〔洁古〕黄 汤 治小儿咳嗽喘逆,身热鼻干燥者,是热入肺经,为客热,呷呀有声。
黄 (二两) 人参(二钱半) 地骨皮(五钱) 桑白皮(三钱) 甘草(二钱半)
上 咀。水煎。放温,频频服之。
〔海藏〕加味四君子汤 治涎嗽。
人参 白术 白茯苓 甘草 杏仁 桑白皮(各等分) 半夏曲(减半)
水煎服。
又治咳嗽,用四君子末,煎紫苏汤调下。
〔张涣〕蝉壳汤 治肺气不利病。
蝉壳(微炒) 五味子(汤洗七次,焙干) 人参(去芦。各一两) 陈橘皮(汤浸,去白,焙干) 甘草(炙。
各半两)
上件捣,罗为细末,每服半钱,煎生姜汤调下。
白术五味汤方 治咳逆气逆上喘。
五味子 白术 丁香 人参(去芦头) 款冬花(各半两) 细辛(去土,一分)
上件捣,罗为细末。每服一钱,水八分,入生姜三片,煎至四分,去滓放温,令时时呷之。
人参平肺散 治心火克肺,咳嗽喘呕,痰涎壅盛,胸膈痞满。
人参 橘红 甘草(炙) 地骨皮(各五分) 茯苓 知母(炒。各七分) 五味子(炒) 天门冬(去心) 青
皮(各四分) 桑白皮(炒,一钱)
上,每服一二钱,水煎。
细辛五味子汤 治肺经不足,胃气怯弱,或冒风邪,或停寒有饮,咳嗽倚息,不得
安卧,胸满短气,干呕作热,嗽唾结痰,或吐涎沫,头目昏眩,身体疼重,语声
不出,痛引胸胁,不问新久,并宜服之。
细辛(去苗土) 半夏(汤泡。各一两) 罂粟壳(去带盖,炒) 五味子(各三两) 乌梅(去核) 甘草(炙。
各一
两半) 桑白皮(炒,六钱)
上锉散。每服二钱,水一盏,生姜五片,煎至六分,去滓温服。
[Jiegu] Huang Tang (Yellow Decoction): Treats pediatric cough, wheezing with counterflow qi, feverish body, and dry nose. This indicates heat entering the Lung Meridian, constituting "Ke Re" (Exogenous Heat), accompanied by a "xia ya" sound during respiration.
Ingredients and Dosages: Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) (2 liang), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (2 qian 5 fen), Digupi (Lycii Cortex) (5 qian), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex) (3 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (2 qian 5 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely crush the herbs. Decoct in water. When warm, administer frequently in small doses.
[H aizang ] Jia Wei Si Jun Zi Tang (Modified Four Gentlemen Decoction): Treats phlegm-cough.
Ingredients and Dosages: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Baifuling (Poria), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex) (each in equal parts), Banxia Qu (Pinelliae Fermentatum) (half dosage).
Preparation and Administration: Decoct in water and take orally.
For treating cough, one may also use the powder of Si Jun Zi San (Four Gentlemen Powder), taken with decoction of Zisu Ye (Perillae Folium).
[Zhang Huan] Chan Ke Tang (Cicada Slough Decoction): Treats disorders of unsmooth Lung Qi.
Ingredients and Dosages: Chan Ke (Cicada Slough) (lightly stir-fried), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus) (washed seven times with hot water, dried), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (rhizome removed, each 1 liang), Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (soaked in hot water, white pith removed, dried), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (honey-fried, each half liang).
Preparation and Administration: Pound the ingredients into a fine powder after sieving. Take half a qian per dose, mixed with Ginger Decoction.
Baizhu Wuwei Tang Formula (Atractylodes and Schisandra Decoction): Treats cough with counterflow qi and wheezing.
Ingredients and Dosages: Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos), Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (rhizome removed), Kuandonghua (Farfarae Flos) (each half liang), Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) (dirt removed, 1 fen).
Preparation and Administration: Pound into a fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose with 8 fen of water, add 3 slices of fresh ginger, decoct until reduced to 4 fen, remove dregs, let cool to warm temperature, and have the patient sip slowly over time.
Renshen Ping Fei San (Ginseng Lung-Pacifying Powder): Treats Heart Fire suppressing Lung Metal, manifesting as cough, wheezing, vomiting, abundant phlegm-saliva, and chest/epigastric fullness and oppression.
Ingredients and Dosages: Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Juhong (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (honey-fried), Digupi (Lycii Cortex) (each 5 fen), Fuling (Poria), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) (stir-fried, each 7 fen), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus) (stir-fried), Tiandongmen (Asparagi Radix) (heart removed), Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) (each 4 fen), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex) (stir-fried, 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: For each dose of 1-2 qian, decoct in water.
Xixin Wuweizi Tang (Asari and Schisandra Decoction): Treats deficiency of the Lung Meridian and weak Stomach Qi, or exposure to wind pathogens, or retention of cold with fluid retention. Symptoms include cough requiring leaning for breath, inability to lie flat, chest fullness, shortness of breath, dry retching with fever, cough producing consolidated phlegm or salivary foam, dizziness of head and eyes, heavy body pain, loss of voice, pain radiating to the chest and hypochondrium. Suitable for both acute and chronic cases.
Ingredients and Dosages: Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) (roots and dirt removed), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) (soaked in hot water, each 1 liang), Ying Suske (Papaveris Pericarpium) (calyx removed, stir-fried), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus) (each 3 liang), Wumei (Mume Fructus) (pits removed), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (honey-fried, each 1 liang 5 fen), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex) (stir-fried, 6 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Cut into coarse pieces. Take 2 qian per dose with 1 zhan of water, add 5 slices of fresh ginger, decoct until reduced to 6 fen, remove dregs, and take warm.