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Subsequent sections are categorized, establishing unique and highly effective prescriptions.

Shenxiao Jiegeng Tang (Miraculous Effect Platycodon Decoction) with Modifications
Treats cough accompanied by dull pain in the chest and diaphragm, swelling and fullness in both hypochondria, dry throat and mouth, irritability, restlessness, excessive thirst, and expectoration of turbid, foul-smelling sputum.
Ingredients: Jie Geng (Radix Platycodonis, fresh and white, stir-fried, 1 qian), Bei Mu (Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae, heart removed), Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae Asphodeloidis, stir-fried), Sang Bai Pi (Cortex Mori Radicis, stir-fried), Gua Lou Ren (Semen Trichosanthis, oil removed), Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, soaked in wine), Bai He (Bulbus Lilii, steamed, each 8 fen), Xing Ren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, skin and tip removed, 5 fen), Di Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii Radicis), Yi Yi Ren (Semen Coicis, lightly stir-fried), Zhi Ke (Fructus Aurantii, bran-stir-fried), Xuan Shen (Radix Scrophulariae), Qing Dai (Indigo Naturalis), Zi Wan (Herba Asteris Tatarici), Mai Men Dong (Radix Ophiopogonis, heart removed, each 7 fen), Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae, 3 fen).
Crush the above herbs into one dose, add two zhong of water, add 5 fen of ginger peel, take at any time after meals. If wheezing worsens, add Su Zi (Fructus Perillae) and Lai Fu Zi (Semen Raphani); if lung deficiency cough, add Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) and E Jiao (Colla Corii Asini); if heat and dryness prevail, add Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae) and Zhi Zi (Fructus Gardeniae); if pus and blood are present, add He Huan Pi (Cortex Albiziae) and Mao Gen (Rhizoma Imperatae); if constipation, add Da Huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) boiled in wine; if irritability, cough, and pain occur, add Zhu Sha (Cinnabaris) and Hong Zao (Fructus Jujubae); if cough radiates to the throat causing pain, add Jie Geng (Radix Platycodonis) and Xuan Ming Fen (Natrii Sulfas).
The above medicines are commonly used in recent times, yielding very rapid results with modifications. It is unknown that ancient formulas used astringent agents such as Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae), Yu Ke (Pericarpium Papaveris), Ting Li Zi (Semen Lepidii seu Descurainiae), Dong Hua Hua (Flos Farfarae), and Wu Mei (Fructus Mume). Recent practices differ from ancient methods; students should investigate and study this in detail.

Qianjin Zhu Fei Tang (Thousand-Gold Boiled Lung Decoction)
Treats lung萎 (Lung Atrophy/Withering) presenting with cough and expectoration of pus and blood, spontaneous sweating, vomiting, Xiao Ke (Wasting-Thirst), and difficulty in urination and defecation.
Ingredients: Zhu Fei (Porcine Lung, one whole, not inflated, washed clean of blood and odor, tied securely with herbs inside), Qing Dai (Indigo Naturalis, powder from Fujian Indigo flowers, 2 qian), Chuan Mi (Honey, 3 qian), Hong Zao (Fructus Jujubae, nine pieces).
Place all ingredients together inside the lung, tie it securely, and boil in a pot until cooked. The patient consumes it themselves. Two or three doses, until finished. For severe cases, no more than one or two lungs are needed for recovery.

Xijiao Dahuang Tang (Rhinoceros Horn and Rhubarb Decoction)
Treats Chang Yong (Intestinal Abscess) presenting with a soft abdomen and dull internal pain, and dryness/obstruction in urination and defecation.
Ingredients: Xi Jiao (Cornu Rhinocerotis, authentic, shaved into fine powder, 1 qian, added after decoction), Da Huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, wine-stir-fried, 1.2 qian), Mu Dan Pi (Cortex Moutan), Tao Ren (Semen Persicae, skin and tip removed), Dong Gua Ren (Semen Benincasae, 2 qian), Yi Yi Ren (Semen Coicis), Mang Xiao (Natrii Sulfas, 7 fen), Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae, 3 qian).
Crush the above herbs into one dose, add two zhong of water, take on an empty stomach.
Subsequently, take Tai Yi Gao (Great Unity Paste) or La Fan Wan (Beeswax and Alum Pill) along with Shi Xiao San (Pain-Dispersing Powder) for excellent efficacy.