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Cough in women arises from the deficiency of the body's constitution and external contraction of cold, heat, wind, and dampness pathogens. The Lung is the canopy of the five zang organs, internally governing the qi of all zang organs, and externally connecting with the skin and hair. Due to aversion to cold and dislike of heat, pathogens easily invade and are difficult to treat, because decoctions and powders pass directly through the throat, and acupuncture cannot reach the affected area.

The ten types of cough are: Lung cough, Heart cough, Spleen cough, Kidney cough, Liver cough, Wind cough, Cold cough, Heat cough, Branch-fluid cough (Zhiyin cough), and Gallbladder/Jueyin cough.
Hua Tuo mentioned five types of so: Cold so, Qi so, Drink so, Labor so, and Evil so.
Sun Simiao (Zhenren) also had prescriptions for treating Han Du Wo So (Cold Toxin Wo So). Historical medical texts record this in great detail. However, the "Labor So" known today was not seen in ancient texts. I believe that Hua Tuo's "Evil So" and Sun Zhenren's "Wo So" are roughly similar in pathology. This disease is likely caused by excess in wine and sexual activity, extreme fatigue damaging the Lung, and depleting the meridians and collaterals. In severe cases, patients expectorate pus and blood; in mild cases, it comes and goes. Additionally, some contract it due to weakness and exposure to evil pathogens, transmitted through contact. Some vomit first then cough, or cough first and gradually become emaciated. This is not only internal damage to the Lung meridian but also involves evil transmissive pathogens, making the condition particularly severe. No disease is more toxic or harmful than this.
Sun Zhenren's Tongqi Wan for treating Wo So uses four segments of Centipede. There are also cases involving dreams of intercourse with ghosts and dietary issues, treated entirely with Centipede. The Siman Wan in *Waitai Miyao* treats the five so and also uses Centipede. Wise people who can deduce the intent behind these prescriptions generally use drugs like Gecko (Gejie), Tianlinggai (Human Skull), Peach and Willow branches, Musk (Shexiang), Realgar (Xionghuang), and Benzoin (Anshixiang)—drugs that communicate with the divine—to treat it. This deeply understands the ancients' intent. Furthermore, if there are worms in the Lung, resembling silkworms, causing throat itching and coughing, decoctions and powders passing through are ineffective, and acupuncture cannot reach them. One should aim to dissolve the worms; once the worms die, the cough stops.

Cough occurs when wind pathogens enter from the skin and hair, penetrate the interstices (Couli), and cold affects the Lung meridian. Therefore, coughing ensues. It should be primarily treated with Runfei Tang San. For those who vomit while coughing... [Text fragment] ...Jiadai Ren... Zhi... Fang... Runfei Tang treats cough with pain and wheezing in the throat.
Ren Shen (Ginseng Root, removed rhizome), Xing Ren (Apricot Seed, peeled and cored), Ma Huang (Ephedra Herb), Zi Wan (Aster Root, washed, peeled, stir-fried, each 0.5 liang), Chen Pi (Tangerine Peel, soaked, pith removed), Jie Geng (Platycodon Root, removed rhizome)... [Text fragment] ...Qian. Water one sheng, decoct...

Jupi Tang treats cold damage in spring and winter, and cold-damp cough in autumn and summer, with sounds in the throat, rebellious qi failing to descend, and headache.
Chen Pi, Zi Wan, Ma Huang (removed roots), Xing Ren (processed), Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig), Gancao (Licorice Root), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root) (each equal parts). The herbs are chopped. Take 5... Renshen San treats deficiency-cold of the female Lung organ, with occasional cough and loss of appetite.
Ren Shen (1 liang, removed rhizome), Xixin (Asarum Root, 0.5 liang), Baizhu (Atractylodes Rhizome, 3 qian), Chen Pi (2 liang, soaked in water, white pith removed, dried), Rougui (Cinnamon Bark, 3 qian, coarse bark removed)... [Text fragment] ...3 qian. Water one zhong, add half... Wuzi San treats phlegm obstruction in the chest and heart of women, with occasional panting, cough, and lack of appetite.
Wuzi (Schisandra Berry, 3 qian), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, soaked in water seven times to remove slipperiness), Zi Wan, Pipaye (Loquat Leaf, de-hairy, yellow and white each 0.5 liang), Qianhu (Peucedanum Root, removed... Ren... Liang removed... Red cut). Shang... Helile Wan treats persistent cough in women, with phlegm-toxin obstruction, chest discomfort, and throat blockage.
Helilezi (Chebula Fruit, 3 qian), Beimu (Fritillaria Bulb, 2 qian), Shegan (Belamcanda Rhizome, 3 qian), Zi Wan (soaked and washed), Guixin (3 qian), Zisuzi (Perilla Seed, 3 qian, lightly stir-fried), Chao... Yulingren (Prunus Seed)... Like Wutong... Xixin San treats deficiency-cold of the female Lung organ, phlegm stagnation in the chest, loss of appetite, and occasional cough.
Xixin, Helilepi (Chebula Peel, each 0.5 liang), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root, 1 liang, roasted, cracked, navel removed), Guixin (0.5 liang), Gancao (0.5 liang, stir-fried until slightly brown... Remove white pith... Dry)... Decoct to six... Nongpo San treats women with deficiency contracting cold pathogens, resulting in occasional cough.
Nongpo (Magnolia Bark, 1 liang, coarse bark removed, stir-fried with ginger juice until fragrant and cooked), Baifuling (Poria, 1.5 liang), Guixin (3 qian), Baizhu (1 liang), Helilepi... Fen zhi gu qu... Rang cuo... Hou.
Luobozhi Wan (from *Shenghui Fang*) treats women with deficiency, panting, cough, and chest/diaphragm phlegm stagnation, taken as lozenges.
Luobozhi (Radish Seed, 1 liang, lightly stir-fried), Dongguaziren (Winter Melon Seed, 0.5 liang, lightly stir-fried), Gualouzenren (Trichosanthes Seed, 0.5 liang), Helilepi, Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber, 1 liang, heart removed)... Shang wei... Xi mo...
Han Hua Beimu Wan (from *Shenghui Fang*) treats persistent cough in women.
Beimu (1 liang, fried with butter until slightly yellow), Kuandonghua (Farfusa Flower, 2 liang), Guixin (1 liang), Baihe (Lily Bulb, 1 liang), Zi Wan (1 liang, washed, removed seedlings and soil)... Xing... Xi mo. Yan...
Baijia Wan (from *Shenghui Fang*) treats persistent cough in women lasting a long time.
Zaojiao (Gleditsia Fruit, 1 liang, peeled, seeds removed, coated with butter, roasted until dark), Wulingzhi (Trogopterus Dung, 1 liang), Shusangpi (Mulberry Root Bark, 1 liang, above all pounded and sifted into fine powder), Tianmaizi... Ru Lianmi...
Treating persistent cough in women. (From *Shenghui Fang*)
Lufengfang (Honeycomb, 1 liang, lightly roasted), Beimu (0.5 liang), Guixin (0.5 liang), Huangmingjiao (Yellow Ming Gelatin, 1 liang, crushed, stir-fried until yellow and dry), Gancao (1 fen, roasted, slightly chopped...).
Muru San (from *Shenghui Fang*) treats persistent cough in women.
Muru (Phellodendron Bark, 3 liang, coarse bark removed, coated with butter, roasted yellow), Beimu (2 liang, fried with butter until slightly yellow), Gancao (1 liang, coated with butter, slightly red, chopped), Xing Ren (2 liang, soup... Si Pu Wan (from *Shenghui Fang*) treats five so: Cold so, Qi so, Spleen so, Drink so, Evil so.
Ganjiang (Dried Ginger), Guixin, Zhizhuhua (Rhododendron Flower), Xiong (Ligusticum Rhizome), Zi Wan, Yuanhuagenpi (Genkwa Flower Bark, each 2 fen), Guiduyou, Ren Shen, Banxia (washed), Gancao... Drink down. Three times a day. If unknown effects, increase to 7-8 pills. Effective. Avoid mutton, malt sugar, raw green onion, raw vegetables, seaweed, and cabbage.
Si Pu Wan (from *Shenghui Fang*) treats five so: One Qi so, Two Spleen so, Three Cold so, Four Drink so, Five Evil so. All are treated.
Wugong (Centipede, 2 pieces, roasted), Yuanhua (Genkwa Flower, 1.5 qian, boiled), Zhizhu (Stir-fried), Ganjiang, Xiong, Guixin (each 4 fen), Ren Shen, Xixin (Sheng... Jin Buhuan San (from *Shenghui Fang*) treats various so.
Yangsuke (Poppy Shell, 7 qian, removed stem and calyx, honey-roasted), Baizhu (1 qian), Kuandonghua (1 qian), Chen Pi (1 qian, white pith removed), Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, 1 fen half... Jianzhong Bufei Tang (also named Qingjin Tang) treats men and women, suffering from chronic Spleen-Lung cough, upper asthma and rapid breathing, sounds in the throat, chest fullness and rebellious qi, restlessness in sitting and lying, inability to eat. Also treats Lung affected by cold pathogens, heavy coughing voice, inability to speak, nasal congestion, and dizziness. All are treated. (Out... Yangsuke (2 liang, roasted), Ren Shen, Fengan (Licorice, each 0.5 liang), Chen Pi, Fuling, Xing Ren, Baizhu, Ming Ejiao, Bei Wuweizi, Sang... Mei... Ban... Dingchuan Tang (from *Yonglei Qianfang*) symptoms same as above.
Banxiaqu (Pinellia Fermented Curd, stir-fried), Ming Ejiao (Stir-fried), Gancao (each 1.5 qian), Yangsuke (0.5 liang, processed), Bei Wuweizi, Sangbaipi, Ma Huang (Qu... Jian... Wen fu... Liuhe Tang treats deficiency-cough of the Lung with panting and urgency.
Zi Wan (washed, removed soil, chopped, stir-fried), Xing Ren (peeled and cored), Kuandonghua (removed stems and seeds), Ren Shen (removed rhizome), Gancao (roasted), Zisu Ye (Perilla Leaf... Renshen San (from *Weishi Fang*) treats Blood-Wind Labor So, alternating chills and fever, cold damage cough, restlessness.
Ren Shen, Zhimu (Anemarrhena Rhizome), Qin Jiao (Gentiana Macrophylla Root), Kuandonghua, Ma Huang, Xing Ren, Kugeng (Platycodon Root), Madouling (Aristolochia Root), Hanshuishi (Calcite), Nanxing (Arisaema Tuber), Digupi (Dogwood Root Bark), Fengan, Wumei (Smoked Plum).
Treating Blood-Qi Labor So in women. (From *Jingyan Liangfang*)
Zhuya Zaojiao (Tusk-shaped Gleditsia Fruit, 4 liang, honey-processed), Madouling, Tiandong (Asparagus Tuber), Maidong (heart removed), Baibu (Stemona Root), Zhimu (roasted), Ma Huang (removed joints)... Gan... Wenjin San (from *Daquan Liangfang*) treats Labor So.
Gancao, Huangqin, Sangbaipi, Fangfeng (each 1 liang), Xing Ren (27 grains), Ren Shen (removed rhizome), Fuling (each 0.5 liang), Maidong... Each serving... Gejie Wan (from *Shenghui Fang*) treats persistent cough in women, gradually becoming Qi-Labor. Should take it.
Gejie (Gecko, one pair, fried with butter), Zi Wan, Kuandonghua, Biejia (Turtle Shell), Beimu (heart removed), Zaojiaoren (Gleditsia Seed Kernel, each 1 liang, stir-fried), Xing Ren (stir-fried, tip removed... Han Hua Wan (from *Daquan Liangfang*) Once a woman suffered from Lung-Heat long-term cough, body feeling like burning, emaciation, about to develop Lung Labor. Taking this brought peace. Kou Zongshi... Pipaye (de-hairy), Sangbaipi, Kuandonghua, Mutong (Akebia Stem), Zi Wan, Xing Ren (each equal parts), Dahuang (half dose). Shang wei xi mo, Lian... Bufei Tang (from *Daquan Liangfang*) treats Labor So.
Sangbaipi, Shudihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root, each 2 liang), Ren Shen (removed rhizome), Zi Wan, Huangqi (Astragalus Root), Chuan Wuweizi (each 1 liang). Shang wei xi mo. Each serving 2 qian. Water one sheng, decoct to 0.7 part. Add a little honey. Warmly take after meals. Another prescription: Sizijun Tang plus Qin Jiao and Huang La (Yellow Wax) decocted and taken is especially good. The above prescriptions, Li Cong Chenyang of Chenyang, has repeatedly saved people, very effective. When cough stops, can eat lightly boiled pig trotter meat, must be thoroughly cooked. Still avoid sexual exertion, raw/cold foods, fish, seafood, salty/preserved items. Compounding and decocting medicine, avoid all living men, women, cats, dogs, chickens...
Treating women and maidens with Labor So, where medication is ineffective, this medicine is like magic. (From *Jingyan Liangfang*)
Gejie (one pair, remove hair, honey-roast, finely cut), Jiangfan (Vitaminite/Alum, 1 qian, separately ground and added), Shegan (1 qian, soaked in water, raw use), Bamazi (Castor Seed, 0.5 liang, stir-fried with rice... Morning... Jin Buhuan San (from *Weishi Fang*) treats men and women with Lung-Chest deficiency-cold, persistent cough, panting, fullness, excessive saliva/cough, abdominal/flank distension, back/waist fatigue and pain, or deficiency-cold cough with bloody sputum, chronic duration, all kinds of asthma and cough diseases unresponsive to other medicines. All are treated.
Yangsuke (0.5 liang, processed), Xing Ren (processed), Gancao (each 3 qian), Zhike (Bitter Orange Fruit, 4 qian). Shang Ju. Each serving 3 qian. Water one sheng half. Fu ren er cheng... Dang Gui... Fu ji... Huangqi San (from *Daquan Liangfang*) treats deficiency with heat, cough with pus and blood, bitter dry throat.
Huangqi (4 liang), Gancao (2 liang). Shang wei xi mo. Mix with water, take 2 qian, three times a day. Another prescription: Gancao 1 liang, Huangqi 6 liang. Name... Beimu Tang (from *Daquan Liangfang*) treats various so not healing for a long time.
Beimu (soaked in ginger juice for half a day), Bei Wuweizi, Huangqin, Ganjiang (cooked, half dose), Chen Pi (each 1 liang), Banxia, Sangbaipi... Water one sheng half... Shiwen Yuxie Wan treats cough with excessive saliva and phlegm obstruction, throat discomfort.
Banxia (1 liang, ginger-processed), Shengjiang (1 liang, stir-fried slices), Baijian (Burnt Alum), Baibu (1 liang, vinegar-roasted). Together with Baibu and Jian, make into powder, Banxia Wan.