生地(二钱五分) 麦冬(去心,二钱) 土贝母(去心、切片,一钱五分) 天花粉(一钱)
苦桔梗(八分) 生甘草(四分) 广桔红(盐汤泡,八分) 白茯苓(一钱) 肥白知母(一钱)
水煎,食后服。
治肺胀喘嗽,鼻扇肩怡。
麻黄(六两) 石膏(半斤) 生姜(三两) 甘草(一两) 半夏(半升) 大枣(十五枚)
水六升,先煮麻黄去上沫,纳诸药,煮取三升,分温三服。
定喘止嗽,详载《本草》胡桃条下。
大参(一钱) 胡桃(二枚,去壳留衣),姜枣水煎,临卧煎服。
治虚喘嗽,腰脚酸痛。肺虚则痰多而喘嗽,肾虚则腰脚酸痛。
破故纸十两(酒蒸为末),胡桃肉二十两(去皮,研烂),蜜调如饴,每晨酒服一
大匙。不能饮者,热水调。忌芸薹羊血,芸薹油菜也。
此手太阴足少阴药也。破故纸属火,入心包、命门,能补相火以通君火,暖丹田,
壮元阳;胡桃属水,能通命门,利三焦,温肺润肠,补养气血,有木火相生之妙。气足
则脾不虚寒,血足则肾不枯燥,久服利益甚多,不独上除喘嗽,下强腰脚而已也。
一方
治咳嗽劫药。
五味子(五钱) 甘草(二钱五分) 五倍子 风化硝(各一钱) 为末,蜜丸含化。一方用
生诃子一枚,含之。咽津瘥。
[Run Fei Yin (Lung-Moistening Decoction)]
Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix, 2.5 qian) Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, heart removed, 2 qian) Tu Bei Mu (Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus, heart removed, sliced, 1.5 qian) Tian Hua Fen (Trichosanthis Radix, 1 qian)
Ku Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix, 8 fen) Sheng Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Recens, 4 fen) Guang Ju Hong (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum, soaked in salt water, 8 fen) Bai Fu Ling (Poria, 1 qian) Fei Bai Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, 1 qian)
Decoct in water and take after meals.
Treats lung distension with wheezing and coughing, alar flaring of the nose, and shoulder shrugging during respiration.
[Tang Zheng Xiang Guo Fang (Prescription of Chancellor Zheng of Tang)]
Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba, 6 liang) Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum, 0.5 jin) Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, 3 liang) Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 1 liang) Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, 0.5 sheng) Da Zao (Jujubae Fructus, 15 pieces)
Add six sheng of water. First decoct Ma Huang to remove the foam on the surface, then add the remaining herbs. Decoct until three sheng remain. Divide into three doses and take warm.
[Ding Chuan Zhi Sou Fang (Wheezing-Settling and Cough-Stopping Prescription)]
Detailed under the entry for Hu Tao (Walnut) in Ben Cao (Materia Medica).
Da Shen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma, 1 qian) Hu Tao (Juglandis Semen, two pieces, shell removed, testa retained), decoct in water with Sheng Jiang and Da Zao. Take before retiring to bed.
Treats deficiency-type wheezing and coughing, with soreness and pain in the lower back and legs. Lung deficiency leads to excessive phlegm, wheezing, and coughing; Kidney deficiency leads to soreness and pain in the lower back and legs.
[Po Gu Zhi Wan Fang (Psoralea Pill Prescription)]
Po Gu Zhi (Psoraleae Fructus, ten liang, steamed in wine and powdered), Hu Tao Rou (Juglandis Semen, twenty liang, peeled and pounded into a paste), mix with honey to form a consistency like maltose syrup. Take one large spoonful with wine every morning. For those who cannot drink alcohol, mix with hot water. Avoid eating Yun Tai (Brassica parachinensis, Chinese flowering cabbage) and sheep blood.
This prescription targets the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Po Gu Zhi belongs to Fire, enters the Pericardium and Ming Men (Gate of Life), can tonify Ministerial Fire to unblock Sovereign Fire, warm the Dantian, and strengthen Primordial Yang; Hu Tao belongs to Water, can unblock the Ming Men, benefit the San Jiao (Triple Burner), warm the lungs and moisten the intestines, and nourish Qi and Blood, possessing the subtle effect of Wood generating Fire. When Qi is sufficient, the Spleen is not deficient and cold; when Blood is sufficient, the Kidneys are not dry and withered. Long-term consumption yields great benefits, not only removing upper respiratory wheezing and coughing but also strengthening the lower back and legs.
[Another Prescription: Treating Cough with Astringent Drugs]
Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus, 5 qian) Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 2.5 qian) Wu Bei Zi (Gallae Chinensis, 1 qian) Feng Hua Xiao (Natrii Sulfas Efflorescens, 1 qian). Powder them all, make pills with honey, and dissolve in the mouth. Another method uses one piece of raw He Zi (Terminalia chebula Retusa Fruit), hold it in the mouth. Swallow the saliva to recover.