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To treat conditions characterized by a robust physique accompanied by phlegm, wheezing (asthma), and heat:
Xingren (Apricot Seed), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Sangbai Pi (Mori Cortex), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma).
Add one pinch of fine tea (Camelliae Sinensis Folium), decoct in water, and take.

To treat cough and acute wheezing caused by phlegm:
Xingren (Apricot Seed), Zisu (Perillae Folium), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Sangbai Pi (Mori Cortex).
Add three slices of fresh ginger (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and one pinch of fine tea (Camelliae Sinensis Folium), decoct in water, and take.

To treat wheezing caused by fire qi ascending:
Sangbai Pi (Mori Cortex), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride), Xingren (Apricot Seed), Digupi (Lycii Cortex), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma).
Add three slices of fresh ginger (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), decoct in water, and take.

To treat deficiency of stomach qi with external pathogenic factors:
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fuling (Poria), Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Xingren (Apricot Seed), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Sangbai Pi (Mori Cortex), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), Bo Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus).
Add two cups of water, three slices of fresh ginger (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), and one jujube (Zizyphi Fructus), decoct, and take.

This formula is found in the "Cough" section, treating nasal congestion, heavy voice, cough, and wheezing due to cold damage (common cold).

This formula is found in the "Cold" section, treating the same as above.

Treating the same as above:
Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Xingren (Apricot Seed), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma).
Add two cups of water, three slices of fresh ginger (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), and scallion white (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus), decoct, take warm, until sweating occurs.

This formula is identical to Qianmin Tang (Thousand Silk Decoction):
Gualou Ren (Trichosanthis Semen), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Beimu (Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus).

This formula is identical to Suzi Jiangqi Tang (Perilla Fruit Descending Qi Decoction):
Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Xingren (Apricot Seed), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Pian Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex), Kuandonghua (Farfarae Flos), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Baicai (Brassicae Pekinensis Folium).

This formula is identical to Xingsu San (Apricot and Perilla Powder):
Zisu (Perillae Folium), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Xingren (Apricot Seed), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Wumei (Mume Fructus), Dafupi (Arecae Catechu Pericarpium), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium).

Appendix on Asthma (Wheezing):
Diet should be light; treatment should focus on resolving phlegm. Do not use cold-natured herbs; dispersing methods are required. This is a case of cold wrapping heat.

To treat wheezing caused by cold wrapping heat:
Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), Xingren (Apricot Seed), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Zisu (Perillae Folium), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus), Sangbai Pi (Mori Cortex), Bo Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus).
Add two cups of water, three slices of fresh ginger (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), decoct, and take.

Use seven pig gallbladders and one liang (approx. 37g) of Liuhuang (Realgar or Sulfur? Note: In this context, usually Sulfur/Liu Huang). Extract the bile and boil it together with sulfur until dry. Then simmer slowly over low heat until the clear juice of sulfur emerges. Pour into a porcelain vessel and let cool.
Grind into powder.

The disease of Laozai (Consumption/Tuberculosis) is the most difficult to treat. It originates in the Heart and spreads to the Five Viscera; it does not form overnight. In ancient times, there was a condition called "Chuan Shi" (Transmitting Corpse), with many varieties. Due to worms devouring the viscera, patients exhibit alternating chills and fever, night sweats, seminal emission, dry hair, dry skin, abdominal masses, posterior neck lymphadenopathy, cough, sputum, hemoptysis, lung atrophy, emaciation, fatigue, vomiting, or diarrhea. All these arise from Yin deficiency with hyperactive fire. Such numerous symptoms often lead to untreatable conditions, and they are contagious. Outbreaks occur due to similar preceding illnesses, sometimes leading to the extinction of entire families. Some do not contract it because when pathogens attack, those with strong Qi are unaffected, while those with weak Qi succumb. This results from imprudence, excessive sexual desire, and damage to essence and blood, inevitably causing Yin deficiency with hyperactive fire, which is severely harmful. However, to survive, one must cherish life, strengthen resolve, abstain from sexual intercourse, extinguish delusions, avoid anger, regulate diet, and cultivate the root. Early treatment is advisable; perhaps there is still hope. Otherwise, muscles waste away, fatigue sets in, bedridden states ensue, and even excellent physicians cannot cure them. Someone asked: Why are young men and unmarried women suffering from consumption rarely saved? The answer is: Humans rely on Qi and Blood as their foundation. Diseases invariably damage Qi and Blood first. Often, persistent thoughts and excessive mental labor damage Heart Qi. Worry and anxiety injure the Heart; Heart injury leads to retrograde flow and depletion of blood. When blood is depleted, spirit luster fades first, and menstruation ceases. Fire pathology fails to nourish Earth (Spleen), leading to poor appetite. Spleen pathology depletes Metal (Lung) Qi, causing cough. Prolonged cough exhausts Water (Kidney) Qi, leading to dry limbs. With Kidney Water exhausted, Wood (Liver) lacks nourishment; Liver Qi is insufficient, causing irritability, brittle hair, and flaccid sinews. This disease generally originates in the Heart and spreads through all Five Viscera; thus, medicinal efficacy cannot reach the source, leading to untreatability. Lingering for years, although death is not immediate, eventual demise is certain.