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For patients with *Zhi Yin* (Fluid retention in the chest and hypochondrium) presenting with cough, irritability, and pain in the chest, if they do not die suddenly and the condition persists for one hundred days to a year, this formula may be administered.

Jujube Fruit (*Zao*, 10 pieces)
*Kradix Euphorbiae Pekinensis* (Daji)
*Semen Kansui* (Gansui)
*Flos Genkwa* (Yuanhua) (Equal parts)

Pulverize Daji, Gansui, and Yuanhua into powder. Boil Jujube Fruit in 1.5 *dou* of water until reduced to 0.8 *sheng*. Strain out the dregs, add the powdered herbs. For those with strong constitutions, administer one *qian bi* (a spoonful measure); for those with weak constitutions, administer half a *qian bi*. Take as a single dose. If no purgation occurs after taking it at dawn, increase the dose by half a *qian bi* the following morning. After purgation, engage in self-nourishment and recovery. For cough accompanied by pain radiating to the hypochondrium, *Shi Zao Tang* (Ten Jujube Decoction) is also indicated.

Formula for treating cough induced by overeating.
Licorice Root (*Gancao*, 4 liang)
Jujube Fruit (*Zao*, 10 pieces)

Chop the above two ingredients. Boil in 5 *sheng* of water until reduced to 2 *sheng*. Divide into three doses. If accompanied by sore throat and hoarseness, add Dried Ginger (*Ganjiang*, 1 liang).

Formula for treating severe cough preventing lying down and protruding eyes.
Radix *Stemona* (*Bai Bu*)
Fresh Ginger (*Sheng Jiang*) (Each 0.5 jin)
Asarum (*Xixin*)
Licorice Root (*Gancao*) (Each 3 liang)
Fritillaria Bulb (*Beimu*)
Atractylodes Rhizome (*Baizhu*)
Schisandra Fruit (*Wuweizi*) (Each 1 liang)
Cinnamon Heart (*Guixin*, 4 liang)
Ephedra Stem (*Mahuang*, 6 liang)

Chop the above nine ingredients. Boil in 1.2 *dou* of water until reduced to 3 *sheng*. Strain and divide into three doses. (According to *Gujin Luyan*, include Apricot Seed (*Xingren*, 4 liang) and Aster Root (*Ziwan*, 3 liang)).

Formula for treating cough with diarrhea, chest fullness and oppression, shortness of breath, occasional palpitations, aversion to moving limbs, heat in hands and feet with anorexia, shoulder and back pain, and occasional aversion to cold.
Sargassum (*Haizao*, 4 liang)
Pinellia Tuber (*Banxia*)
Schisandra Fruit (*Wuweizi*) (Each 0.5 sheng)
Fresh Ginger (*Sheng Jiang*, 1 liang)
Asarum (*Xixin*, 2 liang)
Poria (*Fuling*, 6 liang)
Apricot Seed (*Xingren*, 50 seeds)

Chop the above seven ingredients. Boil in 1 *dou* of water until reduced to 3 *sheng*. Strain and divide into three doses, taken three times daily. (Another version excludes Wuweizi and Sheng Jiang).

Formula for treating water-induced cough with rebellious Qi, bodily edema, shortness of breath and distension, inability to lie down day or night even when leaning against a wall, and wheezing sounds in the throat resembling frog croaks.
Cynanchum Root (*Bai Qian*)
Aster Root (*Ziwan*)
Pinellia Tuber (*Banxia*)
*Kradix Euphorbiae Pekinensis* (Daji) (Each 2 liang)

Chop the above four ingredients. Soak in 1 *dou* of water overnight. Boil on the next morning until reduced to 3 *sheng*. Divide into three doses.

Formula for treating fatal qi-cough from nine types of ailments:
Dried Ginger (*Ganjiang*)
Pinellia Tuber (*Banxia*)
Asarum (*Xixin*)
Aster Root (*Ziwan*)
Kadsura Flower (*Raohua*, alternatively Yuanhua)
Evodia Fruit (*Wuzhuyu*)
Poria (*Fuling*)
Licorice Root (*Gancao*)
*Semen Kansui* (Gansui)
*Akebia Caulis* (Fang Kui)
Ginseng Root (*Renshen*)
Aconite Lateral Root (*Wutou*)
Rhubarb Rhizome (*Dahuang*)
Apricot Seed (*Xingren*) (Each 1 fen)
Lepidium Seed (*Tingli*, 2 fen)
Croton Seed (*Badou*)
Magnolia Bark (*Houpo*)
Anemone Root (*Baiwei*) (Each 3 fen)
Polygala Root (*Yuanzhi*)
Acorus Rhizome (*Changpu*)
Schisandra Fruit (*Wuweizi*)
Peucedanum Root (*Qianhu*)
Immature Bitter Orange (*Zhishi*)
Sichuan Pepper (*Shujiao*)
Gleditsia Spine (*Zaojiao*)
Angelica Sinensis Root (*Danggui*)
*Kradix Euphorbiae Pekinensis* (Daji)
Cinnamon Heart (*Guixin*) (Each 0.5 fen)

Pulverize the above twenty-eight ingredients. Form pills using honey, sized like wu-tzu (mulberry seeds). Take two pills before meals, twice daily. Adjust dosage based on efficacy; if ineffective, gradually increase the dose.