钱仲阳云∶嗽者肺感微寒。八九月间肺气正旺，若面赤身热，其病为实，当用葶苈丸下之，
久嗽者不宜下。若在冬月，乃伤风嗽，当用麻黄汤汗之。面赤饮水，咳嗽唾脓痰，咽喉不利
者，以甘橘汤清之。先咳后喘，面肿身热，肺气盛也，以泻白散平之。嗽而唾痰涎乳者，以
白饼子下之。洁古云∶嗽而两胁痛者，属肝经，用柴胡汤。咳而呕苦水者，属胆经，用黄芩
半夏生姜汤。咳而喉中如梗者，属心经，用甘桔汤。咳而失气者，属小肠，用芍药甘草汤。
咳而右胁痛者属脾经，用升麻汤。咳而呕长虫者，属胃经，用乌梅丸。咳而喘息吐血者，属
肺经，用麻黄汤。咳而遗尿者，属大肠，用赤石脂汤。咳而腰背痛，甚则咳涎者属肾经，用
麻黄附子细辛汤。咳而遗尿者，属膀胱，用茯苓甘草汤。咳而腹满，不欲食，面肿气逆者，
属三焦，用异功散。若咳嗽流涕，外邪伤肺也，先用参苏饮。喘嗽面赤，心火刑肺也，用人
参平肺散，及六味地黄丸。嗽而吐青绿水，肝木乘脾也，用异功散加柴胡、桔梗。嗽而吐痰
乳，脾肺气伤也，用六君子加桔梗。若咳脓痰者，热蕴于肺，而成肺痈也，用桔梗汤。凡风
邪外伤，法当表散而实腠理，其用下药，非邪传于内，及胃有实热者，不宜轻用。面色白，
脉短涩者，肺之本证也，易治。面色赤，脉洪数者，火刑金也，难治。
治验
一小儿潮热烦渴，大便干实，气促咳嗽，右腮色赤，此肺与大肠有热，用柴胡饮子一服，诸
症顿退。后又发搐切牙顿闷，此肝脾气血虚也，用四君、芎、归、钩藤钩而愈。
一小儿咳嗽恶心，塞鼻流涕，右腮青白，此脾肺气虚，而外邪所乘也，先用惺惺散，咳嗽顿
愈。但饮食不思，手足指冷，此外邪虽去，而元气尚虚也，当调补脾土，而生肺金，遂用六
君、升麻，治之而愈。大凡外邪所侵，而痰涎壅塞者，宜表散之；外邪既去，而喘嗽未愈，
或更气促，肺气虚也，属形病俱虚，须用六君子之类，调补脾土，以生肺金为善。设径补肺
气，则反益其邪，况肺乃脆嫩之脏而司腠理，以脾为母。若腠理不密，风邪外侵，蕴结于肺
，而变咳嗽诸症，乃形气不足，病气有余也，最难调理。设或呕吐伤其胃气，汗下损其津液
，必变肺痿、肺痈。
吴江史万言子六岁，感冒咳嗽，发散过度，喘促不食，痰中有血，用桔梗汤而愈。后因元气
未复，清气不升，大便似痢，或用五淋散、黄连、枳实之类，痰喘目札，四肢抽搐，变慢风
而殁。
一小儿伤风咳嗽发热，服解表之剂，加喘促出汗。余谓肺脾气虚，欲用补中益气汤加五味子
补之。不信，乃自服二陈、桑皮、枳壳，而发搐痰涌。余仍用前药，加钩藤钩而痊。
一小儿有哮病，其母遇劳即发，儿饮其乳亦嗽，用六君、桔梗、桑皮、杏仁治之，母子并愈
。
一小儿伤食，发热抽搐，呕吐喘嗽，属脾肺气虚有热，用六君、炒黑黄连、山栀而愈。
一小儿咳嗽，因乳母素食膏粱炙 所致，用清胃散而愈。后其母因怒，咳嗽胁痛，其子亦然
，母服小柴胡汤，子亦随愈。
吴江史万洲子，伤风咳嗽，或用散表化痰之药，反加痰盛腹胀，面色 白，余谓脾肺气虚也
，用六君、桔梗一剂，顿愈。三日后，仍嗽，鼻流清涕，此后感于风寒也，仍用前药，加桑
皮、杏仁，而愈。
一小儿发热咳嗽，右腮赤色，此肺金有热，用泻白散而愈。次日重感风邪，前症复作，声重
流涕，用参苏饮加杏仁、桑皮而愈。但右腮与额微赤，此心火乘肺也，用人参平胃散一剂遂
痊。
一小儿咳嗽发热，右脸赤色，作渴烦闷，倦怠少食，肚腹作胀，此风邪伤肺，饮食伤脾，先
用六君、桔梗、杏仁、柴胡一剂，诸症少愈，后去杏仁、柴胡，又一剂而安。
一小儿发热，右脸赤，咳嗽痰盛，余谓∶风邪蕴结于肺，而痰作也。用二陈加桑皮、杏仁、
桔梗治之将愈，自用发散降火之剂，风痰不退，发热益甚。余曰∶此脾肺俱虚也。用五味异
功散加桔梗四剂渐愈，又用六君子汤而愈。
一小儿三岁，痰涎上涌，气喘胸满，大便不实，睡而露睛，手足指冷，此属形病俱虚也，用
六君、桔梗一剂，诸症稍缓，至四剂，将愈。复伤风寒，前症仍作，又以前药加紫苏、杏仁
、桑皮而安。
一小儿伤风咳嗽痰盛，杂用化痰等药，寒热益甚，面色或青或赤，此风热相搏也，用牛黄清
心丸一服，又六君、桔梗二服而痊。
麦煎散 治夹惊伤寒，吐逆壮热，表里不解，气粗喘急，面赤自汗，或狂语惊叫，或不语自
汗。又治瘾疹搔痒，往来潮热，或时行麻痘，余毒未尽，痰涎咳嗽，或变惊风，手足搐搦，
眼目上视，或伤风头痛。并宜服之。
滑石 地骨皮 赤芍药 石膏 白茯苓 杏仁 人参 知母 甘草 葶苈子（炒。各半两） 麻
黄（去节一两半） 小麦（五六十粒）
上为末，每服一钱，麦子煎汤调下。若久嗽传于五脏，或唾痰涎，或厥冷惊悸，甚则目眶肿
黑，白睛色赤，用生地黄、黑豆湿研，或膏掩目眶上，服麦煎散。久嗽成痫，服散痫之药。
小青龙汤 治伤寒表不解，恶寒体热，心下停水干呕，咳嗽喘急，或肺胀胸满，鼻塞清涕，
嗳逆气喘。仲景所谓∶表不解，心下有水气，干呕发热而咳，或渴或噎，或小便不利，或小
腹胀满。此汤主之。
麻黄（去节） 赤芍药 半夏（汤炮。各七钱） 细辛 干姜（炮） 甘草（炙） 桂枝（各三钱） 五味子（半
两
，杵）
上每服二钱，水煎。
理中汤 治脾胃虚寒，胸膈痞满，或心腹疼痛，痰逆呕吐，饮食减少，气短羸困，或霍乱吐
利，手足厥冷，不喜饮水者。
人参 白术 干姜（炮。各等分） 甘草（炒，减半）
上每服三钱，水煎热服，或研末，白汤调下。
惺惺散 治外感风寒，鼻塞痰嗽发热。
桔梗 细辛 人参 白术 甘草 栝蒌根 白茯苓
上为末，每服二钱） 入薄荷五叶，水煎服。
参苏饮 治感冒发热头痛，伤风咳嗽，伤寒呕吐，胸膈不袂，痰饮凝结。
紫苏 前胡 陈皮 半夏（泡七次） 干葛 茯苓 枳壳（炒） 桔梗（各三钱） 甘草（一钱） 人参（三钱）
上为末，每服一二钱，姜枣水煎服。
保肺汤 治肺胃受风热，痰盛咳嗽，喘吐不止，及治久嗽不愈。
山药 白茯苓 紫苏叶（各一钱） 白僵蚕（去丝嘴，炒，二钱） 藿香（五分） 百部（六分） 黄芩 防
风杏仁（去皮尖麸炒。各一钱） 百合（五分） 五味子（一钱） 桔梗（一钱）
上水煎，食后服。
天麻防风丸 治惊风咳嗽，身体壮热，多睡惊悸，手足抽掣，精神昏愦，痰涎不利，及风邪
温热。
天麻 防风 人参 辰砂 雄黄 麝香 甘草（炙。各二钱半） 全蝎（炒） 僵蚕（各半两，炒） 牛
黄
一方有胆南星，无麝香。上为末，炼蜜丸，桐子大。每服一二丸，薄荷汤下。
麻黄汤 治太阳症，头疼发热，身头恶风，无汗喘满，脉浮紧，八九日不解，当发汗，汗已
烦闷瞑目者必衄，衄乃解，所以然者，阳气重故也。
甘草（半两） 麻黄（去节，一两半） 桂枝（一两） 杏仁（去皮，三十五个）
上每服三钱，水煎。
柴胡石膏汤 治时行瘟疫，壮热恶风，头痛体疼鼻塞，心胸烦满，寒热往来，咳嗽涕唾稠粘
。
桑白皮 黄芩（各三钱半） 升麻（二钱半） 石膏 前胡 赤芍药 干葛 柴胡（各五钱） 荆芥穗（三
钱）
上为末，每服一二钱，姜二片，淡豉十粒，水煎。
葶苈丸 治脾热熏肺，或伤风咳嗽，面赤痰盛，身热喘促。
葶苈子（隔纸略炒） 防己 黑牵牛（略炒） 杏仁（去皮尖双仁，麸炒捣膏，一两）
上为末，研入杏膏拌匀，取蒸枣肉捣和丸，麻子大。每服五七丸，淡姜汤下，量儿加减。
黄芩半夏生姜汤 治胆腑咳呕苦水若胆汁。
黄芩 生姜（各一钱） 甘草（炙） 芍药（各六分） 大枣（二个） 半夏（一钱五分）
上水煎服。
甘橘汤 治心脏咳，咳而喉中如梗状，甚则咽肿喉痹。
粉草（一钱） 苦梗（一钱）
上水煎，食后服。
芍药甘草汤 治小肠腑咳，咳而失气。
芍药 甘草（炙。各一钱）
上水煎服。
升麻汤 治脾脏咳，咳而右胁下痛，痛引肩背，甚则不可以动，动则咳涎。（方见伤寒）
乌梅丸 治胃腑咳，咳而呕，呕甚则长虫出。
乌梅（三十个） 细辛 附子（掣） 桂枝 人参 黄柏（各六钱） 干姜 黄连（各一两） 当归 蜀椒（各
四两）
上为末，用酒浸乌梅一宿，去核蒸之，与米饭捣和丸，桐子大。每服十丸，白汤下。
赤石脂禹余粮汤 治大肠咳，咳而遗屎。
赤石脂 禹余粮（各二两，并打碎）
上每服二钱，水煎。
麻黄附子细辛汤 治肾脏咳，咳则腰背相引而痛，甚则咳涎。又治寒邪犯齿，致脑齿痛，宜
急用之，缓则不救。
麻黄 细辛（各二钱） 附子（一钱）
上每服一钱，水煎。
茯苓甘草汤 治膀胱咳，咳而遗溺。
茯苓（二钱） 桂枝（二钱半） 生姜（五大片）
上每服二钱，水煎。
牛黄清心丸（方见急惊）
泻白散（方见肺脏）
二陈丸（方见吐哕）
补中益气汤（方见虚羸）
小柴胡汤（方见痉症）
桔梗汤（方见肺痈）
四君子汤
六君子汤
清胃散
异功散（四方并见内钓）
地黄丸（方见肾脏）
五苓散（方见五淋）
人参平肺散（方见夜啼）
白饼子（方见发搐）
Qian Zhongyang stated: Cough is caused by the lung being affected by slight cold. In the eighth and ninth lunar months, lung qi is at its peak. If the face is red and the body is hot, the condition is excess, and Tingli Wan (Thladianthae Fructus Pill) should be used to purge; however, it is not suitable for those with chronic cough. If it occurs in winter, it is a cough due to wind-cold invasion, and Mahuang Tang (Ephedra Decoction) should be used to induce sweating. If the face is red, there is thirst, coughing with purulent sputum, and throat discomfort, Ganju Tang (Licorice and Tangerine Peel Decoction) should be used to clear heat. If cough precedes wheezing, accompanied by facial edema and body heat, this indicates excessive lung qi, and Xiebai San (Poria and White Peony Powder) should be used to calm the lungs. If coughing produces phlegm-drool or milk-like sputum, Baibing Zi (White Pill) should be used to purge.
Jiegu stated: Cough with pain in both hypochondriac regions belongs to the Liver Meridian, treated with Chaihu Tang (Bupleurum Decoction). Cough with vomiting of bitter fluid belongs to the Gallbladder Meridian, treated with Huangqin Banxia Shengjiang Tang (Scutellaria, Pinellia, and Fresh Ginger Decoction). Cough with a sensation of obstruction in the throat belongs to the Heart Meridian, treated with Ganjie Tang (Licorice and Platycodon Decoction). Cough with flatus belongs to the Small Intestine, treated with Shaoyao Gancao Tang (Peony and Licorice Decoction). Cough with pain in the right hypochondriac region belongs to the Spleen Meridian, treated with Shengma Tang (Cimicifuga Decoction). Cough with vomiting of roundworms belongs to the Stomach Meridian, treated with Wumei Wan (Mume Pill). Cough with wheezing and hemoptysis belongs to the Lung Meridian, treated with Mahuang Tang (Ephedra Decoction). Cough with enuresis belongs to the Large Intestine, treated with Chishizhi Yuyuliang Tang (Red Kaolin and Hematite Decoction). Cough with lower back and waist pain, progressing to coughing up saliva, belongs to the Kidney Meridian, treated with Mahuang Fuzi Xixin Tang (Ephedra, Aconite, and Asarum Decoction). Cough with enuresis belongs to the Bladder, treated with Fuling Gancao Tang (Poria and Licorice Decoction). Cough with abdominal fullness, anorexia, facial edema, and rebellious qi belongs to the Sanjiao (Triple Burner), treated with Yigong San (Yi Gong Powder). If coughing is accompanied by runny nose, it is external pathogenic factors injuring the lung; Shenqi Yin (Ginseng and Perilla Drink) should be used first. Wheezing cough with red face indicates Heart Fire insulting Metal (Heart Fire insulting the Lung); Renshen Pingfei San (Ginseng Lung-Calming Powder) and Liuwei Dihuang Wan (Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill) should be used. Cough with vomiting of green or blue water indicates Liver Wood overacting on Spleen Earth; Yigong San (Yi Gong Powder) added with Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) and Jiegeng (Platcodonis Radix) should be used. Cough with vomiting of milky sputum indicates injury to Spleen and Lung qi; Liujunzi Tang (Six-Gentlemen Decoction) added with Jiegeng (Platcodonis Radix) should be used. If coughing produces purulent sputum, heat is accumulated in the Lung, forming Lung Abscess (Fei Yong); Jiegeng Tang (Platycodon Decoction) should be used. For external wind-pathogen invasion, the method should be to release the exterior and consolidate the Cou Li (skin and pores). Purging methods are not appropriate unless the pathogen has transmitted internally or there is excess heat in the Stomach. Pale complexion with short and choppy pulse indicates the root syndrome of the Lung, which is easy to treat. Red complexion with surging and rapid pulse indicates Fire insulting Metal, which is difficult to treat.
Clinical Cases:
A child presented with tidal fever, irritability, thirst, dry and hard stool, shortness of breath, cough, and redness on the right cheek. This indicated heat in the Lung and Large Intestine. One dose of Chaihu Yinzi (Bupleurum Drink) caused all symptoms to recede immediately. Later, convulsions, teeth grinding, and sudden dizziness occurred, indicating deficiency of Qi and Blood in the Liver and Spleen. Treatment with Sijunzi Tang (Four-Gentlemen Decoction) plus Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), and Goutenggou (Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis) resulted in recovery.
A child presented with cough, nausea, nasal congestion, runny nose, and bluish-white color on the right cheek. This indicated deficiency of Spleen and Lung Qi with external pathogen invasion. Xingxing San (Xingxing Powder) was used first, curing the cough immediately. However, lack of appetite and cold fingers/toes indicated that although the external pathogen was gone, Yuan Qi (Original Qi) remained deficient. The Spleen Earth should be tonified to generate Lung Metal. Treatment with Liujunzi Tang (Six-Gentlemen Decoction) plus Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma) resulted in recovery. Generally, when external pathogens invade causing phlegm-drool obstruction, releasing the exterior is appropriate. When the external pathogen is gone but wheezing/cough persists or worsens with shortness of breath, it indicates Lung Qi deficiency, representing deficiency of both form and disease. Tonifying Spleen Earth to generate Lung Metal with formulas like Liujunzi Tang is best. Directly tonifying Lung Qi may exacerbate the pathogen. The Lung is a delicate organ governing the Cou Li, with the Spleen as its mother. If the Cou Li are not secure, wind-pathogens invade externally, accumulate in the Lung, and cause various cough symptoms, it represents insufficiency of form and Qi with excess pathogenic Qi, which is hardest to regulate. Vomiting damaging Stomach Qi, or sweating/purging damaging Jin Ye (Body Fluids), can lead to Lung萎 (Fei Wei) or Lung Abscess (Fei Yong).
The son of Shi Wanyan from Wujiang, aged six, had a cold with cough. Overuse of diaphoretic agents led to rapid breathing, inability to eat, and blood in sputum. Jiegeng Tang (Platycodon Decoction) cured him. Later, due to incomplete recovery of Yuan Qi and failure of clear Yang to ascend, his stool resembled dysentery. Use of Wulin San (Five-Dampness Powder), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), and Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus) caused phlegm-wheezing, frequent blinking, and limb convulsions, leading to death from Slow Wind (Man Feng/Chronic Convulsion).
A child with wind-cold cough and fever took exterior-releasing agents, worsening into wheezing and sweating. I diagnosed Lung and Spleen Qi deficiency and proposed Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) added with Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus). The family disagreed and self-administered Erchen Tang (Two-Aged Decoction), Sangbaipi (Morus Cortex), and Zhike (Aurantii Fructus), resulting in convulsions and phlegm surge. I continued with the previous prescription plus Goutenggou (Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis), resulting in recovery.
A child with asthma had a mother whose symptoms were triggered by labor; the infant also coughed after breastfeeding. Treatment with Liujunzi Tang (Six-Gentlemen Decoction), Jiegeng (Platcodonis Radix), Sangbaipi (Morus Cortex), and Xingren (Armeniacae Semen) cured both mother and child.
A child with food stagnation presented with fever, convulsions, vomiting, wheezing, and cough, indicating Spleen and Lung Qi deficiency with heat. Treatment with Liujunzi Tang (Six-Gentlemen Decoction), stir-fried Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), and Zhizi (Gardeniae Fructus) resulted in recovery.
A child’s cough was caused by the wet nurse consuming rich, greasy, and roasted foods. Qingwei San (Clear the Stomach Powder) cured him. Later, the mother developed cough and hypochondriac pain due to anger, and her son exhibited similar symptoms. The mother took Xiaochaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction), and the son recovered accordingly.
The son of Shi Wanzhou from Wujiang had wind-cold cough. Use of exterior-releasing and phlegm-resolving drugs worsened phlegm and abdominal distension, with pale complexion. I diagnosed Spleen and Lung Qi deficiency. One dose of Liujunzi Tang (Six-Gentlemen Decoction) and Jiegeng (Platcodonis Radix) cured him. Three days later, cough and clear nasal discharge returned due to new wind-cold exposure. The same formula plus Sangbaipi (Morus Cortex) and Xingren (Armeniacae Semen) cured him.
A child with fever and cough had redness on the right cheek, indicating Heat in Lung Metal. Xiebai San (Poria and White Peony Powder) cured him. The next day, re-exposure to wind caused recurrence with hoarse voice and runny nose. Shenqi Yin (Ginseng and Perilla Drink) added with Xingren (Armeniacae Semen) and Sangbaipi (Morus Cortex) cured him. Slight redness on the right cheek and forehead indicated Heart Fire insulting Lung. Renshen Pingwei San (Ginseng Stomach-Calming Powder) one dose resulted in recovery.
A child with cough, fever, red right cheek, thirst, irritability, fatigue, poor appetite, and abdominal distension indicated Wind injuring Lung and Diet injuring Spleen. First, Liujunzi Tang (Six-Gentlemen Decoction), Jiegeng (Platcodonis Radix), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen), and Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix) improved symptoms. Removing Xingren and Chaihu and taking another dose brought stability.
A child with fever, red right cheek, cough, and profuse sputum: I diagnosed Wind accumulating in the Lung causing phlegm. Erchen Tang (Two-Aged Decoction) plus Sangbaipi (Morus Cortex), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen), and Jiegeng (Platcodonis Radix) showed improvement. Self-medication with exterior-releasing and fire-clearing agents failed to resolve wind-phlegm and worsened fever. I diagnosed dual deficiency of Spleen and Lung. Wuwei Yigong San (Five-Ingredient Yi Gong Powder) added with Jiegeng (Platcodonis Radix) for four doses gradually improved the condition, followed by Liujunzi Tang (Six-Gentlemen Decoction) for full recovery.
A three-year-old child with surging phlegm, wheezing, chest fullness, loose stools, sleeping with eyes open, and cold fingers/toes indicated dual deficiency of form and disease. Liujunzi Tang (Six-Gentlemen Decoction) and Jiegeng (Platcodonis Radix) for one dose alleviated symptoms; four doses nearly cured him. Re-exposure to wind-cold caused recurrence. Adding Zisu (Perillae Folium), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen), and Sangbaipi (Morus Cortex) to the previous formula brought stability.
A child with wind-cold cough and profuse sputum, treated with mixed phlegm-resolving drugs, developed worsening chills and fever, with alternating blue and red complexion, indicating struggle between Wind and Heat. Niuhuang Qingxin Wan (Calves’ Bead Clearing the Heart Pill) one dose, followed by Liujunzi Tang (Six-Gentlemen Decoction) and Jiegeng (Platcodonis Radix) two doses, resulted in recovery.
Maijian San (Wheat Decoction Powder) treats Cold Damage complicated by fright, with vomiting, high fever, unresolved exterior and interior, rough breathing, wheezing, red face, spontaneous sweating, delirium, screaming, mutism with sweating, urticaria itching, alternating tidal fever, residual toxicity from epidemic mumps/measles, phlegm-cough, convulsions, limb tremors, upward gaze, or wind-cold headache. It is suitable for all these conditions.
Ingredients: Huashi (Talcum), Digupi (Lycii Cortex), Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Baifuling (Poria), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Gancao (Licorice Root), Tinglizi (Thladianthae Fructus, stir-fried, each half liang), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, nodes removed, one and a half liang), Xiaomai (Tritici Fructus, 50-60 grains).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take one qian per dose, mixed with wheat decoction. For chronic cough transmitting to the five zang organs, or with phlegm-drool, cold limbs, palpitations, severe cases with dark eye circles and red sclera, use Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix) and Heidou (Sojae Semen Nigrum) ground with moisture, applied as a paste to the eye sockets, while administering Maijian San. For chronic cough evolving into epilepsy, use anti-epileptic powders.
Xiaoqinglong Tang (Minor Green Dragon Decoction) treats Cold Damage with unresolved exterior, aversion to cold, body heat, fluid retention in the epigastrium causing dry retching, cough, wheezing, lung distension with chest fullness, nasal congestion with clear discharge, belching, and asthmatic breathing. As Zhang Zhongjing stated: Unresolved exterior with water qi in the epigastrium causes dry retching, fever, and cough, or thirst, choking, dysuria, or lower abdominal fullness. This decoction is indicated.
Ingredients: Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, nodes removed), Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, processed in boiling water, each seven qian), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Jiangjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, processed), Gancao (Licorici Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus, each three qian), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, half liang, crushed).
Preparation: Take two qian per dose, decoct in water.
Lizhong Tang (Regulate the Middle Decoction) treats Spleen and Stomach deficiency-cold, epigastric stuffiness, heart/abdominal pain, rebellious phlegm/vomiting, reduced appetite, shortness of breath, emaciation/fatigue, cholera with vomiting/diarrhea, cold limbs, and aversion to drinking.
Ingredients: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Jiangjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, processed, equal parts), Gancao (Licorici Radix et Rhizoma, stir-fried, half amount).
Preparation: Take three qian per dose, decoct in water and take warm, or grind into powder and mix with warm water.
Xingxing San (Xingxing Powder) treats external wind-cold with nasal congestion, phlegm-cough, and fever.
Ingredients: Jiegeng (Platcodonis Radix), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Gancao (Licorici Radix et Rhizoma), Gualougen (Trichosanthis Radix), Baifuling (Poria).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take two qian per dose, add five leaves of Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), decoct in water.
Shenqi Yin (Ginseng and Perilla Drink) treats cold with fever/headache, wind-cold cough, cold damage with vomiting, chest/diaphragm discomfort, and phlegm-fluid accumulation.
Ingredients: Zisu (Perillae Folium), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, soaked seven times), Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Fuling (Poria), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus, stir-fried, each three qian), Gancao (Licorici Radix et Rhizoma, one qian), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, three qian).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take one to two qian per dose, decoct in water with ginger and jujube.
Baofei Tang (Lung-Nourishing Decoction) treats Lung and Stomach affected by wind-heat, profuse phlegm with cough, continuous wheezing/vomiting, and chronic cough unrelieved.
Ingredients: Shanyao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Baifuling (Poria), Zisuye (Perillae Folium, each one qian), Baijiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, remove silk/mouthparts, stir-fried, two qian), Huoxiang (Agastaches Rhizoma, five fen), Bubai (Stemonae Radix, six fen), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen, remove skin/point/husk, stir-fried, each one qian), Baihe (Lilii Bulbus, five fen), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus, one qian), Jiegeng (Platcodonis Radix, one qian).
Preparation: Decoct in water, take after meals.
Tianma Fangfeng Wan (Gastrodia and Saposhnikovia Pill) treats convulsive wind with cough, high fever, excessive sleep, palpitations, limb twitching, mental confusion, phlegm-drool obstruction, and wind-heat pathogens.
Ingredients: Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Chensha (Cinnabar), Xionghuang (Realgar), Shexiang (Moschus), Gancao (Licorici Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, each two and a half qian), Quanxie (Scorpio, stir-fried), Jiangcan (Bombyx Batryticatus, each half liang, stir-fried), Niuhuang (Calculus Bovis).
Alternative formula contains Dan Nanting (Arisaema cum Bile) without Shexiang. Grind into powder, mix with refined honey to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take one or two pills per dose, washed down with mint tea.
Mahuang Tang (Ephedra Decoction) treats Taiyang syndrome with headache, fever, aversion to wind on body/head, no sweat, wheezing/chest fullness, floating-tight pulse. After eight or nine days without resolution, sweating is indicated. If sweating leads to irritability and closed eyes, epistaxis will occur, resolving the condition because Yang Qi is heavy.
Ingredients: Gancao (Licorici Radix et Rhizoma, half liang), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, nodes removed, one and a half liang), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus, one liang), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen, remove skin, thirty-five kernels).
Preparation: Take three qian per dose, decoct in water.
Chaihu Shigao Tang (Bupleurum and Gypsum Decoction) treats epidemic plague with high fever, aversion to wind, headache, body ache, nasal congestion, chest/heart irritability, alternating chills and fever, cough with thick sticky sputum/rhinorrhea.
Ingredients: Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, each three and a half qian), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma, two and a half qian), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix), Chi Shaoyao (Red Peony Root), Gegen (Puerariae Lobatae Radix), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, each five qian), Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica, three qian).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take one to two qian per dose, with two slices of ginger and ten grains of Danshi (Fermented Soybean), decoct in water.
Tingli Wan (Thladianthae Fructus Pill) treats Spleen heat steaming the Lung, or wind-cold cough, red face, profuse phlegm, body heat, and wheezing.
Ingredients: Tinglizi (Thladianthae Fructus, lightly stir-fried between paper), Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix), Hei Qianniu (Ipomoeae Pes-Caprae Semen, lightly stir-fried), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen, remove skin/point/double kernels, stir-fried and pounded into paste, one liang).
Preparation: Grind into powder, mix with almond paste. Take steamed date pulp, pound and mix to form pills the size of hemp seeds. Take five to seven pills per dose, washed down with light ginger soup, adjusting dosage according to the child.
Huangqin Banxia Shengjiang Tang (Scutellaria, Pinellia, and Fresh Ginger Decoction) treats Gallbladder Fu cough with vomiting of bitter fluid or bile.
Ingredients: Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, each one qian), Gancao (Licorici Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix, each six fen), Dazao (Ziziphi Jujubae Fructus, two pieces), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, one and a half qian).
Preparation: Decoct in water and take.
Ganju Tang (Licorice and Tangerine Peel Decoction) treats Heart Fu cough, characterized by cough with sensation of obstruction in the throat, progressing to severe throat swelling and bi-syndrome.
Ingredients: Fengan (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, one qian), Kugeng (Platcodonis Radix, one qian).
Preparation: Decoct in water, take after meals.
Shaoyao Gancao Tang (Peony and Licorice Decoction) treats Small Intestine Fu cough, characterized by cough with flatus.
Ingredients: Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix), Gancao (Licorici Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, each one qian).
Preparation: Decoct in water and take.
Shengma Tang (Cimicifuga Decoction) treats Spleen Fu cough, characterized by cough with pain under the right hypochondrium, radiating to shoulder and back, severe cases unable to move, moving causes coughing up saliva. (Formula see Cold Damage chapter).
Wumei Wan (Mume Pill) treats Stomach Fu cough, characterized by cough with vomiting, severe vomiting causing expulsion of roundworms.
Ingredients: Wumei (Mume Fructus, thirty pieces), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex, each six qian), Jiangjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, processed), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, each one liang), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Shuzhao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, each four liang).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Soak Wumei in wine overnight, remove pits, steam, mix with rice flour, and pound into pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take ten pills per dose, washed down with warm water.
Chishizhi Yuyuliang Tang (Red Kaolin and Hematite Decoction) treats Large Intestine Fu cough, characterized by cough with fecal incontinence.
Ingredients: Chishizhi (Kaolin), Yuyuliang (Hematitum, each two liang, crushed).
Preparation: Take two qian per dose, decoct in water.
Mahuang Fuzi Xixin Tang (Ephedra, Aconite, and Asarum Decoction) treats Kidney Fu cough, characterized by cough causing pulling pain between waist and back, severe cases coughing up saliva. Also treats cold pathogen attacking teeth causing brain/tooth pain; use urgently, delay is fatal.
Ingredients: Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, each two qian), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, one qian).
Preparation: Take one qian per dose, decoct in water.
Fuling Gancao Tang (Poria and Licorice Decoction) treats Bladder Fu cough, characterized by cough with urinary incontinence.
Ingredients: Fuling (Poria, two qian), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus, two and a half qian), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, five large slices).
Preparation: Take two qian per dose, decoct in water.
Niuhuang Qingxin Wan (Calves’ Bead Clearing the Heart Pill) (See Acute Convulsion chapter).
Xiebai San (Poria and White Peony Powder) (See Lung Organ chapter).
Erchen Wan (Two-Aged Pill) (See Vomiting/Regurgitation chapter).
Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) (See Emaciation chapter).
Xiaochaihu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction) (See Spasm chapter).
Jiegeng Tang (Platycodon Decoction) (See Lung Abscess chapter).
Sijunzi Tang (Four-Gentlemen Decoction).
Liujunzi Tang (Six-Gentlemen Decoction).
Qingwei San (Clear the Stomach Powder).
Yigong San (Yi Gong Powder) (These four formulas see Internal Hook chapter).
Dihuang Wan (Rehmannia Pill) (See Kidney Organ chapter).
Wuling San (Five-Ingredient Powder for Promoting Urination) (See Five Dampness chapter).
Renshen Pingfei San (Ginseng Lung-Calming Powder) (See Night Crying chapter).
Baibing Zi (White Pill) (See Convulsion chapter).