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Treats dryness-heat in the Lung and Stomach. Phlegm obstruction with coughing.
Tianmendong (Asparagi Radix, remove the heart). Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, remove the heart, equal parts)
The above two herbs. Decoct into a paste. Collect with refined white honey. Hold in the mouth as needed, swallow warm.

Guben Wan (Solidify the Root Pill) Treats elderly patients with deficiency of both Jin-Ye (body fluids) and Blood. Cough with counterflow qi, constipation.
Add Shengdihuang (Rehmanniae Radix) and Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) to Erdong Gao (Two Winter Melon Paste). In this formula, Tianmendong and Maimendong are each used in 8 liang. Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) 4 liang. Make into honeyed pills. Administer 4 qian with wine. Making into a paste is even more suitable. Contraindicated for those with poor appetite and loose stools. Although Guben Wan mainly aims to support Yin and suppress Yang, the four ingredients are purely Yin in nature. With only a small amount of Renshen, it is already felt that the flavor outweighs the Qi-tonifying power. However, in the version circulating among people today, Tianmendong, Maimendong, Shengdihuang, and Shudihuang are each used in 8 liang, while Renshen is only 2 liang. This almost presents a scenario where a group of Yin ingredients peels away Yang. Moreover, many physicians of the world often remove Renshen from this prescription. How can one know that Yin-soft flavors, without the warming power of Yang, often lead to loss of appetite and diarrhea? The *Neijing* states, "Without Yang, Yin cannot be transformed." How can one expect any tonifying effect? Someone asks: In recent times, patients are stingy with money, and physicians cater to this base nature, often using Renshen decoction to wash down the pills. Is this method acceptable? I reply: This is like bending the chimney and moving the firewood (a metaphor for preventive treatment or addressing the root cause improperly). The vulgar person only knows Renshen is precious and thinks swallowing it directly is tonifying. They do not understand the subtlety of compatibility, which lies entirely in the appropriate use of assistant and guide drugs. If Renshen decoction is used to wash down the pills, the power of Renshen acts first; by the time the pill dissolves, the power of Renshen has long dissipated. This is not like using Renshen decoction to mix with the paste, where they can work together to achieve efficacy.

Jiling Gao (Collecting Spirit Paste) Treats chronic cough leading to deficiency of both Qi and Blood. Inability to expel phlegm.
In Guben Wan, Tianmendong, Maimendong, Shengdihuang, and Shudihuang are each 10 liang. Renshen 6 liang. Add Gouqi (Lycii Fructus) 6 liang. Decoct into a paste, collect with honey. If Blood deficiency causes difficulty in defecation, add Danggui Shen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix). If Spleen weakness causes loose stools, add Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma). Use rock sugar instead of honey to collect the paste.

Sancai Wan (Three Talents Pill) Suitable for those with deficiency of both Qi and Blood, unstable spirit, and mismatched Yuan-Yang (Primordial Yang).
Remove Maimendong from Erdong Gao. Add Renshen and Shudihuang in equal parts. Make into honeyed pills. Adding Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), and Sharen (Amomi Fructus) is named Sancai Fengsui Dan (Three Talents Sealing the Marrow Pill).

Ganlu Yin (Sweet Dew Decoction, from *Ju Fang*) Treats guest-heat in the Stomach causing irritability. Sores in the mouth, nose, and throat. Bleeding gums and foul breath.
Erdong Gao plus Shengdihuang, Shudihuang, Yincheng (Artemisiae Scopariae Herba), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Shihu (Dendrobii Caulis), Gancao, and Pipaye (Loquat Leaf).