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Qibo stated: Individuals who contract pathogenic factors during the Geng and Xin days of autumn will suffer from Lung Wind. This occurs because the Couli (pores) are open and sparse, righteous Qi is deficient and timid, allowing wind pathogens to invade and attack the Zang-Fu organs.

The Lung governs Qi; Qi belongs to Wei Qi (Defensive Qi), which is Yang in nature. Yang Qi circulates on the exterior, following the skin. If Wei Qi is deficient, wind pathogens contend with it, resulting in chest fullness and shortness of breath. This is described as the mutual restriction of Metal (Lung) and Wood (Liver), where Liver and Lung counteract each other. Symptoms include dizziness and oppression, sweating, trembling during inhalation and exhalation, hoarse and obstructed voice, heavy body, and flaccid weakness of the four limbs. When the pulse is floating and wiry, it indicates Wind striking the Lung Zang.

To treat disease of the Lung Meridian characterized by excessive sweating, aversion to wind, intermittent coughing, shortness of breath, improvement during the day and worsening at night, lying supine with chest fullness, rapid breathing, and dizziness/oppression, this indicates wind pathogen striking the Lung. Observe the area on both sides of the nose, extending down to the mouth and up to the eyebrows; if the skin appears white, urgently moxa-burn the Feishu (BL13) acupoint 100 moxa cones. If the color is yellow, the Lung has been damaged, and transformation into blood has occurred, making it incurable. If the patient exhibits aimless grasping at empty air, pointing fingers at the ground, picking at clothes, or stroking the bed, such symptoms persisting for several days will inevitably lead to death.

Prescription: Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, stir-fried, peel and tip removed), Guixin (Cinnamomi Cortex, each 1 qian), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, rhizome removed), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), Chishaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma). Prepare as one dose, add two zhong of water, decoct to one zhong, take at any time.

To treat Wind striking the Lung Zang, presenting with headache and stiff neck, back pain, dry nose, chest oppression, inability to speak, insufficient Qi in the chest, and painful weakness of the four limbs.

Prescription: Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix, rhizome removed), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, seedlings removed), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed, peel and navel removed), Gan Juhua (Chrysanthemi Flos), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, joints removed), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus), Ziwan (Asteris Radix), Chi Fuling (Poria, peel removed), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex, each 1 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, half qian), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, bran-stir-fried, ...). Prepare as one dose, add two zhong of water, decoct to one zhong, take at any time.

To treat Wind striking the Lung Zang, presenting with rapid breathing in the chest and heart, stiffness and rigidity of the neck and back, and numbness of the skin, this prescription is suitable.

Prescription: Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, joints removed), Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed, peel and navel removed), Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, rhizome removed), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, seedlings removed), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, processed, peel and tip removed), Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Baijili (Tribuli Fructus), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex), Baihua She Rou (Bungarus multicinctus meat, wine-soaked), Jingjie (Schizonepetae Spica, each 7 qian), Shexiang (Moschus, separately ground, 2.5 qian). Grind all ingredients into a fine powder, mix evenly. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with mint wine, take at any time.