Remedies for Night Crying 3
Treats infantile stroke with symptoms resembling fainting. Formula: Rhubarb, oyster shell, dragon bone, trichosanthes root, licorice (each 12 zhu), red cinnabar, cold water stone (each 6 zhu). Combine the eight herbs, coarsely chop, add to one sheng of water with half a liang of herbs, boil until boiling twice, strain out residue. For infants under half a year old, give as much as a chicken egg; older children can take all at once. Once ingested, it immediately works; after sweating, dust with powder. The medicine is non-toxic and safe for consumption, twice daily. If fever present, increase rhubarb; if no sweating, add ephedra; if no cold water stone available, substitute with mirabilite.<Treatment of Night Crying>