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The lungs receive the qi from the five zang organs. If the lungs are affected by slight cold, coughing will ensue. Cold combats with qi; when qi gathers and reverses into the lungs, lung distension occurs, resulting in cough. When pathogenic factors move, qi rushes upward, causing irritability and a sensation of impending death. Upwardly, this damages the five zang organs; stagnant qi disturbs the stomach, causing stomach qi to rebel and leading to vomiting. This is pulmonary cough, where stagnant qi disturbs the stomach, resulting in vomiting. Furthermore, during late summer when spleen qi is prosperous, if spleen qi is deficient and fails to flourish, and is injured by cold qi leading to cough, it is called spleen cough. Its manifestation is pain under the right hypochondrium during coughing, radiating faintly to the shoulder and back; in severe cases, movement is impossible, and any movement triggers coughing. The spleen and stomach are exterior-interior related; if spleen cough persists, the disease transmits to the stomach. Its manifestation is cough accompanied by vomiting; in severe cases, roundworms may be vomited out. For all types of cough, severe cases may lead to vomiting; one should determine the affected zang-fu organ based on the syndrome manifestations.

Prescriptions:
Carp Decoction (Li Yu Tang): Treats rebellious qi and cough with upper qi rushing, and discomfort in the throat.
Raw carp (one weighing thirteen jin), prepared mugwort (Er Ai) (two sheng), white honey (one jin), Aster tataricus root (Zi Wan), oyster shell (Mu Li) (each four liang, processed), winter flower bud (Kuan Dong Hua) (one sheng), mutton malt sugar (Yang Rou Yi) (eight liang), Acorus calamus rhizome (Shi Chang Pu) (two liang).

Anemarrhena Decoction (Zhi Mu Tang): Treats rebellious qi, phlegm-wheezing, and rapid breathing.
Perilla leaf (Zi Su) (with stem and leaves), Anemarrhena asphodeloides rhizome (Zhi Mu) (roasted), Fritillaria bulb (Bei Mu) (core removed), winter flower bud (Kuan Dong Hua), Schisandra fruit (Wu Wei Zi), Ginseng root (Ren Shen), mulberry root bark (Sang Gen Bai Pi) (cut into pieces, each one liang), Magnolia bark (Nou Piao) (coarse bark removed, stir-fried with ginger juice), Licorice root (Gan Cao) (stir-fried and cut into pieces, each half liang). Grind the above into powder. Take three qian per dose, add one and a half lan of water and three slices of fresh ginger. Decoct until reduced to seven parts, remove dregs, and take warm. No specific time restriction.

Ephedra Decoction (Ma Huang Tang): Treats sudden onset of rebellious qi and cough, upper qi rushing with shoulder-respiration, continuing day and night to the point of near-death.
Ephedra herb (Ma Huang) (nodes removed), Asarum root (Xi Xin) (each two liang or four fen), Licorice root (Gan Cao) (half liang or one qian, stir-fried), Peach kernel (Tao Ren) (twenty kernels, skin and tips removed, double-kernels ground). Cut the herbs. Add seven sheng of water, decoct to obtain three sheng, remove dregs, and divide into three doses. This is a secret prescription. Avoid consuming seaweed, Chinese cabbage (Song Cai), and raw vegetables.

For chronic cough lasting years, with upper qi rushing, excessive phlegm, panting with pus and blood, and inability to control sleep position. (From *Ru Men Shi Qin*)
Take one he of radish seed (Luo Bo Zi), grind it, decoct in water, and take before meals. Alternatively, stir-fry and refine with honey to make pills.

Extraordinary Effect Decoction (Shu Xiao Tang): Calms rebellious qi and cough.
Dried persimmon (Gan Shi) (finely cut and roasted until black), dried mint leaf (Gan Bo He Ye), aged tangerine peel (Chen Ju Pi) (white pith removed and roasted, each one liang). Grind into powder. Take three qian per dose, add one lan of water, and decoct... [text incomplete].

Apricot Kernel Paste (Xing Ren Jian): Treats qi rebellion and cough with upper qi rushing.
Apricot kernel (Xing Ren) (one sheng, skin and tips removed, double-kernels), Dendrobium stem (Shi Hu), dried ginger (Gan Jiang) (each four liang), Cinnamon twig heart (Gui Xin), Licorice root (Gan Cao) (stir-fried), Ephedra herb (Ma Huang) (nodes removed, each five liang), Schisandra fruit (Wu Wei Zi), winter flower bud (Kuan Dong Hua), Aster tataricus root (Zi Wan) (each three liang). Sieve the above. Add ten dou of water, first decoct Ephedra to obtain eight sheng, remove dregs. Add the powdered herbs, maltose glue (Jiao Yi) (half jin), and honey (one sheng), mix well. Take before meals, size of a jujube, three times daily. Avoid raw green onion, seaweed, and Chinese cabbage.

Emergency Rescue Prescription: Treats lung qi accumulation, fullness and urgency below the heart and hypochondrium, with attacks of rebellious qi and cough.
Ephedra herb (Ma Huang) (three liang or eight fen, nodes removed), Apricot kernel (Xing Ren) (skin and tips removed, double-kernels), Bupleurum root (Chai Hu), Fresh ginger (Sheng Jiang), Pinellia tuber (Ban Xia) (washed ten times), Lepidium seed (Ting Li Zi) (processed and ground like fat, added to decoction, each four liang or two qian), Dried jujube (Gan Zao) (twelve fruits, torn apart), Areca seed (Bing Lang) (ten fruits, including seeds, ground). Cut the herbs. Add ten dou of water, decoct to obtain three sheng and eight he, remove dregs, and divide into three warm doses. Take each dose at intervals equivalent to walking for eight or nine li. For seven days, avoid raw/cold foods, pork, fish, and mutton. After finishing one course of this prescription, rest for seven days, then take the following prescription. Avoid mutton and maltose.

Another Prescription:
Poria sclerotium (Fu Ling), dried Perilla leaf (Gan Zi Su) (stem and leaves), Tangerine peel (Ju Pi), Ephedra herb (Ma Huang) (each three liang or one liang or one qian), Bupleurum root (Chai Hu), Apricot kernel (Xing Ren) (skin and tips removed, double-kernels), Fresh ginger (Sheng Jiang) (each four liang or two liang or two qian). Cut the herbs. Add ten dou of water, decoct to obtain two sheng and seven he, remove dregs, and divide into three warm doses. Take each dose at intervals equivalent to walking for eight or nine li. Avoid vinegar, garlic, hot noodles, and pork. Take one dose every five days.

For adults and children with rebellious qi and cough. (From *Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang*)
Take three jin of apricot kernels, remove skin and tips, stir-fry until yellow, and pound into a paste. Use one sheng of honey, divided into three parts. Add one part of apricot paste, pound until mixed; add another part, pound until mixed; finally add the last part, pound until cooked. Hold in mouth before meals and swallow saliva.

For upper qi cough, vomiting and inability to eat, with qi rushing upward.
Tangerine peel (Ju Pi), Aster tataricus root (Zi Wan) (each three liang or qian), Ginseng root (Ren Shen), Poria sclerotium (Fu Ling), Bupleurum root (Chai Hu), Apricot kernel (Xing Ren) (skin and tips removed, double-kernels, each two liang or qian). Cut the herbs. Add six sheng of water, decoct to obtain two sheng, and divide into three doses. For cold syndromes, add two liang or qian of fresh ginger; for heat syndromes, add three liang of Ophiopogon tuber (Mai Men Dong) with core removed; for inability to eat, add two liang or qian of Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome (Bai Zhu) and two liang or one qian of Magnolia bark (Nou Piao) (stir-fried). Avoid vinegar, peaches, plums, and sparrow meat.

One He Decoction (Yi He Tang): Treats rebellious qi and cough, chest and hypochondrium fullness, breathlessness nearing death, qi stagnation in the chest, and mental irritability.
Genkwa flower (Yuan Hua) (three fen, processed), Cinnamon twig heart (Gui Xin), dried ginger (Gan Jiang) (each five fen), Licorice root (Gan Cao) (stir-fried), Asarum root (Xi Xin) (each four fen), Euphorbia lathyris seed (Rang Hua) (two fen). Cut the herbs. Add three sheng of water, decoct to obtain one sheng. Take one he before meals, three times daily and once at night. It is also said that "He Decoction" works similarly; divide into six or seven doses and consume within one day for recovery. Another formula contains four fen of Acorus calamus rhizome (Shi Chang Pu) and no Euphorbia lathyris seed. Avoid seaweed, Chinese cabbage, raw green onion, and raw vegetables.

Niter Pill (Xiao Shi Wan): Treats upper qi rebellion and cough, dry mouth, cold hands and feet, mental irritability and fullness, accumulation and disharmony, vomiting with a sensation of falling, blood stasis with upper qi rushing, chest and diaphragm distension, shortness of breath, borborygmus, abdominal urgency after overeating injuring the middle, women's milk stasis leading to dysentery, pathogenic dampness, yin deficiency, difficulty in urination and defecation, and pain in all joints.
Niter (Xiao Shi) (one sheng), dried ginger (Gan Jiang), Peucedanum root (Qian Hu), Rhubarb (Da Huang) (each five qian), Apricot kernel (Xing Ren) (three liang, skin and tips removed, processed). Pound and sieve the above, mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take three pills per dose with water, twice daily. After five days, various heart and abdominal diseases will be expelled through urine and stool. Amenorrhea will be resolved, and dozens of roundworms may be passed.

Sichuan Pepper Powder (Shu Jiao San): Treats rebellious qi and cough, hard masses in the abdomen, alternating chills and fever, emaciation, inability to eat, occasional dysentery, abdominal cramping located around the umbilicus and Guanyuan acupoint. Hernia upward rush is caused by yang qi; the disease involves qi rebellion.
Sichuan pepper (Shu Jiao) (five he, remove eyes and closed-mouth ones, stir-fry to release moisture), Cinnamon twig heart (Gui Xin), Licorice root (Gan Cao) (stir-fried, each two liang), Tetrapanax papyrifer stem (Tong Cao), Pinellia tuber (Ban Xia) (washed, each three liang). Grind into powder. Take three bi (measure) per dose with water, three times daily and once at night as usual. The medicine is non-toxic. Avoid seaweed, Chinese cabbage, mutton, maltose, and raw green onion.

Perilla Seed Porridge (Zi Su Zi Zhou): Treats upper qi rebellion and cough, cold qi, and damp-wind and qi stagnation in the waist and legs.
First, grind perilla seeds (Zi Su Zi) to extract juice and cook porridge; this is effective. Regular consumption makes the body plump, white, and fragrant. Mix equal parts of high-quality ginger (Gao Liang Jiang) and tangerine peel (Ju Pi), refine with honey to make pills. Take ten pills on an empty stomach. Eliminates all residual cold qi and damp-wind in the legs.

Soap Bean Pill (Zao Ying Wan): Treats rebellious qi and cough, frequent expectoration of turbid phlegm, ability to sit but not lie down.
Use eight liang of soap bean (Zao Ying) ground into powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take three pills with date paste and water, three times daily and once at night. Highly effective. Another method uses soap bean fried in butter.

For treating rebellious qi and cough:
Drink Dang Gui Yin (Angelica Decoction).