夫形寒饮冷。内外合邪。因而客之。则为肺嗽。盖肺主气。外合皮毛。其经还循胃口。
故内
静夜
方
五味子汤 治肺感寒。咳嗽不止。
五味子（炒） 人参 黄 （锉） 阿胶（炒令燥） 桂（去粗皮） 干熟地黄（焙各
半两） 紫
菀（
半） 上
为
中和汤 治肺有风寒。痰壅咳嗽。
麻黄（去节） 杏仁（去皮尖炒） 紫苏子（炒） 桑白皮（炒） 赤茯苓（去皮） 柴
胡（去芦）
陈
每服二
钱。
肺寒汤 治肺胃虚寒。咳嗽痰盛。呀呷有声。呕吐停饮。咽喉干痛。上气喘满。目
寒虚浮。
款冬花 紫菀（去苗土） 甘草（炙） 桂心（去粗皮） 麻黄（去节） 五味子 杏
仁（汤浸
去皮
每服
三钱
款冬花散（出医方大成）治寒热相交。肺气不利。咳嗽喘满。胸膈烦闷。痰实
涎盛。喉中呀
款冬花（去梗） 知母 桑叶（洗焙各十两） 半夏（汤洗七次姜汁制） 甘草（各二
十两）
麻黄
为粗
末。
加味理中汤（出医方大成）治肺胃俱寒。咳嗽不已。
甘草（炙） 半夏（炙） 茯苓 干姜（不炒） 白术 橘红 细辛 北五味子 人参
（各等
分）
胡椒理中丸（出医方大成）治寒嗽冷痰。吐白涎沫。续续不止。不能饮食。治
肺虚感寒。气
款冬花（去梗） 胡椒 荜茇 陈皮 干姜 甘草 良姜 细辛（去叶各二两） 白术
（二
两半）
杏仁煎（出千金方）治冷嗽上气。鼻中不利。
杏仁（五合） 五味子 款冬花（各三两） 紫菀 干姜（各一两） 桂心（三两） 麻
黄（二
两）
斤。
合用
橘皮汤 疗春冬伤寒。秋夏冷湿咳嗽。喉中作声。上气不得下。头痛。
陈皮 紫菀 麻黄（去根） 杏仁 当归 桂心 甘草 黄芩（各等分） 上 咀。每
服五
钱。
干姜汤 治冷嗽。
干姜（二两炮裂） 紫菀（去苗土半两） 麻黄（去节三钱） 桂（去粗皮一两） 杏
仁（去皮
尖双
水一
盏半
华盖散（出医方大成）治肺感寒邪。咳嗽上气。胸膈烦满。项背拘急。声重鼻
塞。头昏目眩
紫苏子（炒） 赤茯苓（去皮） 桑白皮（炙） 陈皮（去白） 杏仁（去皮尖炒） 麻
黄（去根
节各
随
意加
温肺汤（出余居士选奇方）治冒寒咳嗽。清涕自流。
麻黄（不去节） 杏仁（不去尖） 甘草（生用） 桂枝（微炒去皮） 温姜（炮各半
两） 五味
子
煎
七分
阿胶汤 治冷嗽。
阿胶（炒令燥） 五味子 麻黄（去节） 陈橘皮（汤浸去白焙各一两） 甘草（炙锉）
杏仁
（汤
服。不
五味子汤（出三因方）治夏秋之交。皮肤为寒湿所薄。寒气内侵。咳嗽昼夜不
已。
陈皮（二两） 麻黄（去节） 甘草（炙） 杏仁（去皮尖麸炒） 五味子 白茯苓（各
一两）
上为
加减麻黄汤（出直指方）治肺感寒邪咳嗽。
麻黄（去节一两） 辣桂 甘草（炙各半两） 杏仁（五十枚去皮尖微炒别研） 陈皮 半
夏
（制
细辛散 治肺寒咳嗽喘满。
细辛（去苗叶） 甘草（炙锉） 五味子（各三两） 赤茯苓（去黑皮四两） 干姜（泡
裂三两）
上
五辛丸（出医学切问）治寒嗽声音不出。
丁香 胡椒 荜茇 良姜 桂心（各等分） 上为细末。入炒盐少许。姜汁煮糊为丸。
鸡
头子
五拗汤（出医方大成）治感寒咳嗽。肺气喘急。
麻黄（不去节） 杏仁（不去皮） 甘草（生用） 荆芥穗（各等分） 桔梗（一钱） 上
咀生
姜三
等分
四顺散 治肺寒久嗽。
干姜（炮裂） 甘草（炙锉） 陈橘皮（汤浸去皮瓤焙） 杏仁（汤浸去皮尖双仁炒别
研） 上
四
服
钟乳汤（出余居士选奇方）治虚冷咳嗽痰盛等证。
钟乳粉 半夏 天南星（炮各一两） 滑石（三钱别研） 上将半夏、南星、碾为细末。
和
钟乳
以
六
理中丸（一名顺味丸出直指方）补肺止寒嗽。
人参 干姜 白术 甘草（炙各等分） 上为末。炼蜜丸。弹子大。每一丸。加炒阿胶
五
味子
金不换丸（出经验良方） 治大人小儿。经久寒嗽化痰。
天南星（半炮半生） 半夏（半炮半生） 白矾（半生半枯） 皂角（半烧存性半生去
皮） 上
等分
杏仁丸 治冷嗽。呼吸气寒。呕吐冷涎。胸中不利。急痛。
杏仁（一升去皮尖双仁炒黄） 生姜（一斤去皮切片曝干） 陈橘皮（汤浸去白焙五两）
上
为末
又方（出宣明论）治诸寒嗽。
麻黄（四两） 官桂（一两） 蜡（一钱） 上为末。以蜡同煎。每服一二钱。温服。
姜饴煎（一名含化膏出千金方）治冷嗽。
干姜（炮裂三两为细末） 胶饴（一斤） 上拌匀。以瓷器盛。置饭上。蒸令极熟。每
服一
枣大
川姜丸（出经效济世方）治寒嗽。
上用川姜。炮过为细末。熔饧为丸。如弹子大。含化之。得于郭英达云。其效如神。后
用之
温肺汤（出百一选方）治肺寒气。咳嗽声重。多涕发喘。
麻黄〔去节一两（钱）〕 五味子 杏仁（去皮尖炒） 甘草（炙） 桂（各半两） 上
每服三
钱
加马兜铃
二服即
钟乳散（出朱氏集验方）治寒嗽不止。
钟乳粉 人参 阿胶（炒） 上三味等分为末。糯米饮下。
参芎汤（出朱氏集验方）治男子妇人。一切虚证冷嗽。
人参 川芎 甘草（炙） 白术 白茯苓 芍药 白豆蔻仁（炒） 当归（酒浸焙） 黄
（蜜炙）
生姜
三片。枣
款肺散（出王氏博济方）治寒湿相交。咳嗽不止。胸膈闷乱。痰涎并多。
麻黄（二两去根节炒） 贝母（去心炒） 桑白皮（各一两锉炒） 柴胡（一两半去芦
炒） 杏
仁（
每服一
二钱。水一盏。煎至七分。温服。不计时候。
平肺汤（出本草）治寒嗽。平肺气。
人参 五味子 黄 白茯苓 杏仁 桂（各一两） 麻黄（二钱） 上并锉碎。每服
二
钱。以
五味子汤（出朱氏集验方）治寒嗽益肺。
五味子 胡桃肉（各一两半） 生姜（五两去皮） 甘草 杏仁（各一两） 上将五味
子与四
味。
治冷嗽。
以榈木煮汁热服。
治上气冷嗽。
以蓝藤根煮服之。
[Background Information]
Book: Puji Fang (Universal Effective Prescriptions)
Author: Zhu Zi
Dynasty: Ming Dynasty, Yongle 4th Year
Chapter: Cold Cough (With Discussion)
Category: Formulas
[Translation]
When the body is chilled and cold drinks are consumed, internal and external pathogens combine. Consequently, they lodge in the body, resulting in Lung Cough (cough caused by pathogenic invasion). The Lung governs Qi and connects externally with the skin and hair. Its meridian circulates around the stomach region.
Therefore...
Jingye Formula
Wuweizi Tang (Schisandra Decoction) treats Lung affected by cold evil, with incessant coughing.
Ingredients: Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, stir-fried), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Huangqi (Radix Astragali Membranacei, cut into pieces), Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini, stir-fried until dry), Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, coarse bark removed), Gan Shudi Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, dried over fire, each half tael), Ziwan (Herba Asteris Tatarici, half tael).
Preparation: Grind the above herbs into fine powder.
Zhonghe Tang (Harmonizing Decoction) treats Lung with wind-cold, phlegm obstruction, and coughing.
Ingredients: Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae, nodes removed), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, skin and tips removed, stir-fried), Zisuzi (Fructus Perillae Frutescentis, stir-fried), Sangbaipi (Cortex Morii Radicis, stir-fried), Chifuling (Poria Cocos with Red Skin, peel removed), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri, radix removed), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, two qian).
Usage: Take two qian per dose.
Feihan Tang (Lung Cold Decoction) treats deficiency-cold of Lung and Stomach, profuse coughing with phlegm, wheezing sounds, vomiting of retained fluids, dry and painful throat, upper asthma and fullness, and cold, flaccid swelling of the eyes.
Ingredients: Kuidonghua (Flos Dendranthemi Morifolii), Ziwan (Herba Asteris Tatarici, seedlings and soil removed), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, honey-fried), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae, coarse bark removed), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae, nodes removed), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, soaked in water, skin removed).
Usage: Take three qian per dose.
Kuidonghua San (Dendranthemum Flower Powder, from *Yifang Dacheng*) treats alternating cold and heat, impaired Lung Qi, coughing with asthma and fullness, chest and diaphragm oppression, solid phlegm, and excessive saliva with wheezing sounds in the throat.
Ingredients: Kuidonghua (Flos Dendranthemi Morifolii, stems removed), Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae Asphodeloidis), Sangye (Folium Mori, washed and dried, each ten taels), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae, washed seven times in water, processed with ginger juice), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, honey-fried, each twenty taels), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae).
Preparation: Grind into coarse powder.
Jiawei Lizhong Tang (Modified Lizhong Decoction, from *Yifang Dacheng*) treats combined cold of Lung and Stomach with incessant coughing.
Ingredients: Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, honey-fried), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae, honey-fried), Fuling (Poria Cocos), Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens, not stir-fried), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Juhong (Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae Rubrum), Xixin (Herba Asari), Bei Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis), Renshen (Radix Ginseng).
Preparation: Equal parts.
Hujiao Lizhong Wan (Pepper Lizhong Pill, from *Yifang Dacheng*) treats cold cough with cold phlegm, continuous expectoration of white frothy saliva, inability to eat, and Lung deficiency with cold invasion affecting Qi.
Ingredients: Kuidonghua (Flos Dendranthemi Morifolii, stems removed), Hujiao (Fructus Piperis Longi), Biba (Fructus Pipernis Longi), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, peel removed), Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, honey-fried), Liangjiang (Rhizoma Alpiniae Officinarum), Xixin (Herba Asari, leaves removed, each two taels), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, two and a half taels).
Xingren Jian (Almond Decoction, from *Qianjin Fang*) treats cold cough with rebellious Qi, nasal congestion.
Ingredients: Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, five he), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis), Kuidonghua (Flos Dendranthemi Morifolii, each three taels), Ziwan (Herba Asteris Tatarici), Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens, each one tael), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae, three taels), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae, two taels).
Preparation: Mix and use.
Jupi Tang (Tangerine Peel Decoction) treats cold damage in spring and winter, cold-damp cough in autumn and summer, sounds in the throat, rebellious Qi unable to descend, and headache.
Ingredients: Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, peel removed), Ziwan (Herba Asteris Tatarici), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae, roots removed), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, honey-fried), Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis, equal parts).
Preparation: Cut into pieces. Take five qian per dose.
Ganjiang Tang (Zingiber Decoction) treats cold cough.
Ingredients: Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens, two taels, roasted until cracked), Ziwan (Herba Asteris Tatarici, seedlings and soil removed, half tael), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae, nodes removed, three qian), Gui (Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, coarse bark removed, one tael), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, skin and tips removed, double kernels).
Usage: Add one and a half bowls of water.
Huagai San (Canopy Powder, from *Yifang Dacheng*) treats Lung affected by cold evil, coughing with rebellious Qi, chest and diaphragm oppression, stiffness and tension of the neck and back, heavy voice, nasal congestion, dizziness, and blurred vision.
Ingredients: Zisuzi (Fructus Perillae Frutescentis, stir-fried), Chifuling (Poria Cocos with Red Skin, peel removed), Sangbaipi (Cortex Morii Radicis, honey-fried), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, white pith removed), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, skin and tips removed, stir-fried), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae, roots and nodes removed, equal amounts).
Usage: Add according to discretion.
Wenfei Tang (Warming Lung Decoction, from *Yu Jushi Xuanqi Fang*) treats cough induced by exposure to cold, with spontaneous flow of clear nasal discharge.
Ingredients: Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae, nodes not removed), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, tips not removed), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, raw), Guizhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, lightly stir-fried and peeled), Wenjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens, roasted, each half tael), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis).
Preparation: Decoct to obtain seventy percent of the liquid volume.
Ejiao Tang (Colla Corii Asini Decoction) treats cold cough.
Ingredients: Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini, stir-fried until dry), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae, nodes removed), Chenjupi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried, each one tael), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, honey-fried and cut), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, soaked in water).
Usage: Take orally. Do not...
Wuweizi Tang (Schisandra Decoction, from *San Yin Fang*) treats the transition between summer and autumn, where skin is besieged by cold-damp, cold evil invades internally, causing day-and-night incessant coughing.
Ingredients: Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, two taels), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae, nodes removed), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, honey-fried), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, skin and tips removed, bran-stir-fried), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis), Bai Fuling (Poria Cocos, each one tael).
Preparation: Grind the above into powder.
Jiajian Mahuang Tang (Modified Mahuang Decoction, from *Zhizhi Fang*) treats cough due to Lung affected by cold evil.
Ingredients: Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae, nodes removed, one tael), LAGui (Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, honey-fried, each half tael), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, fifty seeds, skin and tips removed, lightly stir-fried and separately ground), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae, processed), Xixin (Herba Asari).
Xixin San (Asarum Powder) treats Lung cold with coughing, asthma, and fullness.
Ingredients: Xixin (Herba Asari, seedlings and leaves removed), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, honey-fried and cut), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, each three taels), Chifuling (Poria Cocos with black skin removed, four taels), Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens, roasted until cracked, three taels).
Preparation: Grind the above into powder.
Wuxin Wan (Five Pungent Pills, from *Yixue Qiewen*) treats cold cough with loss of voice.
Ingredients: Dingxiang (Flos Syringae Vulgaris), Hujiao (Fructus Piperis Longi), Biba (Fructus Pipernis Longi), Liangjiang (Rhizoma Alpiniae Officinarum), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae, equal parts).
Preparation: Grind into fine powder. Add a little stir-fried salt. Use ginger juice to make paste and form pills. Size of chicken head.
Wu'ao Tang (Five Unyielding Decoction, from *Yifang Dacheng*) treats cough induced by cold, Lung asthma with rapid breathing.
Ingredients: Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae, nodes not removed), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, skin not removed), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, raw), Jingjie Sui (Spica Schizonepetae, equal parts), Jiegeng (Radix Platycodon Grandiflori, one qian).
Preparation: Cut into pieces. Add fresh ginger, divided into three parts.
Sishun San (Four Smooth Powder) treats chronic cough due to Lung cold.
Ingredients: Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens, roasted until cracked), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, honey-fried and cut), Chenjupi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, soaked in water, peel and pith removed, dried), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, soaked in water, skin and tips removed, double kernels, stir-fried and separately ground).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Take four doses.
Zhongru Tang (Stalactite Decoction, from *Yu Jushi Xuanqi Fang*) treats deficiency-cold cough with profuse phlegm and other syndromes.
Ingredients: Zhongru Fen (Concha Arcae), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae), Tian Nanxing (Rhizoma Arisaematis, roasted, each one tael), Huashi (Talcum, three qian, separately ground).
Preparation: First grind Banxia and Nanxing into fine powder. Mix with Zhongru. Divide into six doses.
Lizhong Wan (Lizhong Pill, also known as Shunwei Pill, from *Zhizhi Fang*) tonifies Lung and stops cold cough.
Ingredients: Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, honey-fried, equal parts).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Use refined honey to form pills the size of a bullet. Each pill includes stir-fried Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini) and Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis).
Jinbuhuan Wan (Golden Unexchangeable Pill, from *Jingyan Liangfang*) treats adults and children with long-standing cold cough requiring phlegm resolution.
Ingredients: Tian Nanxing (Rhizoma Arisaematis, half roasted, half raw), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae, half roasted, half raw), Baifan (Alumen, half raw, half calcined), Zaojiao (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis, half burned retaining charred nature, half raw with skin removed).
Preparation: Grind into equal parts.
Xingren Wan (Almond Pill) treats cold cough, cold breath, vomiting of cold saliva, chest discomfort, and acute pain.
Ingredients: Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, one sheng, skin and tips removed, double kernels, stir-fried yellow), Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens, one jin, peeled, sliced, sun-dried), Chenjupi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried, five taels).
Preparation: Grind into powder.
Another Prescription (from *Xuanming Lun*) treats various cold coughs.
Ingredients: Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae, four taels), Guangui (Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae, one tael), La (Beeswax, one qian).
Preparation: Grind into powder. Decoct with beeswax. Take one or two qian per dose, warm.
Jiangyi Jian (Ginger and Maltose Decoction, also known as Hanhua Gao, from *Qianjin Fang*) treats cold cough.
Ingredients: Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens, three taels, roasted until cracked and ground into fine powder), Jiaoyi (Maltose, one jin).
Preparation: Mix well. Store in porcelain vessel. Steam over rice until thoroughly cooked. Take one date-sized portion per dose.
Chuanjiang Wan (Sichuan Ginger Pill, from *Jingxiao Jishi Fang*) treats cold cough.
Usage: Use Chuanjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens). Roast and grind into fine powder. Melt maltose to form pills the size of a bullet. Dissolve in mouth. Guo Yingda stated its efficacy is miraculous. Use subsequently.
Wenfei Tang (Warming Lung Decoction, from *Baiyi Xuanfang*) treats Lung cold with heavy coughing, excessive nasal discharge, and asthma.
Ingredients: Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae, nodes removed, one tael/qian), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, skin and tips removed, stir-fried), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, honey-fried), Gui (Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, each half tael).
Usage: Take three qian per dose. Add Madoulou Ling (Radix Aristolochiae Manshuriensis). Two doses suffice.
Zhongru San (Stalactite Powder, from *Zhu Shi Jiyan Fang*) treats incessant cold cough.
Ingredients: Zhongru Fen (Concha Arcae), Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini, stir-fried).
Preparation: Grind the three ingredients into equal parts. Take with glutinous rice drink.
Shenxiong Tang (Ginseng and Ligusticum Decoction, from *Zhu Shi Jiyan Fang*) treats all deficiency-type cold coughs in men and women.
Ingredients: Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Chuanxiong (Rhizoma Chuanxiong), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, honey-fried), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), Bai Fuling (Poria Cocos), Shaoyao (Radix Paeoniae Alba), Baidoukou Ren (Semen Amomi Rotundus, stir-fried), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis, wine-soaked and dried), Huangqi (Radix Astragali Membranacei, honey-fried).
Usage: Add three slices of Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens) and dates.
Kuanfei San (Relaxing Lung Powder, from *Wang Shi Boji Fang*) treats interaction of cold-damp, incessant coughing, chest and diaphragm oppression, and abundant phlegm-saliva.
Ingredients: Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae, two taels, roots and nodes removed, stir-fried), Beimu (Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae, heart removed, stir-fried), Sangbaipi (Cortex Morii Radicis, each one tael, cut and stir-fried), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri, one and a half taels, radix removed, stir-fried), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum).
Usage: Take one or two qian per dose. Add one bowl of water. Decoct to seventy percent. Take warm. No specific time limit.
Pingfei Tang (Leveling Lung Decoction, from *Bencao*) treats cold cough. Levels Lung Qi.
Ingredients: Renshen (Radix Ginseng), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis), Huangqi (Radix Astragali Membranacei), Bai Fuling (Poria Cocos), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum), Gui (Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae, each one tael), Mahuang (Herba Ephedrae Sinicae, two qian).
Preparation: Cut into pieces. Take two qian per dose.
Wuweizi Tang (Schisandra Decoction, from *Zhu Shi Jiyan Fang*) treats cold cough and benefits Lung.
Ingredients: Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis), Hutao Rou (Semen Juglandis Regiae, each one and a half taels), Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Officinalis Recens, five taels, peeled), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis, honey-fried), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, each one tael).
Preparation: Combine Wuweizi with the other four ingredients.
Treatment for Cold Cough:
Boil palm wood (Palmyra wood) in water and take hot.
Treatment for Upper Asthma and Cold Cough:
Boil Blue Vine Root (Indigofera root) and take orally.