宜导赤散方
生干地黄(焙,秤)、木通、甘草(炙,各等分)。
以上同为末。每次服用三钱,水一盏,入竹叶同煎至五分,饭后温服。另一版本不用甘草,用黄芩。
钱乙治疗小儿肺热,手掐眉目鼻面。甘桔汤方
甘草(炒,二两)、桔梗(米泔水浸一夜,焙热,用一两)。
以上为细末。每次服用两大钱,水一盏,入阿胶半片炮过,煎至五分,饭后温服。
钱乙三黄丸:治疗各种热证的方剂。
黄芩(半两,去心)、大黄(去支,湿纸裹煨)、黄连(去须,各一分)。
以上同为细末,面糊丸绿豆大,或麻子大。每次服用五、六丸至十五丸、二十丸,饭后米饮送下。《圣惠方》同上,每次只服五丸。
钱乙附方:治疗小儿蓄热在中,身热狂躁,昏迷不食。
大栀子仁(七个,捶研)、豆豉(半两)。
以上共用水三盏,煎至二盏,看多少服用,不限时候。或吐或不吐,立即见效。
钱乙附方白虎汤:解暑毒,烦躁、身热、痰盛、头痛、口燥大渴。
知母(焙干,秤一两半)、甘草(半两,锉碎)、石膏(四两)、白粳米(八钱)。
以上同为粗末。每次服用三钱,水一盏,煎至八分,饭后温冷随意服。气虚人加人参少许同煎。
张涣清肌散:治疗小儿初春不问有病无病,但宜服疏解积热方。
当归、川大黄(微炮,锉)、人参(去芦头,各一两)、芍药、甘草(炙)、犀角(各半两末)。
以上捣,罗为细末。每次服用一钱,水一盏,入生姜三片,竹叶二片,同煎至五分,去滓,放温乳食后服。根据孩子大小加减。
《刘氏家传》凉药:小儿大人皆可服方。
甘草(炙)、黄芩、防风、越桃仁(即山栀,等分)。
以上为末。每次服用一大钱,水一盏,煎七分,根据大小加减服。
《刘氏家传》治热竹茹饮方
人参、白术(微炒)、茯苓、干葛、麻黄(去根节,酒浸,熬,各等分)、甘草(减半,半生用,半熟用)、麦门冬(去心,如甘草炙)。
以上为末。根据大小每次服用半钱、一钱、二钱。竹茹多于药,水半盏,同煎至四分。如果小儿不能喝,可以让乳母吃,只做成锉散好。如果不甚热,则不用麦门冬。
《张氏家传》治疗大人、小孩心脏实热。牛黄散方
甘草(二两,炙)、郁金(一两,炮)、马牙硝(半两)、朱砂(二钱)。
以上捣,罗为细末,拌匀。每次服用一钱或半钱,临睡前新汲水调下。
《张氏家传》朱砂散:治疗小儿实热方。
大黄(三钱,半炒半生)、防风、甘草(炙,各二钱)。
以上为末,外研入硼砂半钱,再令匀。如果大热,小便赤,大便涩。每次服用半钱一字,一字入朱砂末子,大小加减,薄荷汤调下,服了并不得吃一物,令睡,食后服。
《庄氏家传》治疗小儿心脏热。牛黄膏方
牛黄、脑麝(各少许)、马牙硝、甘草(炙)、雄黄(浆水煮,各半两)、川大黄、郁金(各一两,并浆水煮)。
以上八味,内三味用浆水一升煮至三分之二,出晒干,入余药一处研如面,炼蜜为丸,丸如绿豆大。每次服用三丸,新水磨下,根据孩子大小与之。
《孔氏家传》治疗小儿热,只吃调胃承气汤极妙。李家只用此药。才有热,量虚实与之,胜如与他药,最效(方见伤寒卷中)
《王氏手集》心脏实热,安魂定魄。紫霜散子
朱砂(一两半)、铁粉(半两)、铅白霜、天竺黄、甘草(炙)、人参、使君子(各一钱)、脑子(半钱,研入)。
以上为末,以瓷器盛。每次服用半钱,蜜水调下。
《吉氏家传》治疗诸热金花散方
人参、茯苓、朱砂(各一钱)、白附子、大黄(炒,各一分)、蝉蜕(五个)、蝎(二个)、甘草(半两)、僵蚕(七个)、郁金(半两,皂角水一碗,煮干为度)。
以上为末。小儿风热、疳热、膈热、赤眼口疮用三服,荆芥薄荷汤调下,米饮亦得。如不思食,以人参汤下。惊热,金银薄荷汤下。
《吉氏家传》金华散:退小儿一切风、实热、潮热方。
郁金(皂角水煮)、天竺黄(各一钱)、牙硝(?)、甘草(炒,各一钱)、朱砂(一钱半)。
以上为细末。每次服用半钱或一字,薄荷蜜水调下。
Qian Yi's Supplementary Formula: For pediatric excess-heat syndromes, if there are no deficiency signs after purgation (a method using laxatives to clear heat and accumulation), warm tonification should not be used recklessly, otherwise heat will inevitably arise.
Yao Hezhong's Common Eye-Closing Formula for Treating Pediatric Brain Heat:
Take 1 fen of Rhizoma et Radix Rhei (Dahuang, 大黄), coarsely chopped, soaked in 3 he of water overnight. Infants aged one year should take 0.5 he daily; the remainder is applied to the vertex.
Ri Hua Zi's Method for Treating Pediatric Fever:
Decoct Fructus Pruni Mume (Yuliren, 郁李仁) to make a decoction for bathing.
Bixue Decoction from *Shenghui Fang*: Treats mental restlessness and heat, epidemic warm diseases; induces vomiting for epilepsy, treats toxic wind, suppresses the effects of mineral drugs, resolves hundred toxins, alleviates headache, red eyes, mouth ulcers, and jaundice.
A formula capable of treating all heat diseases in adults and children.
Indigo Naturalis (Daqing), Bamboo Shavings (Zhuru), Scutellaria Root (Ziqin/Huangqin), Raw Licorice Root (Gancao), Bitter Orange (Zhike, de-seeded), Groundcherry Root Bark (Digupi), Gentian Root (Longdan, de-radicle), Scrophularia Root (Yuanshen), each 2 liang; Isatis Leaf (Wulan Ye), Ophiopogon Tuber (Mendong, de-heart), Rhinoceros Horn (Xijiao, shaved), Red Poria (Chifuling), Cimicifuga Rhizome (Chuan Shengma), Antelope Horn (Lingyangjiao, shaved), each 2 liang.
Finely chop all ingredients, boil in 2 dou of water until reduced to 1 dou, strain and clarify.
Dragon Tooth (Longchi), Calculus Bovis (Niuhuang), each finely ground, 2 liang; Moschus (Shexiang), 1 liang, finely ground; Indigo Naturalis (Qingdai), 5 liang, finely ground; Mirabilite (Chuan Pu Xiao), 7 jin, refined.
Pour the decocted liquid into a pot, add Mirabilite, simmer on low heat while stirring constantly until the consistency is appropriate. Add the finely ground Dragon Tooth, Calculus Bovis, Moschus, and Indigo Naturalis, stir evenly, and store in porcelain vessels. When needed, mix half a spoonful with cold water and administer, adjusting dosage according to age.
Bay Zheng San (Eight Uprights Powder) from the Imperial Medical Bureau: Treats pathogenic heat in the Heart meridian in adults and children, accumulated toxins, dry throat and mouth, extreme thirst with desire to drink, palpitations with facial heat, irritability and restlessness, red and painful eyes, cracked lips, epistaxis, oral and lingual ulcers, sore throat and swelling. Also treats dark and scanty urination, urinary retention, hot strangury, and bloody strangury.
Dianthus Herb (Qumai), Akebia Stem (Mutong), each chopped; Talcum (Huashi), Polygonum Aviculare Herb (Bianxu), Plantago Seed (Cheqianzi), Gardenia Fruit (Shanzhizi Ren), Roasted Licorice Root (Gancao), Rhizoma et Radix Rhei (Dahuang, chopped, flour-wrapped and roasted, de-flour, sliced, dried), each 1 jin.
Grind into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, with 1 sheng of water, add Centella Herb (Dengxin Cao), decoct to 0.7 sheng, strain, and take warm after meals and before bed. Children receive smaller doses according to their strength.
Jinxie Chensha Gao (Gold-Dusted Cinnabar Paste) from the Imperial Medical Bureau: Treats pathogenic heat in the Heart meridian in children, characterized by red cheeks, excessive thirst, restless sleep, delirium, madness, difficult expectoration, and trance-like spirit; also treats phlegm-heat accumulation in adults, chest and diaphragm irritability, sore throat and swelling, and oral/lingual ulcers.
Cinnabar (Chensha, ground and water-floated), 3 liang; Ginseng Root (Renshen, de-radicle), 1 liang; Roasted Licorice Root (Gancao, chopped), 2 liang; Concha Tridacnidae (Ge Fen, water-floated), 8 liang; Native Borneol (Sheng Longnao), 2 qian, ground; Gold Leaf (Jinbo), 30 pieces, as coating; Ferrum Oxidatum (Tiefen, ground); Sodium Sulfate (Mayaxiao, calcined and ground), each 0.5 liang.
Grind into fine powder, knead with refined honey. Make 20 pills from 1.5 liang, flatten them, and coat with gold leaf. Take an amount the size of a soap bean; adults divide one pill into two doses. Dissolve in Mint Decoction, take after meals and before bed.
Zhimu Chaihu Tang (Anemarrhena and Bupleurum Decoction) from *Yangsheng Biyong*: Treats excess heat in adults and children, red eyes, mouth ulcers, and post-typhoid restlessness, thirst, and heat in hands and feet.
Anemarrhena Rhizome (Zhimu), Bupleurum Root (Chaihu, de-tips), Poria (Fuling), Poria with Hostwood (Fushen), Roasted Licorice Root (Gancao), Ginseng Root (Renshen), in equal proportions.
Grind into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, with 1 sheng of water, decoct to 0.7 sheng, strain, and take warm after meals, 2-3 times daily.
Mao Xiansheng's Niuhuang Wan (Calculus Bovis Pill) for Treating Pediatric Excess Heat:
Realgar (Xionghuang), 4 qian, separately ground; Calomelas (Qingfen), 2 qian; Cinnabar (Zhusha), 1 qian, separately ground; Full Scorpion (Quanye), 28 heads, de-tail spurs; Moschus and Borneol (Nao She), as needed; Sichuan Croton Seed (Chuan Badou), 20 seeds, de-skin and heart membrane, soaked in Huashui overnight, pounded until soft without removing oil.
Mix all into powder, form pills with soft rice, size of Sophora seeds. Take 7 or 14 pills per dose, adjusted by child's size. Administer at dawn with Mint, Ginger, and Jujube decoction. Bowel movements will occur 3-5 times by morning; follow up with Yunqi San to tonify (see Stomach Qi Disharmony section). Regular use of 2-3 pills usually reduces fever.
Mao Xiansheng's Tianzhu Huang San for Treating Various Pediatric Fevers:
Calculus Tritici Japonici (Tianzhu Huang), Curcuma Zedoaria Tuber (Chuan Yujin, boiled dry in Soap Pod water), Poria (Fuling, de-bark), Ophiopogon Seed (Mendongzi), each 0.5 liang; Cicada Slough (Chantui, de-legs), Scorpio (Xie, de-soil), White Bombyx Batryticatus (Bai Jiangcan), each 14 heads; Roasted Licorice Root (Gancao), 1 liang; Cinnabar (Zhusha), 1 fen; Moschus and Borneol (Nao She), as needed.
Clean each ingredient, grind, and sieve into powder. Take 0.5 or 1 qian per dose, mixed with honey-water.
Mao Xiansheng's Sanjie Niuhuang San for Treating Pediatric Tidal Fever and Excess Heat:
White Bombyx Batryticatus (Bai Jiangcan), Full Scorpion (Quanye, de-soil, roasted), Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng), Typhonii Rhizoma (Baifu Zi), Scutellaria Root (Chuan Huangqin), Platycodon Root (Jiegeng), Rhizoma et Radix Rhei (Chuan Dahuang), Roasted Licorice Root (Gancao), White Poria (Bai Fuling), Ginseng Root (Renshen), Curcuma Zedoaria Tuber (Chuan Yujin, boiled dry in Soap Pod water).
Grind all equal parts into powder, clean, and sieve. Take 0.5 or 1 qian per dose, mixed with Mint and Honey-water.
*Yingru Shu*'s Dahuang Wan for Treating Pediatric Body Heat, Excess Heat with Yellow Emaciation, Constipation, Poor Appetite, and Convulsions: Not for long-term use; suitable for clearing heat.
Rhizoma et Radix Rhei (Dahuang), 10 parts; Bupleurum Root (Chaihu), Cimicifuga Rhizome (Shengma), Apricot Seed (Xingren), Peony Root (Shaoyao), each 4 parts; Immature Bitter Orange (Zhishi, roasted), 3 parts; Scutellaria Root (Huangqin), Anemarrhena Rhizome (Zhimu), Gardenia Fruit (Zhizi Ren), each 5 parts; Uncaria Ramulus Cum Uncis (Gouteng Pi, roasted), 2 parts; Halloysitum Rubrum (Hanshuishi), Asarum Root (Xixin), 1 part.
Grind into powder, form pills with honey, size of soybeans. Take with white gruel; 15 pills for three-year-olds. Aim for bowel movement as the guideline.
*Yingru Shu*'s Daqing Tang for Post-Vomit/Purge High Fever with Internal Heat Binding:
Indigo Naturalis (Daqing), 3 parts; Rhizoma et Radix Rhei (Dahuang), Licorice Root (Gancao), Ephedra Stem (Mahuang, de-joints), each 2 parts.
Chop, boil Ephedra in 2 sheng of water, remove foam, add other herbs, decoct to 1 sheng. Divide into 4 doses. Take 3 doses during day, 1 at night.
*Yingru Shu*'s Longdan Tang for Forty-Day-Old Infant with Post-Purge High Fever resembling Typhoid:
Gentian Root (Longdan), Abelmoschus Seed (Kuizi), Smilax Rhizome (Weirui), Indigo Naturalis (Daqing), Bupleurum Root (Chaihu), each 1 part; Poria (Fuling), Licorice Root (Gancao), each 2 parts.
Boil in 2 sheng of water until reduced to 0.8 sheng. Divide into 5 doses. Take 3 doses during day, 1 at night.
Qian Yi's Xiexin Tang for Pediatric Heart Qi Excess:
When Heart Qi is excessive, qi flow becomes obstructed; lying prone prevents free flow, so infants prefer supine position to allow straight flow.
Take 1 liang of Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian), de-thorns, grind into fine powder. Take 1 zi to 0.5 qian per dose, mixed with warm water before bed.
Qian Yi's Daochi San for Pediatric Heart Heat:
Observe sleeping posture: warm breath, prone sleeping, upward eye rolling, and teeth grinding indicate Heart Heat. Heat in Heart Qi causes chest heat, desire for cold, leading to prone sleeping.
Raw Rehmannia Root (Sheng Dihuang, baked and weighed), Akebia Stem (Mutong), Roasted Licorice Root (Gancao), in equal parts.
Grind into powder. Take 3 qian per dose, with 1 sheng of water, add Bamboo Leaf (Zhuye), decoct to 0.5 sheng, take warm after meals. Alternative version uses Scutellaria Root instead of Licorice.
Qian Yi's Ganjie Tang for Pediatric Lung Heat:
Manifested by scratching eyebrows, eyes, nose, and face.
Roasted Licorice Root (Gancao), 2 liang; Platycodon Root (Jiegeng, soaked in rice wash overnight, baked hot), 1 liang.
Grind into fine powder. Take 2 large qian per dose, with 1 sheng of water, add prepared Donkey-hide Gelatin (Ejiao), decoct to 0.5 sheng, take warm after meals.
Qian Yi's Sanhuang Wan for Treating Various Fevers:
Scutellaria Root (Huangqin, de-heart), 0.5 liang; Rhizoma et Radix Rhei (Dahuang, wrapped in wet paper and roasted); Coptis Rhizome (Huanglian, de-thorns), each 1 fen.
Grind into fine powder, form pills with wheat paste, size of mung beans or sesame seeds. Take 5-6 to 15-20 pills per dose, taken with rice water after meals. *Shenghui Fang* recommends only 5 pills.
Qian Yi's Supplementary Formula for Middle Jiao Heat Retention:
For high fever, mania, coma, and anorexia due to heat retention in the middle.
Large Gardenia Fruit (Da Zhizi Ren), 7 fruits, crushed; Fermented Soybean (Douchi), 0.5 liang.
Boil together in 3 sheng of water until reduced to 2 sheng. Take appropriate amount, anytime. Vomiting may or may not occur; effect is immediate.
Qian Yi's Supplementary Formula Baihu Tang for Resolving Summerheat Toxicity:
For irritability, high fever, profuse phlegm, headache, dry mouth, and extreme thirst.
Anemarrhena Rhizome (Zhimu, baked dry), 1.5 liang; Licorice Root (Gancao, chopped), 0.5 liang; Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao), 4 liang; White Glutinous Rice (Bai Jingshi), 8 qian.
Grind into coarse powder. Take 3 qian per dose, with 1 sheng of water, decoct to 0.8 sheng. Take warm or cool after meals as preferred. Add small amount of Ginseng Root for Qi deficiency.
Zhang Huan's Qingji San for Clearing Muscle Layer Heat:
Suitable for early spring regardless of illness, to resolve accumulated heat.
Angelica Sinensis Root (Danggui), Sichuan Rhizoma et Radix Rhei (Chuan Dahuang, lightly roasted and chopped), Ginseng Root (Renshen, de-radicle), each 1 liang; Peony Root (Shaoyao), Roasted Licorice Root (Gancao), Rhinoceros Horn (Xijiao, powdered), each 0.5 liang.
Pound and sieve into fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose, with 1 sheng of water, add 3 slices of Fresh Ginger and 2 leaves of Bamboo Leaf, decoct to 0.5 sheng, strain, cool slightly, and take after milk/food. Adjust dosage by child's size.
*Liu Shi Jia Chuan* Cooling Medicine: Suitable for both children and adults.
Roasted Licorice Root (Gancao), Scutellaria Root (Huangqin), Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng), Gardenia Fruit (Yuetao Ren/Zhizi), in equal parts.
Grind into powder. Take 1 large qian per dose, with 1 sheng of water, decoct to 0.7 sheng, adjust by size.
*Liu Shi Jia Chuan* Zhuru Yin for Treating Heat:
Ginseng Root (Renshen), Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Baizhu, lightly fried), Poria (Fuling), Kudzu Root (Gegen), Ephedra Stem (Mahuang, de-root and joints, wine-soaked and cooked), in equal parts; Licorice Root (Gancao, half dose, half raw, half roasted), Ophiopogon Tuber (Mendong, de-heart, roasted like Licorice).
Grind into powder. Take 0.5, 1, or 2 qian per dose based on size. Use more Bamboo Shavings than herbs, add 0.5 sheng of water, decoct to 0.4 sheng. If infant cannot drink, mother may consume it as a coarse powder. If heat is mild, omit Ophiopogon.
*Zhang Shi Jia Chuan* Niuhuang San for Adult and Pediatric Heart Excess Heat:
Roasted Licorice Root (Gancao), 2 liang; Curcuma Zedoaria Tuber (Yujin, processed), 1 liang; Sodium Sulfate (Mayaxiao), 0.5 liang; Cinnabar (Zhusha), 2 qian.
Pound and sieve into fine powder, mix evenly. Take 1 or 0.5 qian per dose, mixed with fresh well water before bed.
*Zhang Shi Jia Chuan* Zhusha San for Pediatric Excess Heat:
Rhizoma et Radix Rhei (Dahuang), 3 qian, half roasted half raw; Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng), Roasted Licorice Root (Gancao), each 2 qian.
Grind into powder, add Borax (Pengsha), 0.5 qian, and mix. For severe heat, dark urine, and constipation. Take 0.5 qian or 1 zi per dose, add Cinnabar powder, adjust by size, mix with Mint Decoction. Do not eat anything after taking; let the child sleep. Take after meals.
*Zhuang Shi Jia Chuan* Niuhuang Gao for Pediatric Heart Heat:
Calculus Bovis (Niuhuang), Moschus and Borneol (Nao She), each a little; Sodium Sulfate (Mayaxiao), Roasted Licorice Root (Gancao), Realgar (Xionghuang, boiled in sour water), each 0.5 liang; Sichuan Rhizoma et Radix Rhei (Chuan Dahuang), Curcuma Zedoaria Tuber (Yujin), each 1 liang, boiled in sour water.
Take three of the eight ingredients, boil in 1 sheng of sour water until reduced to two-thirds, dry in sun. Mix with remaining herbs, grind to flour consistency, form pills with refined honey, size of mung beans. Take 3 pills per dose, dissolved in fresh water, adjust by child's size.
*Kong Shi Jia Chuan*: For pediatric heat, Tiaowei Chengqi Tang is excellent. The Li family uses only this medicine. Upon onset of heat, assess deficiency/excess and administer; it is superior to other medicines and most effective (See *Shanghan* volume).
*Wang Shi Shou Ji* Zishuang San for Heart Excess Heat, Calming Soul and Spirit:
Cinnabar (Zhusha), 1.5 liang; Ferrum Oxidatum (Tiefen), 0.5 liang; Lead Frost (Qianbaishuang), Calculus Tritici Japonici (Tianzhu Huang), Roasted Licorice Root (Gancao), Ginseng Root (Renshen), Quisqualis Fruit (Shijunzi), each 1 qian; Borneol (Naozhi), 0.5 qian, ground in.
Grind into powder, store in porcelain. Take 0.5 qian per dose, mixed with honey-water.
*Ji Shi Jia Chuan* Jinhua San for Treating Various Fevers:
Ginseng Root (Renshen), Poria (Fuling), Cinnabar (Zhusha), each 1 qian; Typhonii Rhizoma (Baifu Zi), Rhizoma et Radix Rhei (Dahuang, roasted), each 1 fen; Cicada Slough (Chantui), 5 heads; Scorpio (Xie), 2 heads; Licorice Root (Gancao), 0.5 liang; White Bombyx Batryticatus (Jiangcan), 7 heads; Curcuma Zedoaria Tuber (Yujin), 0.5 liang, boiled dry in one bowl of Soap Pod water.
Grind into powder. For pediatric wind-heat, malnutrition heat, diaphragm heat, red eyes, and mouth ulcers, take 3 doses, mixed with Schizonepeta and Mint Decoction, or rice water. If poor appetite, take with Ginseng Decoction. For convulsive heat, take with Silverweed and Mint Decoction.
*Ji Shi Jia Chuan* Jinhua San for Resolving All Pediatric Wind, Excess Heat, and Tidal Fever:
Curcuma Zedoaria Tuber (Yujin, boiled in Soap Pod water), Calculus Tritici Japonici (Tianzhu Huang), each 1 qian; Sodium Sulfate (Yaxiao), Roasted Licorice Root (Gancao), each 1 qian; Cinnabar (Zhusha), 1.5 qian.
Grind into fine powder. Take 0.5 qian or 1 zi per dose, mixed with Mint and Honey-water.