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Treats upper wheezing caused by accumulated heat in the Lung meridian, chest and diaphragm distension with abundant phlegm, and dry, difficult defecation.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus), Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus), Bo He (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Lian Qiao (Forsythiae Fructus), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex), Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma).
Decoct these herbs in water and take orally.

[Collected Annotations] Wang Youyuan stated: The Classics say: "Where pathogenic factors gather, the healthy Qi must be deficient." Furthermore, the Lung is a delicate organ, and it is evident that it cannot withstand excessive depletion or attack. Since the theory of "Lung heat injuring the Lung" became prevalent, people have loudly opposed the idea of "preserving and tonifying the Lung," while readily agreeing with "clearing and purging the Lung." How could they know that ancient formulas for clearing and purging the Lung invariably featured Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) in their names? This should make it clear that Lung Qi must not be depleted, and thus Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) is indispensable. The Lung's substance is pure and follows the Heavenly Dao; it descends to assist and governs the descending function. The reason turbid pathogens do not ascend to interfere is due to the vigorous and ceaseless movement of Qi in the chest. If Lung Qi becomes slightly lax, the descending function fails, and turbid Qi rebels upward. This leads to cough, wheezing, distension and elevation of the lung lobes, tight pain in the chest and diaphragm, heat transferring to the Large Intestine, and difficult defecation. These various manifestations appear as excess (Shi patterns), but are actually signs of deficiency (Xu patterns). Therefore, regardless of whether the cause is internal injury or external contraction, heat or cold, the primary principle must be to use Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) to stabilize Lung Qi. One may add Gu Pi (Phellodendri Cortex), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), and E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini) to moisten it; Wu Mei (Mume Fructus), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus), and Ying Su Qiao (Papaveris Pericarpium) to astringe it; Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) and Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) to direct rebellious Qi downward; Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex), Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus), and Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix) to benefit Qi flow; Zhi Zi (Gardeniae Fructus), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), and Lian Qiao (Forsythiae Fructus) to cool it; Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba) and Bo He (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) to induce sweating and release the exterior; Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) to purge downwards. All rely on the powerful force of Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) to grasp the pivot and regulate, allowing existing pathogens to exit easily and preventing future pathogens from entering. The Lung pathogens exit together with the action of the various herbs, while Lung Qi does not dissipate along with them. In this case, how has Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) ever injured the Lung, yet people fear it and dare not use it? Others claim that for wind-cold cough, Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus) is contraindicated; and that using Ying Su Qiao (Papaveris Pericarpium) for cough stops it miraculously, but constricting the Lung like a knife cut. However, these are baseless statements of unknown origin, resulting from not studying Materia Medica and not understanding the properties, flavors, and functions of drugs, thereby spreading errors. Physicians of recent times also fail to distinguish right from wrong; only those with insight can perceive the truth.