🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Infant night crying refers to infants who behave normally during daytime but cry at night, or cry at regular times every night. Effective clinical remedies include: [Formula One] 1–3 grams ginger root, 3–5 grams high-quality ginger root, 2 liang glutinous rice. First boil ginger root and high-quality ginger root, extract juice, remove residue, then add glutinous rice and cook into porridge. This formula is effective for infant night crying caused by spleen deficiency-cold. [Formula Two] 15 grams Sichuan pepper, 30 grams ginger root, one bunch green onion. Crush all three ingredients into paste, heat pan, stir-fry together while pouring wine. After frying, wrap in cloth and apply to infant’s abdomen when temperature is suitable. Use once nightly. This formula is effective for infant night crying. [Formula Three] 2 grams lotus seed heart, 3 grams raw licorice. Steep in boiling water, take several times daily. This formula is suitable for infant night crying due to excessive heart fire. [Formula Four] 3 grams coptis, 100 ml milk, 15 grams sugar. Boil coptis, extract 30 ml of decoction, mix with milk and add sugar. This formula is suitable for infant night crying due to heat in the heart meridian. [Formula Five] 30 grams bamboo leaf, 50 grams northern glutinous rice, appropriate amount of rock sugar. Boil bamboo leaf with water, filter out residue, add glutinous rice and rock sugar, cook into porridge. Take twice daily, warm, consume in one go. This formula is suitable for night crying due to excessive heart fire. [Formula Six] 6 grams Uncaria, 100 ml milk. Boil Uncaria for 15 minutes, extract 30 ml of decoction, mix with milk. Administer the medicated milk, 20–30 ml per dose. This formula is suitable for infant crying due to fright or shock. [Formula Seven] 9 grams cicada slough, 15 grams chicken gizzard lining. Dry-roast both ingredients over low heat until brittle, grind into extremely fine powder. Take 1 gram each time, three times daily. This formula is suitable for infant night crying due to night fright. [Formula Eight] 5 grams kudzu root, appropriate amount of honey. Grind kudzu root into powder, steep in boiling water, add honey and drink. This formula is suitable for infant night crying and helps promote sleep. [Formula Nine] 10 grams anise, 10 grams small anise, 10 grams rhubarb, 60 grams flour. Grind herbs into fine powder, mix with flour and water to form three small cakes. Apply externally on navel, cover with hot water (at a temperature tolerable for the child). Apply once each morning, noon, and evening, rotating the three cakes. Use continuously for 3 days. This formula is suitable for infant night crying.<night crying>