夫小儿咳嗽者。由风寒伤于肺也。肺主气之候皮毛。两俞在于背。小儿解脱。因寒伤于
皮毛
得嗽
治小儿咳嗽。心胸痰壅。咽喉不利。少欲乳食。贝母散方。
贝母（煨微黄） 桔梗（去芦头） 马兜铃 百合 款冬花 半夏（汤洗七遍去滑） 干
姜
（炮裂）
去皮尖
双仁麸
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。入生姜少许。
煎至五分。去滓。温服。日三五服。量儿大小。以意加减。
治小儿咳嗽痰壅。不欲乳食。蝉壳散方。
蝉壳（微炒） 桔梗（去芦头） 陈橘皮（汤浸去白瓤焙） 人参（去芦头） 甘草（炙
微赤锉
以上
上件药。捣细罗为散。每服。用生姜粥饮。调下一字。日三五服。量儿大小。以意加减。
治小儿咳嗽。心胸壅闷。喘急。不欲乳食。人参散方。
人参（三分去芦头） 桔梗（去芦头） 赤茯苓 麦门冬（去心焙） 前胡（去芦头） 子
芩
款冬
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。入竹叶七片。
煎至六分。去滓。量儿大小。以意加减温服。
治小儿心胸烦闷。体热咳嗽。天门冬散方。
天门冬（去心焙） 桑根白皮（锉） 赤茯苓 柴胡（去苗） 百合 紫菀（洗去苗土）
蓝叶
甘
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一小盏。入生姜少许。
煎至五分。去滓。量儿大小。以意分减温服。
治小儿咳嗽。咽喉不利。壮如呀者。贝母散方。
贝母（一分煨微黄） 麦门冬（半两去心焙） 甘草（半两炙微赤锉） 麻黄（一分去
根节）
紫菀
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。以意分减温服。
治小儿卒得咳嗽。吐乳。桔梗散方。
桔梗（一分去芦头） 紫菀（半两去苗土） 麦门冬（半两去心焙） 甘草（半两炙微
赤锉）
人参
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。以意分减服之。
治小儿咳嗽头热。令乳母服。百部散方。
百部 贝母（煨微黄） 紫菀（洗去苗土） 葛根（锉各一两） 石膏（二两）
上件药。捣筛为散。每服三钱。以水一小盏。入竹叶二七片。
煎至六分。去滓。每于食后温服。令儿饮乳甚佳。
治小儿咳嗽。心烦喘粗。杏仁煎方。
杏仁（一两汤浸去皮尖双仁麸炒微黄） 寒食饧（一两） 蜜（一合） 酥（一合） 生
地黄汁
（一
上件药。先捣研杏仁如膏。次用地黄汁。煎贝母及天门冬至五分。便研绞取汁。入杏仁
膏等
治小儿咳嗽壮热。胸膈壅滞。麦门冬煎方。
麦门冬（一两去心） 杏仁（三两汤浸去皮尖双仁） 生姜汁（半两） 酥（二合） 蜜
（二合）
上件药。先以水一大盏。煎麦门冬及杏仁至四分。入砂盆内。研绞取汁。都入银器中。
次纳
量儿大小。以意加减。
治小儿咳嗽。声不出。杏仁煎方。
杏仁（二两汤浸去皮尖入水一大盏研滤取汁） 酥（一合） 蜜（一合）
上件药。先以杏仁汁。于锅中。以重汤煮。减去半。入酥蜜。又重汤煮二十沸。入贝母
紫菀
夜一
又方。
贝母（半两煨微黄） 牛黄（一钱细研） 甘草（一分炙微赤锉）
上件药。捣细罗为散。每服。以温水调下半钱。日三四服。量儿大小。加减服之。
又方。
麦门冬（去心焙） 杏仁（汤浸去皮尖双仁麸炒微黄） 甘草（炙微赤锉） 贝母（煨
微黄）
款冬
上件药。捣细罗为散。每服。以乳汁调下半钱。日三四服。量儿大小。以意加减。
又方。
杏仁（一两汤浸去皮尖双仁以水一中盏研绞取汁） 紫菀（半两洗去苗土为末）
上以杏仁汁并紫菀末。入蜜一合。同煎如膏。每服。以清粥饮调下半茶匙。量儿大小。
以意
治小儿咳嗽喘粗。不得睡卧。甜葶苈散方。
甜葶苈（一分隔纸炒令紫色） 桂心（半分） 贝母（一分煨微黄）
上件药。捣细罗为散。每服。以清粥饮调下半钱。量儿大小。以意加减。
又方。
杏仁（十枚汤浸去皮尖）
上以童子小便。浸一宿取出。麸炒微黄。入煎水半小盏。烂研去滓。二三岁以下。分为
三服
治小儿咳嗽。紫菀散方。
紫菀（半两炙去苗土） 贝母（半两煨微黄） 款冬花（一分）
上件药。捣细罗为散。每服。以清粥饮调下一字。日三四服。量儿大小。以意加减。
治小儿咳嗽。胸中满闷。不欲乳食。陈橘皮散方。
陈橘皮（一分汤浸去白瓤焙） 桔梗（一分去芦头） 贝母（半两煨微黄） 鸡苏（一
分） 杏
仁（
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以水一盏。入灯芯十茎。
煎至五分。去滓温服。日三四服。量儿大小。以意加减。
治小儿咳嗽喘促。胸背满闷。坐卧不安。葶苈散方。
甜葶苈（半两隔纸炒令紫色） 麻黄（一分去根节） 贝母（一分煨微黄） 甘草（一
分炙微
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。分温日四五服。量儿大小。以意加减。
治小儿咳嗽不止。心神烦闷。栝蒌煎方。
栝蒌（一颗熟去仁以童子小便一升相和研绞取汁） 酥（一两） 甘草（一分生为末） 蜜
（三两）
上件药。以银锅子中。慢火煎如稀饧。每服。以清粥饮调下半钱。日四五服。量儿大小。
以
治儿未满百日。咳嗽上气。甘草丸方。
甘草（半两炙微赤锉） 桂心（一分） 杏仁（一分汤浸去皮尖双仁麸炒微黄更研如膏）
上件药。捣罗为散。入杏仁研令匀。炼蜜和丸。如绿豆大。每服。以乳汁研化三丸服之。
日
治小儿咳嗽不瘥。喉鸣喘急。款冬花丸方。
款冬花 甘草（炙微赤锉） 紫菀（洗去苗土以上各一分） 麻黄（去根节） 贝母（煨
微黄）
麦
上件药。捣罗为末。入杏仁研令匀。炼蜜和丸。如绿豆大。每服。以清粥饮研化五丸服
之。
治小儿咳嗽不止。不灰木散方。
不灰木（用牛粪烧令通） 贝母（煨令黄） 甘草（炙微赤锉以上各半两）
上件药。捣粗罗为散。每服一钱。以新汲水一小盏。点生油一两滴。令散。
煎至五分。去滓
小儿咳嗽，是由于风寒侵袭肺部所致。肺主管气的运行，其外候反映在皮毛上。背部的两个俞穴（肺俞等）与肺相通。小儿衣着单薄，寒气从皮毛侵入，从而导致咳嗽。
治疗小儿咳嗽，伴有心胸痰湿壅盛、咽喉不利、食欲减退等症状的，用贝母散方。
药材：贝母（煨至微黄）、桔梗（去芦头）、马兜铃、百合、款冬花、半夏（用汤洗七遍去滑腻）、干姜（炮裂去皮尖）。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣碎过粗筛成散剂。每次服用一钱，加水一小盏，放入少许生姜，煎煮至剩余五分药液，滤去药渣，温服。每日服用三到五次，根据患儿年龄大小，酌情增减剂量。
治疗小儿咳嗽痰多壅盛、不想吃奶吃饭的，用蝉壳散方。
药材：蝉壳（微炒）、桔梗（去芦头）、陈橘皮（汤浸去白瓤焙干）、人参（去芦头）、甘草（炙微赤锉碎）。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣细过筛成散剂。每次服用时，用生姜粥饮调服“一字”量。每日服用三到五次，根据患儿年龄大小，酌情增减剂量。
治疗小儿咳嗽，伴有心胸壅闷、气喘急促、不想吃奶吃饭的，用人参散方。
药材：人参（三分去芦头）、桔梗（去芦头）、赤茯苓、麦门冬（去心焙干）、前胡（去芦头）、黄芩、款冬花。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣碎过粗筛成散剂。每次服用一钱，加水一小盏，放入七片竹叶，煎煮至剩余六分药液，滤去药渣，根据患儿年龄大小，酌情增减剂量后温服。
治疗小儿心胸烦闷、身体发热咳嗽的，用天门冬散方。
药材：天门冬（去心焙干）、桑根白皮（锉碎）、赤茯苓、柴胡（去苗）、百合、紫菀（洗去苗土）、蓝叶、甘草。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣碎过粗筛成散剂。每次服用一钱，加水一小盏，放入少许生姜，煎煮至剩余五分药液，滤去药渣，根据患儿年龄大小，酌情增减剂量后温服。
治疗小儿咳嗽，咽喉不利，声音嘶哑像呀呀声的，用贝母散方。
药材：贝母（一分煨微黄）、麦门冬（半两去心焙干）、甘草（半两炙微赤锉碎）、麻黄（一分去根节）、紫菀。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣碎过粗筛成散剂。每次服用一钱，加水一小盏，煎煮至剩余五分药液，滤去药渣，根据患儿年龄大小，酌情增减剂量后温服。
治疗小儿突然患上咳嗽、吐乳的，用桔梗散方。
药材：桔梗（一分去芦头）、紫菀（半两去苗土）、麦门冬（半两去心焙干）、甘草（半两炙微赤锉碎）、人参。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣碎过粗筛成散剂。每次服用一钱，加水一小盏，煎煮至剩余五分药液，滤去药渣，根据患儿年龄大小，酌情增减剂量后服用。
治疗小儿咳嗽头部发热，让乳母服用的，用百部散方。
药材：百部、贝母（煨微黄）、紫菀（洗去苗土）、葛根（锉碎，各一两）、石膏（二两）。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣碎过筛成散剂。每次服用三钱，加水一小盏，放入十四片竹叶，煎煮至剩余六分药液，滤去药渣。每次饭后温服，服药后让婴儿吃奶，效果很好。
治疗小儿咳嗽、心烦气粗喘息的，用杏仁煎方。
药材：杏仁（一两，汤浸去皮尖双仁，麸炒微黄）、寒食饧（一两）、蜜（一合）、酥（一合）、生地黄汁（适量）。
制法与用法：先将杏仁捣研如膏状。然后用生地黄汁，煎煮贝母及天门冬至剩余五分药液，随即研磨绞取汁液。加入杏仁膏等成分，熬制成煎剂。
治疗小儿咳嗽壮热、胸膈壅滞的，用麦门冬煎方。
药材：麦门冬（一两去心）、杏仁（三两，汤浸去皮尖双仁）、生姜汁（半两）、酥（二合）、蜜（二合）。
制法与用法：先用水一大盏，煎煮麦门冬及杏仁至剩余四分药液，倒入砂盆内，研磨绞取汁液。全部倒入银器中，再加入其他成分，慢火熬制成煎剂。根据患儿年龄大小，酌情增减剂量。
治疗小儿咳嗽、声音出不来的，用杏仁煎方。
药材：杏仁（二两，汤浸去皮尖，入水一大盏研滤取汁）、酥（一合）、蜜（一合）。
制法与用法：先用杏仁汁，在锅中隔水加热煮，减少一半水量。加入酥和蜜，再次隔水煮二十沸。加入贝母、紫菀等，继续熬煮。每晚服用一次。
又一方：
药材：贝母（半两煨微黄）、牛黄（一钱细研）、甘草（一分炙微赤锉碎）。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣细过筛成散剂。每次服用，用温水调服半钱。每日服用三到四次，根据患儿年龄大小，加减剂量服用。
又一方：
药材：麦门冬（去心焙干）、杏仁（汤浸去皮尖双仁，麸炒微黄）、甘草（炙微赤锉碎）、贝母（煨微黄）、款冬花。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣细过筛成散剂。每次服用，用乳汁调服半钱。每日服用三到四次，根据患儿年龄大小，酌情增减剂量。
又一方：
药材：杏仁（一两，汤浸去皮尖双仁，以水一中盏研绞取汁）、紫菀（半两，洗去苗土为末）。
制法与用法：将杏仁汁与紫菀末混合，加入一合蜜，同煎如膏状。每次服用，用清粥饮调服半茶匙，根据患儿年龄大小，酌情增减剂量。
治疗小儿咳嗽气粗喘息，无法安睡躺卧的，用甜葶苈散方。
药材：甜葶苈（一分，隔纸炒令紫色）、桂心（半分）、贝母（一分煨微黄）。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣细过筛成散剂。每次服用，用清粥饮调服半钱，根据患儿年龄大小，酌情增减剂量。
又一方：
药材：杏仁（十枚，汤浸去皮尖）。
制法与用法：用童子小便浸泡杏仁一夜，取出后用麸皮炒至微黄。加入半小盏水，煮烂后研磨去渣。二三岁以下的幼儿，分为三次服用。
治疗小儿咳嗽的，用紫菀散方。
药材：紫菀（半两，炙去苗土）、贝母（半两，煨微黄）、款冬花（一分）。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣细过筛成散剂。每次服用，用清粥饮调服“一字”量。每日服用三到四次，根据患儿年龄大小，酌情增减剂量。
治疗小儿咳嗽，胸中满闷，不想吃奶吃饭的，用陈橘皮散方。
药材：陈橘皮（一分，汤浸去白瓤焙干）、桔梗（一分，去芦头）、贝母（半两，煨微黄）、鸡苏（一分）、杏仁。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣碎过粗筛成散剂。每次服用一钱，加水一盏，放入灯芯草十茎，煎煮至剩余五分药液，滤去药渣温服。每日服用三到四次，根据患儿年龄大小，酌情增减剂量。
治疗小儿咳嗽喘促，胸背满闷，坐卧不安的，用葶苈散方。
药材：甜葶苈（半两，隔纸炒令紫色）、麻黄（一分，去根节）、贝母（一分，煨微黄）、甘草（一分，炙微赤锉碎）。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣碎过粗筛成散剂。每次服用一钱，加水一小盏，煎煮至剩余五分药液，滤去药渣。分四五次温服，根据患儿年龄大小，酌情增减剂量。
治疗小儿咳嗽不止，心神烦闷的，用栝蒌煎方。
药材：栝蒌（一颗，熟后去仁，用童子小便一升相和研绞取汁）、酥（一两）、甘草（一分，生为末）、蜜（三两）。
制法与用法：在银锅子中，用慢火煎至稀饧状。每次服用，用清粥饮调服半钱。每日服用四到五次，根据患儿年龄大小，酌情增减剂量。
治疗未满百日婴儿，咳嗽上气的，用甘草丸方。
药材：甘草（半两，炙微赤锉碎）、桂心（一分）、杏仁（一分，汤浸去皮尖双仁，麸炒微黄更研如膏）。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣罗成散，加入杏仁研匀。用炼蜜和丸，如绿豆大。每次服用，用乳汁化开三丸喂服。每日服用。
治疗小儿咳嗽不愈，喉鸣喘急的，用款冬花丸方。
药材：款冬花、甘草（炙微赤锉碎）、紫菀（洗去苗土，以上各一分）、麻黄（去根节）、贝母（煨微黄）、麦门冬。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣罗成末，加入杏仁研匀。用炼蜜和丸，如绿豆大。每次服用，用清粥饮化开五丸喂服。
治疗小儿咳嗽不止的，用不灰木散方。
药材：不灰木（用牛粪烧制而成）、贝母（煨令黄）、甘草（炙微赤锉碎，以上各半两）。
制法与用法：将上述药物捣碎过粗筛成散剂。每次服用一钱，用新汲水一小盏，滴入生油一两滴使其分散，煎煮至剩余五分药液，滤去药渣。
Pediatric cough is caused by wind-cold invading the Lung. The Lung governs Qi and its external manifestation reflects on the skin and hair (mao-pi). The two Shu points (Feishu, etc.) are located on the back. When infants wear thin clothing, cold pathogens invade from the skin and hair, leading to cough.
For pediatric cough accompanied by phlegm-heat stagnation in the chest and heart, throat obstruction, and poor appetite, use Beimu San (Fritillaria Powder).
Ingredients: Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus, baked until slightly yellow), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, remove rhizome), Muduling (Aristolochiae Fructus), Baihe (Lilii Bulbus), Kuandonghua (Adenophorae Radix), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed seven times with decoction to remove slipperiness), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, processed until cracked, remove peel and tips).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve coarsely to make a powder. Take one qian per dose, add one small cup of water and a little fresh ginger. Decoct until five fen remains, filter dregs, and take warm. Administer three to five times daily, adjusting dosage according to the child's age.
For pediatric cough with excessive phlegm, stagnation, and refusal to nurse or eat, use Chanqiao San (Cicada Slough Powder).
Ingredients: Chanqiao (Cicadae Periostracum, slightly stir-fried), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, remove rhizome), Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in hot water, remove white pith, dried), Renshen (Ginseng Radix, remove rhizome), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried until slightly red, crushed).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve finely to make a powder. For each dose, mix with ginger porridge drink to administer "one zi" amount. Administer three to five times daily, adjusting dosage according to the child's age.
For pediatric cough with chest oppression, panting, and refusal to nurse or eat, use Renshen San (Ginseng Powder).
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix, 3 qian, remove rhizome), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, remove rhizome), Chifuling (Poria Cocos, red variety), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, remove heart, dried), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix, remove rhizome), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Kuandonghua (Adenophorae Radix).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve coarsely to make a powder. Take one qian per dose, add one small cup of water and seven bamboo leaves. Decoct until six fen remains, filter dregs, and take warm after adjusting dosage according to the child's age.
For pediatric cough with chest irritability, body heat, and cough, use Tianmendong San (Asparagi Radix Powder).
Ingredients: Tianmendong (Asparagi Radix, remove heart, dried), Sangbaipipi (Mori Cortex, chopped), Chifuling (Poria Cocos, red variety), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, remove stems), Baihe (Lilii Bulbus), Ziwan (Asternis Radix, wash and remove stems/soil), Lanye (Isatidis Folium), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve coarsely to make a powder. Take one qian per dose, add one small cup of water and a little fresh ginger. Decoct until five fen remains, filter dregs, and take warm after adjusting dosage according to the child's age.
For pediatric cough with throat obstruction and hoarse voice resembling "ya ya", use Beimu San (Fritillaria Powder).
Ingredients: Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus, 1 qian, baked until slightly yellow), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, half liang, remove heart, dried), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, half liang, honey-fried until slightly red, crushed), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, 1 qian, remove roots and joints), Ziwan (Asternis Radix).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve coarsely to make a powder. Take one qian per dose, add one small cup of water. Decoct until five fen remains, filter dregs, and take warm after adjusting dosage according to the child's age.
For sudden onset of pediatric cough and vomiting milk, use Jiegeng San (Platycodon Powder).
Ingredients: Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, 1 qian, remove rhizome), Ziwan (Asternis Radix, half liang, remove stems/soil), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, half liang, remove heart, dried), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, half liang, honey-fried until slightly red, crushed), Renshen (Ginseng Radix).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve coarsely to make a powder. Take one qian per dose, add one small cup of water. Decoct until five fen remains, filter dregs, and take after adjusting dosage according to the child's age.
For pediatric cough with head heat, administered to the breastfeeding mother, use Baibu San (Stemona Powder).
Ingredients: Baibu (Stemonae Radix), Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus, baked until slightly yellow), Ziwan (Asternis Radix, wash and remove stems/soil), Gegen (Puerariae Radix, chopped, each 1 liang), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve to make a powder. Take three qian per dose, add one small cup of water and fourteen bamboo leaves. Decoct until six fen remains, filter dregs. Take warm after meals, then allow the infant to nurse for optimal effect.
For pediatric cough with irritability and coarse breathing, use Xingren Jian (Apricot Kernel Decoction/Paste).
Ingredients: Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, 1 liang, soaked in hot water, remove skin/tips/double kernels, bran-fried until slightly yellow), Hanshi Tang (Cold-Food Syrup, 1 liang), Mi (Honey, 1 he), Su (Butter/Ghee, 1 he), Shengdihuangzhi (Fresh Rehmanniae Juice, appropriate amount).
Preparation and Administration: First, grind Xingren into a paste. Then, using Shengdihuangzhi, decoct Beimu and Tianmendong until five fen remains. Grind and squeeze to extract juice. Add the Xingren paste and other ingredients, simmer into a paste-like decoction.
For pediatric cough with high fever and chest diaphragm stagnation, use Maimendong Jian (Ophiopogon Paste).
Ingredients: Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, 1 liang, remove heart), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, 3 liang, soaked in hot water, remove skin/tips/double kernels), Shengjiangzhi (Fresh Ginger Juice, half liang), Su (Butter/Ghee, 2 he), Mi (Honey, 2 he).
Preparation and Administration: First, decoct Maimendong and Xingren in one large cup of water until four fen remains. Pour into a mortar, grind and squeeze to extract juice. Transfer all to a silver vessel, add remaining ingredients, and simmer slowly into a paste. Adjust dosage according to the child's age.
For pediatric cough with inability to produce sound, use Xingren Jian (Apricot Kernel Paste).
Ingredients: Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, 2 liang, soaked in hot water, remove skin/tips, add one large cup of water, grind and filter to extract juice), Su (Butter/Ghee, 1 he), Mi (Honey, 1 he).
Preparation and Administration: First, use Xingren juice. Boil in a pot over double-boiler method until volume reduces by half. Add Su and Mi, boil again over double-boiler for twenty boils. Add Beimu and Ziwan, continue simmering. Administer once at night.
Another Prescription:
Ingredients: Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus, half liang, baked until slightly yellow), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis, 1 qian, finely ground), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 1 qian, honey-fried until slightly red, crushed).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve finely to make a powder. For each dose, mix with warm water to administer half a qian. Administer three to four times daily, adjusting dosage according to the child's age.
Another Prescription:
Ingredients: Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, remove heart, dried), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, soaked in hot water, remove skin/tips/double kernels, bran-fried until slightly yellow), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried until slightly red, crushed), Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus, baked until slightly yellow), Kuandonghua (Adenophorae Radix).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve finely to make a powder. For each dose, mix with breast milk to administer half a qian. Administer three to four times daily, adjusting dosage according to the child's age.
Another Prescription:
Ingredients: Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, 1 liang, soaked in hot water, remove skin/tips/double kernels, grind with one medium cup of water to extract juice), Ziwan (Asternis Radix, half liang, wash and remove stems/soil, made into powder).
Preparation and Administration: Mix Xingren juice and Ziwan powder, add one he of honey, decoct together until paste-like. For each dose, mix with clear porridge drink to administer half a tea spoon, adjusting dosage according to the child's age.
For pediatric cough with coarse breathing and inability to sleep, use Tiantingli San (Descurainiae Semen Powder).
Ingredients: Tiantingli (Descurainiae Semen, 1 qian, fried between papers until purple), Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, half fen), Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus, 1 qian, baked until slightly yellow).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve finely to make a powder. For each dose, mix with clear porridge drink to administer half a qian, adjusting dosage according to the child's age.
Another Prescription:
Ingredients: Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, 10 pieces, soaked in hot water, remove skin/tips).
Preparation and Administration: Soak Xingren in urine of a young boy overnight, remove, and fry with bran until slightly yellow. Add half a small cup of water, cook until soft, grind, and filter dregs. For children under two or three years old, divide into three doses.
For pediatric cough, use Ziwan San (Asternis Powder).
Ingredients: Ziwan (Asternis Radix, half liang, honey-fried, remove stems/soil), Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus, half liang, baked until slightly yellow), Kuandonghua (Adenophorae Radix, 1 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve finely to make a powder. For each dose, mix with clear porridge drink to administer "one zi" amount. Administer three to four times daily, adjusting dosage according to the child's age.
For pediatric cough with chest fullness and refusal to nurse or eat, use Chenjupi San (Tangerine Peel Powder).
Ingredients: Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 1 fen, soaked in hot water, remove white pith, dried), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, 1 fen, remove rhizome), Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus, half liang, baked until slightly yellow), Jisu (Elsholtziae Herba, 1 fen), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve coarsely to make a powder. Take one qian per dose, add one cup of water and ten stalks of lamp wick herb. Decoct until five fen remains, filter dregs, and take warm. Administer three to four times daily, adjusting dosage according to the child's age.
For pediatric cough with panting, chest and back fullness, and restlessness, use Tingli San (Descuraniae Powder).
Ingredients: Tiantingli (Descurainiae Semen, half liang, fried between papers until purple), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, 1 fen, remove roots and joints), Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus, 1 fen, baked until slightly yellow), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 1 fen, honey-fried until slightly red, crushed).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve coarsely to make a powder. Take one qian per dose, add one small cup of water. Decoct until five fen remains, filter dregs. Divide into four or five warm doses daily, adjusting dosage according to the child's age.
For persistent pediatric cough with mental irritability, use Gualou Jian (Trichosanthes Paste).
Ingredients: Gualou (Trichosanthis Fructus, one fruit, ripe, remove seeds, mix with one sheng of urine of a young boy, grind and squeeze to extract juice), Su (Butter/Ghee, 1 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 1 fen, raw, made into powder), Mi (Honey, 3 liang).
Preparation and Administration: In a silver pot, simmer slowly over low heat until thick syrup-like. For each dose, mix with clear porridge drink to administer half a qian. Administer four to five times daily, adjusting dosage according to the child's age.
For infants under one hundred days old with cough and rebellious Qi, use Gancao Wan (Licorice Pill).
Ingredients: Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, half liang, honey-fried until slightly red, crushed), Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 1 fen), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, 1 fen, soaked in hot water, remove skin/tips/double kernels, bran-fried until slightly yellow, ground into paste).
Preparation and Administration: Sieve the above ingredients into powder, mix evenly with Xingren paste. Bind with refined honey into pills the size of mung beans. For each dose, dissolve three pills in breast milk and administer.
For pediatric cough that does not heal, with stridor and urgent panting, use Kuandonghua Wan (Adenophora Pill).
Ingredients: Kuandonghua (Adenophorae Radix), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried until slightly red, crushed), Ziwan (Asternis Radix, wash and remove stems/soil, each 1 fen above), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, remove roots and joints), Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus, baked until slightly yellow), Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into powder, mix evenly with ground Xingren. Bind with refined honey into pills the size of mung beans. For each dose, dissolve five pills in clear porridge drink and administer.
For persistent pediatric cough, use Buhui Mu San (Non-ash Wood Powder).
Ingredients: Buhui Mu (Non-ash Wood, fired with cow dung), Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus, baked until yellow), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried until slightly red, crushed, each half liang above).
Preparation and Administration: Crush the above ingredients and sieve coarsely to make a powder. Take one qian per dose, add one small cup of freshly drawn water, drop one liang of raw oil to disperse, decoct until five fen remains, and filter dregs.