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To treat constipation due to wind in the elderly and debilitated individuals, which arises from wind pathogen affecting the Large Intestine Meridian (Large Intestine Channel), causing dry stool. This formula is suitable for consumption.
Gleditsiae Fructus (Zaojiao) (roasted, seeds removed) Aurantii Fructus (Zhike) (pith removed, stir-fried with bran)
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder in equal proportions. Mix with refined honey to form pills, or use rice water to swallow pills. The size should be like Sophora japonica seeds (Wutongzi). Take 70 pills each time, at any time, washed down with rice water.

To treat abdominal urgency due to Qi stagnation and difficult, astringent defecation.
Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum (Chenxiang) Aucklandiae Radix (Muxiang) Arecae Semen (Binglang) Linderae Radix (Wuyao) Aurantii Fructus (Zhike) Rheum Palmatum Radix et Rhizoma (Dahuang) (all in equal parts)
Grind each of the above ingredients in hot boiled water and take the liquid.

The term "cough" refers to what the ancients called cough. The lungs combine with the skin and hair; when the skin and hair are first attacked by pathogens, the pathogens enter through this connection.
Sputum production (Sou) is not solely caused by the Lung organ; all Zang and Fu organs can cause it. The Classics state: "If dampness is injured in autumn, cough will inevitably occur in winter." Generally, the air of early autumn is clear and肃 (solemn/clear); if it is abnormal, movement causes Qi to rush upward. The Classics state: "Violating the Qi of autumn prevents Taiyin (Lung) from gathering, leading to scorched and full Lung Qi, resulting in cough." Broadly speaking, Ke (cough sound) refers to having sound but no sputum, indicating Lung Qi injury and lack of clarity; Sou (sputum sound) refers to having sputum but no sound, caused by Spleen dampness stirring phlegm; Cough (Ke Sou) refers to having both sound and sputum, caused by pathogens injuring the Lung and Spleen dampness stirring phlegm, resulting in both sound and sputum. Furthermore, the Lung is the canopy of the five Zang organs, specifically governing Qi. If the clear and turbid nature of Qi is distinguished, there will be no Sou; if clear Qi is not separated, turbid Qi attacks the canopy, combined with fluid retention, preventing the Lung from being clear, thus forming Sou. The *Suwen: Cough Discussion* states: "Each of the five Zang organs has its corresponding season; affected by wind and cold, they cause cough, with varying pathological changes. If Sou persists, it transfers to the six Fu organs. Once the Fu organs are affected, they also produce wheezing and cough, with different manifestations and symptoms." All Zang, Fu, and hundred vessels derive Qi from the Lung. Therefore, cough originates from the primary meridian. For example, Wind-Strike syndrome presents with aversion to cold and fever, spontaneous sweating, aversion to wind, and cough. Cold-Strike presents with aversion to cold and fever, anhidrosis, aversion to cold, and cough. Heat-Strike presents with irritability, thirst, desire to drink, and cough. Damp-Strike presents with painful joints, heavy limbs, and cough. Injury to the Heart manifests as a sensation of obstruction in the throat, severe cases with swollen throat and Bi-syndrome, called Heart Cough. Anger injuring the Liver manifests as pain under both hypochondria, severe cases with fullness under both hypochondria, called Liver Cough. Overthinking injuring the Spleen manifests as pain under the right hypochondrium, radiating to the shoulder and back, severe cases unable to move, movement exacerbates cough, called Spleen Cough. Fear injuring the Kidney manifests as pulling pain between waist and back, severe cases with cough, called Kidney Cough. Grief injuring the Lung manifests as wheezing with sound, severe cases with hemoptysis, called Lung Cough. If Zang cough persists, it affects the Fu organs. Persistent Heart cough affects the Small Intestine, accompanied by cough and passing gas. Persistent Liver cough affects the Gallbladder, accompanied by cough and vomiting bile. Persistent Spleen cough affects the Stomach, accompanied by cough and vomiting, severe cases expelling roundworms. Persistent Lung cough affects the Large Intestine, accompanied by cough and fecal incontinence. Persistent Kidney cough affects the Bladder, accompanied by cough and urinary incontinence. Long-term cough affects the Sanjiao (Triple Burner), accompanied by cough, abdominal fullness, and loss of appetite. These conditions gather in the Stomach and relate to the Lung, causing excessive saliva/phlegm, facial edema, and rebellious Qi. Moreover, excessive sexual activity leads to weak Qi and constitution; exposure to cold and drinking cold beverages easily induces Cold pathogen; stagnant dry heat easily generates Heat pathogen; or injury by Wind-Cold, or struggle between Wind and Heat. Metal of the Lung generates Water; the Kidney is the child of the Lung. If one cannot nourish Kidney Water, depleting True Yuan, deficiency in the child leaks Qi from the mother, resulting in cough. If the pulse is floating and slow, it indicates Wind, suitable for dispersing methods; wiry and tight indicates Cold, suitable for warming and resolving methods; deep and choppy indicates Dampness, requiring drying methods; wiry and slippery at the stomach area requires phlegm-clearing methods; floating and abundant at the Qi Kou (Radial Artery) indicates Qi stagnation, requiring regulation methods; minute and fine indicates Deficiency, requiring tonification methods; thin and rapid indicates Consumption (Xu Lao), requiring nourishment of Blood and Qi methods; deep, solid, and forceful indicates Excess of Qi, requiring purgation methods; soft, weak, and forceless indicates depletion of Lung Qi, requiring astringent methods. Each follows its respective category. Physicians must examine carefully, verify, and prescribe medication accordingly to avoid errors, thereby becoming excellent doctors.