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The manifestations of heat cough include coughing with scanty sputum. This is caused by pathogenic heat steaming the upper jiao (upper burner) and lodging in the lung meridian, leading to a reduction in body fluids and transmission to the throat, resulting in throat discomfort.

Qingfei Yin (Clear the Lungs Decoction): Treats cough due to upward-rebellious heat in the lung qi.
Ingredients: Qianhu (Peucedani Radix), Jingjie (Schizonepetae Herba), Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, processed), each 3 qian; Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus, heart removed and fried), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba), Chifuling (Poria cum Risso, red part), each 3 qian. Add 3 slices of Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) for decoction.

Qingfei Wan (Clear the Lungs Pill): Treats cough, irritability, and occasional phlegm-saliva due to latent heat in the heart and lungs; sensation of foreign body in the throat, throat discomfort, and stagnant qi. It is suitable for all these symptoms.
Ingredients: Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis, ground), Gafen (Concha Tridacnitis, ground), Qianhu (Peucedani Radix), Renshen (Ginseng Radix, rhizome removed), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), each ban liang; Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, slightly fried), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, bran-fried), each 2 liang.

Maimendong Jian (Ophiopogon Decoction Paste): Treats sudden heat cough, chest and heart irritability, bitter taste in the mouth, dryness, and stagnation in the upper jiao. It is suitable for all these symptoms.
Ingredients: Sheng Maimendong Zhi (Jus Ophiopogonis), 4 he; Sheng Dihuang Zhi (Jus Rehmanniae Recens), 1 sheng; Su (Butyrum), 3 he; Shengjiang Zhi (Jus Zingiberis Recens), 2 he; Baishatang (Saccharum Purpuratum), 3 he; Baimi (Mel), 5 he. Mix and stir well.

Tianmendong Wan (Asparagi Pill): Treats sudden heat in lung qi causing cough, chest discomfort, and occasional irritability with panting.
Ingredients: Tianmendong (Asparagi Radix, heart removed and baked), 2 liang; Shegan (Moschus), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus, coarse bark removed), Xuanshen (Scrophulariae Radix), Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix, heart removed), each ban liang; Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, chopped), 3 fen; Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, skin and tip removed), 1 liang. Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and knead into pills.

Baibu Wan (Stemonae Pill): Treats heat cough due to lung qi, with chest and diaphragm irritability.
Ingredients: Baibu (Stemonae Radix), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, chopped), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, skin, tip, and twin kernels removed, bran-fried), each 1 liang; Tianmendong (Asparagi Radix, heart removed and baked), Gualougen (Trichosanthis Radix), each 5 liang; Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and make into pills.

Baibu Tang (Stemonae Decoction): Treats heat cough with fullness of qi and panting.
Ingredients: Baibu (Stemonae Radix), Baihe (Lilii Bulbus), Sanggenbaipi (Mori Cortex, chopped), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, radix removed), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, pith removed, bran-fried), Mutong (Akebiae Caulis, chopped), each 1 liang; Chi Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Yuren (Pruni Semen). Decoct with 1 zhan of water.

Dihuang Tang (Rehmannia Decoction): Treats cough, constipation, internal heat stagnation, and oral ulcers.
Ingredients: Sheng Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Recens), Shu Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, baked), each 1 liang; Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, roots and joints removed, boiled to remove foam, then baked), Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix, black heart removed), Shengma ( Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Chifuling (Poria cum Risso, red part, black skin removed), each 1 liang. Chop and grind into powder.

Ziwan San (Asterni Powder): Treats sudden heat, cough with shortness of breath, pain in the back and scapula due to strain, and decreased appetite.
Ingredients: Ziwan (Asterni Radix), 1 liang (remove radix and soil); Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix), 1 liang (remove heart); Chuanshengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), 1 liang; Mutong (Akebiae Caulis), 1.5 liang (chopped); Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), 1 liang; Qianhu (Peucedani Radix); Fupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), 1 liang.

Gualou Wan (Trichosanthis Pill): Treats wind-heat cough with abundant phlegm-saliva, unclear head and eyes, and nasal congestion.
Ingredients: Gualou (Trichosanthis Fructus), 1 fruit (remove seeds); Tiannanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, processed); Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, washed seven times in boiling water); Xixin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, leaves and soil removed); Hanshuishi (Halloysitum Rubrum); Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, radix removed). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and make into pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take 10 pills per dose, with ginger juice as vehicle.

Chaihu San (Bupleuri Powder): Treats sudden heat in the lung, constipation, frequent coughing, and rapid panting.
Ingredients: Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), 1 liang (remove radix); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, reddened, chopped), ban liang; Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex), 1 liang (chopped); Biejia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum, vinegar-fried until yellow, skirt removed), 1 liang; Binglang (Arecae Semen). Grind into powder. Take 3 qian per dose, decoct with 1 zhan of water.

Jinfecao San (Sparganii Herba Powder): Treats cough with heavy voice due to upper jiao heat stagnation.

Ejiao Wan (Donkey-hide Gelatin Pill): Treats cough due to exogenous heat.
Ingredients: Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini, fried until dry), 3 qian; Dansha (Cinnabaris), ban liang (ground); Pengsha (Borax), 5 fen (ground); Renshen (Ginseng Radix), 3 qian; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, chopped), ban liang; Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and make into pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take 5 pills per dose, with warm grain water as vehicle.

Huagai Tang (Canopy Decoction): Treats upper jiao wheezing and cough; also treats diaphragm heat. (Also known as Huagai San).
Ingredients: Sanggenbaipi (Mori Cortex, chopped); Chenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata, fried); Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, fried), each 1 qian; Renshen (Ginseng Radix); Baihe (Lilii Bulbus), each 3 qian; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, chopped); Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, skin and tip removed, fried), ban liang. Chop and decoct.

Ejiao Wan (Donkey-hide Gelatin Pill): Treats wind-heat cough, dispels phlegm, benefits the diaphragm, calms the heart, and directs lung qi downward.
Ingredients: Ejiao (Colla Corii Asini, fried until dry), 3 qian; Renshen (Ginseng Radix); Chifuling (Poria cum Risso, red part, black skin removed), each ban liang; Dansha (Cinnabaris), 3 qian (separately ground); Tiannanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, boiled in ginger juice until soft, sliced). Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and make into pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, with warm grain water as vehicle.

Niuhuang Wan (Bovis Calculus Pill): Moistens the heart and lungs, stops cough, and resolves wind-heat.
Ingredients: Niuhuang (Bovis Calculus), ban liang; Renshen (Ginseng Radix); Chifuling (Poria cum Risso, red part, black skin removed), each 1.5 liang; Gejie (Geckus), 1 qian (fried in butter); Helilepi (Terminaliae Chebulae Pericarpium), 3 liang; Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, skin and tip removed, bran-fried), 1 liang. Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and make into pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take 15 pills per dose, with warm grain water as vehicle.

Sheng Dihuang Jian (Fresh Rehmannia Decoction Paste): Treats sudden heat in the heart and lungs, persistent cough.
Ingredients: Sheng Dihuang Zhi (Jus Rehmanniae Recens), 5 he; Shengjiang Zhi (Jus Zingiberis Recens), 1 he; Baimi (Mel), 3 liang; Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, roots and joints removed), 2 liang; Baiqian (Cynanchi Stauntonii Rhizoma), 1 liang; Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, skin and tip removed, fried), 2 liang. Simmer together until paste-like.

Tuyu (Taccae Rhizoma): Treats heat cough.
Usage: Boil and eat. It is said that eating it thickens the intestines and stomach.

Kudan (Verbenae Herba): Treats bone-heat cough, excessive sleepiness, and fatigue.
Usage: Boil the young shoots of Kudan and drink the juice. Alternatively, crush fresh plants and squeeze out the juice.

Xingren San (Armeniaca Seed Powder): Treats heat cough.
Ingredients: Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), 1 liang (boiled with 2 liang of finely chopped Sanggenbaipi (Mori Cortex) in 1 bowl of river water until reduced to 1 bowl; use only the almonds); Kuandonghua (Farfarae Flos, stems removed); Madouling (Aristolochiae Fructus). Grind and sift into powder.

Beimu San (Fritillaria Powder): Treats sudden heat cough radiating to the abdomen and hypochondrium, and headache.
Ingredients: Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus), 1 liang (roasted until slightly yellow); Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), 2 liang; Ziwan (Asterni Radix), 1 liang (remove radix and soil); Chuanshengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), 1 liang; Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), 1 liang (soaked in water, skin and tip removed). Grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with warm water.

Yufen San (Jade Powder): Treats latent heat in the lung meridian, cough when lying down at night.
Ingredients: Tiannanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma, boiled in white alum water until soft, sliced, and baked), ban liang; Taiyin Xuanjingshi (Halloysitum Niveum), 2 liang (ground); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, chopped), ban liang; Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus, heart removed); Buhui Mu (Silicis Aluminati). Grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, with warm grain water as vehicle.

Tingli Wan (Descurainiae Pill): Relieves lung heat, benefits the chest and diaphragm, transforms phlegm, and stops cough.
Ingredients: Tiantingli (Descurainiae Semen Lepidii seu Sisymbrii), 2 liang (baked between papers); Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix), ban liang; Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, roots removed), 2 qian; Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, skin, tip, and twin kernels removed, bran-fried), ban liang; Heiqianni (Semen Kochiae), ban liang (fried). Mix evenly, grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and make into pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, with warm water as vehicle.

Huangjin Wan (Golden Pill): Treats lung heat cough.
Ingredients: Tinglizi (Descurainiae Semen Lepidii seu Sisymbrii, slightly fried between papers); Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, fried until red), each 3 liang; Qingju pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, soaked in water, white pith removed, baked), ban liang; Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, processed), one date-sized piece. Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and make into pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take 15 pills per dose, with warm water as vehicle.

Banxia Wan (Pinellia Pill): Treats heat stagnation in the chest and diaphragm, transforms phlegm-saliva, and stops cough.
Ingredients: Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), 6 liang (umbilicus removed). Decoct with 5 sheng of Jiangshui (fermented grain water), 0.5 jin of thinly sliced Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), and Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex, chopped, 1 liang) in a clay pot over slow fire for one shichen. Extract only the Banxia. Dry and grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey and make into pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, with warm water as vehicle.

Madouling Tang (Aristolochia Decoction): Treats lung cough, rapid breathing, and chest oppression.
Ingredients: Madouling (Aristolochiae Fructus), Sanggenbaipi (Mori Cortex), each 1 liang; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried); Tingli (Descurainiae Semen Lepidii seu Sisymbrii, fried), each ban liang; Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma, soaked in water to remove slipperiness, prepared with ginger juice). Chop and decoct. Strain and take warm after meals.

Kuanfei Tang (Lung-Widening Decoction): Treats internal irritability and heat, limb fatigue, high fever at night, and cough.
Ingredients: Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus, heart removed); Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix); Ziwan (Asterni Radix, remove radix and soil), each 1 liang; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, chopped and honey-fried), 3 qian. Make into powder. Take 3 qian per dose, decoct with 1 zhan of water.

Xingren Yinzi (Armeniaca Drink): Treats sudden heat cough.
Ingredients: Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), 40 pieces; Zisuzi (Perillae Fructus), 1 sheng; Ju pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), 2 liang; Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), 4 liang; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), 1 liang. Crush and decoct.

Gancao Yin (Licorice Drink): Treats sudden onset of heat cough.
Ingredients: Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), ban liang (half honey-fried, half raw); Heidou (Sojae Semen Nigrum), 100 pieces (half fried, half raw); Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), ban liang (half roasted, half raw); Wumei (Mume Fructus), 1 piece (half fried, half raw). Crush and decoct. Take before bedtime.

Shigao Tang (Gypsum Decoction): Treats heat cough.
Ingredients: Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, those with irregular cracks), 2 liang; Renshen (Ginseng Radix), ban liang (rhizome removed); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), ban liang. Grind into fine powder. Take 3 qian per dose, mixed with fresh well-water or ginger juice.

Fangfeng Tang (Saposhnikovia Decoction): Treats wind-heat cough.
Ingredients: Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix, forked parts removed); Sanggenbaipi (Mori Cortex); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), each 2 liang. Chop and grind. Soak in rice wash water overnight, sun-dry, coarsely grind and sieve. Take 3 qian per dose, decoct with 1 zhan of water.

Liangge Wan (Cool Diaphragm Pill): Treats diaphragm heat cough.
Ingredients: Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), 2 liang. Soak in pig bile for five nights, filter, roast until fragrant, grind into fine powder. Mix with refined honey and make into pills the size of mung beans. Take after meals, with Bohe Tang (Mint Decoction) as vehicle.

Shigao San (Gypsum Powder): Treats severe heat cough with panting that persists for a long time. Continue until cured.
Ingredients: Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), 2 liang; Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), ban liang. Grind into fine powder. Take 3 qian per dose, mixed with fresh well-water, or with ginger juice and honey.
Formerly, Yang from Luzhou treated wind-heat cough using Rusheng Tang (Like-Sage Decoction) plus Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) decocted and taken.

Qingfei Yinzi (Clear the Lungs Drink): Treats heat cough with thick phlegm, foul smell in the nose, relieved slightly by drinking cold water.
Ingredients: Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), 1.5 liang; Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba); Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix); Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma); Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica); Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, wrapped in flour and roasted); Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex); Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum). Grind into fine powder. Take 3 qian per dose, decoct with 1 zhan of water.

Qingzhen Wan (Blue Settling Pill): Treats heat cough.
Ingredients: Xiao Chaihu Tang (Minor Bupleuri Decoction) with added Renshen (Ginseng Radix) doubled in amount; Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis), ban liang. Grind into fine powder, mix with wheat paste, and make into pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take 50 pills per dose, with Shengjiang Tang (Ginger Decoction) as vehicle.

Ermu Tang (Two Mother Decoction): Treats chronic and recent cases of alternating chills and fever, cough, panting, chest fullness, phlegm, and hemoptysis.
Ingredients: Fuling (Poria), ban liang; Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba), 2 qian (joints removed); Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), ban liang (fried with Gafen/Concha Tridacnitis); Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus), ban liang (baked); Madouling (Aristolochiae Fructus), ban liang; Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex), ban liang; Renshen (Ginseng Radix), ban liang. Chop and decoct with 1 zhan of water.

Renshen Qingzhen Wan (Ginseng Blue Settling Pill): Stops heat and cough, transforms phlegm, and calms panting.
Ingredients: Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), 1 liang; Renshen (Ginseng Radix), 1 liang; Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), 7 qian; Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), 7 qian; Zhi Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried), 7 qian; Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis), 3 qian; Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), 1 liang. Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and make into pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, with warm water as vehicle.

Longnao Wan (Borneol Pill): Treats depression-heat in the chest, lung heat with panting and cough, bad breath, fishy smell in the throat, or sweet taste in the mouth; also treats hematemesis in men and metrorrhagia in women, and spleen jaundice.
Ingredients: Longnao (Borneolum Syntheticum), 1 liang; Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, clean leaves), 2 liang; Zhen Puhuang (Pollen Typhae), 1 liang; Renshen (Ginseng Radix), 1 liang; Chuandanggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix); Maimendong (Ophiopogonis Radix, heart removed), 2 liang; Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix, good quality), ban liang. Grind into fine powder, mix with refined honey, and make into pills the size of tung tree seeds. Take 20 pills per dose, with warm water as vehicle.

Fangji San (Stephania Powder): Treats cough and loss of voice due to hot food intake. Effective.
Ingredients: Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba); Baiyaojian (Massa Medicata Fermentata with Bile); Kufan (Alumen Exsiccatum); Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix); Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), equal parts. Chop into pieces. Chew thoroughly in the mouth and swallow gradually.