夫虚劳咳嗽者。以肺伤胃弱。营卫衰微。气不温充故也。肺主气为五脏之华盖。其脉循
环胃
赤口干
方
人参补肺散(一名人参保肺汤出御药院方)
治五劳七伤。咳嗽气所不接。痰涎稠粘。骨蒸潮
人参 柴胡 当归 芍药 桑白皮 知母 白术 川芎 黄 地骨皮 石膏 滑石
寒水
荷
(各五
煎至
七分
葶苈丸
治劳嗽头虚肿。大便不通。
葶苈子(净洗曝干浆水浸半日布内盛蒸一炊久取曝干捣末) 郁李仁(洗净汤浸去皮研)
防己
百劳煎(出十便良方)
治虚劳嗽。旦轻夕重。憎寒壮热。少喜多嗔。忽进忽退。面色不润。
上将杏仁一两。以童子小便二升。用小口瓷瓶一只。浸杏仁七日泻出去小便。以温水淘
过。
食后
驱劳汤
治虚劳咳嗽喘急。涕唾稠粘。心膈满闷。
秦艽(去苗土五钱) 柴胡(去苗五钱) 白茯苓(去黑心皮五钱) 鳖甲(去裙 醋
炙各五
钱)
人
参麻
两) 上粗
捣筛
阿胶丸
治虚劳咳嗽。发热羸瘦。
阿胶(炙令燥) 熟干地黄(焙) 山羊血(各一两) 羚羊角(屑) 柏子仁(研) 茯
神(去
木) 地骨皮 五味子 百合(各五钱) 丹参 远志(去心) 麦门冬(去心焙) 人参
(各三
两) 蛤蚧(蜜炙一对) 上为末。炼蜜和丸。如弹子大。每服一丸。水八分煎至六分。放
温
时时细呷服。食后夜卧各一。
蛤蚧散(出杨氏家藏方)治虚劳咳嗽咯血。潮热盗汗。不思饮食。
蛤蚧(一对蜜炙) 人参(去芦) 百部(去心) 款冬花(去枝) 紫菀茸(各五钱)
贝母
阿胶(蛤粉炒) 鳖甲(醋炙) 肉桂(去粗皮炒) 柴胡(去芦) 黄 (蜜炙) 甘草 杏
仁(汤
浸去皮尖) 半夏(生姜汁制各一两) 上为末。每服三钱。水一盏半。生姜三片。煎至一
盏。
不拘时候温服。肉桂虽去风寒。有热人不宜服。则当改用细辛。
经效阿胶丸(出济生方)治劳嗽。并嗽血唾血。
阿胶(蛤粉炒) 生地黄(洗) 卷柏叶(锉炒) 山药(炒锉) 大蓟根 鸡苏(各
一两) 柏
子仁(炒别研) 人参 茯苓(去皮) 百部(洗去心) 远志(去心甘草水煮) 防风(去
芦) 麦
门冬(去心各五钱) 五味子(一两) 上为细末。炼蜜为丸。如弹子大。每服一丸。细嚼
浓煎
小麦汤。或麦门冬汤咽下。一方无茯苓、百部、远志。
加味人参紫菀散(出直指方)治虚劳咳嗽。
人参 北五味子 紫菀茸 陈橘皮 贝母(去心各三分) 紫苏叶 桑白皮(炒) 白
茯苓
(各一两) 杏仁(去皮炒) 甘草(炙各三分) 加川芎 半夏曲(各一两) 阿胶(炒
酥五钱)
上
补肺散(出圣惠方)治虚劳咳嗽。气喘乏力。吃食全少。坐卧不安。
人参(去芦头) 桂心 钟乳粉 白石英(细研水飞过) 麦门冬(去心焙) 五味子 熟
干
地黄 白茯苓(各一两) 干姜(五钱炮制锉) 黄 (三分) 鹿角胶(二两捣碎炒令黄
燥) 甘
草(
宁肺汤(出杨氏家藏方)治营卫俱虚。发热自汗。肺气喘急。咳嗽痰唾。
人参(去芦) 白术 当归(去芦) 熟干地黄 川芎 白芍药 甘草(炙) 麦门冬
(去心)
五味子 桑白皮 白茯苓(去皮各五钱) 阿胶(一两蚌粉炒) 上 咀每服四钱。水一盏。
姜
五片。煎七分温服。
大宁嗽汤(出直指方)治劳嗽。诸嗽通用之神效。
北五味子 茯苓 桑白皮 紫苏 细辛 橘皮 枳壳(制) 杏仁(去皮炒) 阿胶(炒
酥)
甘草(炙) 罂粟壳(去筋萼截碎蜜酒炒熟各一分) 半夏(制二分) 上为散。每服三钱。
姜五
片。枣二枚。乌梅半个。食后煎服。劳嗽多加川芎。
地骨皮丸 治虚劳咳嗽。喘满食少。胁痛时发寒热。
地骨皮 白槟榔(煨锉) 桔梗(炒) 麦门冬(去心焙各一两半) 茯神(去木) 百
合诃
黎勒(煨取皮) 人参 甘草(炙锉各一两) 熟干地黄(焙) 赤芍药(各二两)
上为末。炼蜜和丸。如梧桐子大。每空腹煎黄 汤下二十丸。日三服。
诃黎勒散(出圣惠方)治虚劳咳嗽。或时寒热。不得眠卧。
诃黎勒(用皮) 鳖甲(各一两涂醋炙令黄去裙 ) 枳壳(半两麸炒微黄去瓤) 白
茯苓
(一两) 紫菀(半两去苗土) 柴胡(去苗) 黄 (各一两锉) 杏仁(汤浸去皮尖双
仁麸炒微
黄) 甘草(各五钱炙微赤锉) 百合 酸枣仁(各一两) 上为散。每服四钱。以水一中
盏。
入生姜半分。煎至六分。去滓。不计时候温服。忌苋菜。
人参芎归汤(出直指方)治虚劳少血。津液内耗。心火自炎。燥热乘肺。咳嗽
咯血。及血不
当归 川芎 白芍药(各一分) 人参 半夏(制) 橘皮 赤茯苓 阿胶(炒) 细
辛北
五味子 甘草(炙各一分) 上为散。每服三钱。姜四片。枣二枚煎服。
保命丸 治积劳咳嗽。日久不瘥。自汗口中无味。
蛤蚧(一枚如丈夫患用雄者腰上一截女人患用雌者腰下一截酥炙) 皂荚(不 者酥炙
去
皮子二挺) 款冬花 木香(不见火) 杏仁(去皮尖童子小便浸一伏时控干蜜炒) 天麻 干
地黄(熟煮如黑饧研焙) 半夏(汤浸七遍去滑焙) 五味子(各一两) 丁香(半两) 上
为末。
炼蜜
白茯苓散(出圣惠方)治虚劳咳嗽。心胸壅闷。
白茯苓 前胡(去芦头) 人参(去芦头) 黄 (锉) 诃黎勒皮(各一两) 麦门
冬(去心
焙) 杏仁(汤浸去皮尖双仁麸炒微黄) 紫菀(去苗土) 陈橘皮(汤浸去白瓤焙各三分)
甘
草(炙微赤锉五钱) 上为散。每服三钱。以水一中盏。入生姜半分。煎至六分。去滓。不
计
时候
仙人肢丸(出宣明论)治远年劳嗽。不问寒热。痰涎、喘满。先服松花膏下过
。多服此药无不效。
人参 沙参 玄参 紫团参 丹参 白术 牡蛎 知母 甘草(各二两) 蛤蚧(一对
头尾全
用河水洗净文武火酥炙黄色) 上为末。用麻黄一斤去根。枸杞子三斤。熬成膏。丸如弹子
大。瓷盆子内盛。临卧煎生姜自然汁化下一丸。小儿量岁数加减。
人参鳖甲散 治冷热虚劳。肌热盗汗。喘嗽困乏。
柴胡(茸) 前胡 人参 秦艽 汉防己 木香 茯苓 桔梗 白术(各五钱) 鳖甲
(一
个去裙 醋炙) 上为细末。每服二钱。酒炙猪脑子少许。同和别以热酒调下。食前衣盖汗
出效。男用母猪。女用雄猪。
鳖甲汤 治虚劳咳嗽。胸满气急。发热羸瘦。
鳖甲(去裙 醋炙黄) 柴胡(去苗) 杏仁(汤浸去皮尖双仁麸炒) 款冬花 桃仁
(汤浸
去皮尖双仁麸炒) 甘草(炙锉) 贝母(去心) 知母(焙各一两) 皂荚(去皮子酥炙
一两)
紫菀散(出圣惠方)治虚劳咳嗽。涕唾稠粘。渐觉羸弱。
紫菀(去苗土) 黄 (锉) 白茯苓 款冬花 生干地黄 白前 杏仁(汤浸去皮尖
双仁
麸炒微黄) 桑根白皮(炙微赤锉各一两) 甘草(五钱炙微赤锉) 上为散。每服四钱。
以水
一中盏。入生姜半分。煎至六分。去滓。不计时候温服。
五味子散(一名紫菀汤出圣惠方)治虚劳咳嗽。胸中寒热。短气不足。(方
见紫菀汤)
紫菀丸(出圣惠方)治虚劳咳嗽。胸膈不利。骨节疼痛。饮食无味。
紫菀(三分去苗土) 前胡(一两去头芦) 麦门冬(一两五钱去心焙) 桔梗(五钱
去芦头)
鳖甲(一两五钱涂酥炙令黄去裙 。) 白芍药(三分) 贝母(煨微黄五钱) 百合(三
分) 甘
草(五钱炙微赤锉) 上为末。炼蜜和捣三二百杵。丸如梧桐子大。每服不计时候。以生姜
汤
下二十丸。忌苋菜。
天门冬丸(出圣惠方)治虚劳咳嗽。喘促心烦。
天门冬(二两去心焙) 款冬花 五味子 人参(去芦头) 白茯苓 贝母(煨微黄) 甘
草
(炙微赤锉) 萝卜子(酥拌炒令香各一两) 熟干地黄(一两) 上为末。炼蜜和捣二三
百杵。
丸
陈橘皮丸(出圣惠方)治虚劳咳嗽。腹胁妨闷。大肠气滞。肢节烦疼。
陈橘皮(二两汤浸去白瓤焙) 槟榔(一两) 柴胡(一两五钱去苗) 诃黎勒皮 白
芍药
紫菀(各一两去苗土) 川大黄(二两锉碎微炒) 杏仁(一两汤浸去皮尖双仁麸炒微黄) 木
香
(五
蜡煎散(杨氏家藏方)治虚劳久嗽。痰多气喘。或咯脓血。
杏仁(去皮尖双仁者炒黄别研) 人参(去芦) 干山药 贝母(去心) 麦门冬(去
心) 白
茯苓(去皮) 甘草(炙) 百合(去苗) 黄明鹿角胶(炙如无以阿胶代各等分) 上
咀将杏仁
别研拌匀。每服二钱。水一盏。入黄腊皂角子大。同煎至七分。食后温服。
秦艽饮(一名秦艽散出王氏博济方)治虚劳咳嗽不止。时发寒热。涕唾稠浊。
秦艽(去苗土) 柴胡(去苗) 贝母(去心焙) 桔梗(炒各一两) 甘草(炙锉三
分) 诃黎
勒(煨用核一两五钱) 陈橘皮(汤浸去白焙) 麻黄(去根节各一两) 上粗捣筛。每服
三钱。
用
温金散(出三因方)治积劳咳嗽。喘闷咯痰。痰中有血。
甘草 黄芩 桑白皮 防风(各一两) 杏仁(二十七粒制) 人参 茯神(各五钱) 麦
门
冬(二钱五分) 上以前五味用米泔浸一宿晒干。次入人参、茯神、麦门冬三味同为细末。
每
服三
松花膏(出宣明论方)治三二十年劳嗽。预于九月间。宣利一切痰涎。肺积
喘
嗽不利。
防风 干生姜 野菊花 芫花 枸杞子 甘草 苍术 黄精 上为末。取黄精根熬成膏
子。和药末丸如弹子大。每服细嚼一丸。冷水化下。临卧不吃夜饭。服药一粒。
紫菀汤 治虚劳咳嗽。肠鸣滑泄。
紫菀(去土五钱) 柴胡(去苗一两) 附子(炮裂去皮脐五钱) 苍术(米泔浸一宿
切片焙
干) 赤芍药(各一两) 肉豆蔻(去壳) 人参(各五钱) 上锉如麻豆。每服三钱。水
一盏煎
至六
柴胡饮 治虚劳咳嗽。气喘颊赤。心忪烦躁。两胁胀闷。肌瘦少力。不思饮食。
柴胡(去苗五钱) 白术 赤茯苓(去黑皮) 枳壳(去瓤麸炒) 鳖甲(去裙 醋炙
各一分
半) 知母(切焙) 犀角屑(各一分) 上粗捣筛。每服三钱。水一盏。煎至半盏去滓温
服。
早晨、日午、夜卧、各一服。
七味汤 治虚劳发热咳嗽。
柴胡(去苗) 浓朴(去粗皮姜汁炙各二两) 甘草(炙) 桂(去粗皮) 麻黄(去
根节) 陈
橘皮(汤浸去白焙) 半夏(为末姜汁和作饼焙干各一两) 上粗捣筛。每服三钱。水一盏。
入
生姜三片。枣二枚。同煎至七分。去滓温服。
蛤蚧丸(出圣惠方)治虚劳咳嗽。及肺壅上气。
蛤蚧(一对头尾全者涂醋炙令黄) 贝母(煨微黄) 紫菀(去苗土) 杏仁(各一两
汤浸去
皮尖双仁麸炒微黄) 鳖甲(二两涂醋炙令黄去裙 ) 皂荚子(炒令焦黄) 桑根白皮(各
一
两锉) 上为末。炼蜜和捣三二百杵。丸如梧桐子大。每服以枣汤下。二十丸。日三四服。
忌苋菜。
蛤蚧丸(出三因方)治积劳久咳。失音。
蛤蚧(二对去口足温水浸去膜刮去血脉用好醋炙) 诃子(煨去核) 阿胶(炒) 熟
地黄
麦门冬(去心) 细辛(去苗) 甘草(炙各五钱) 上为末。蜜丸皂子大。每服一丸。含
化不拘
时候服。
款冬花丸 治虚劳喘嗽。面目浮肿。
葶苈 马兜铃 南星 半夏 枯矾 款冬花 佛耳草(各等分) 上为细末。水糊为丸。
如梧桐子大。每服二十丸。生姜胡桃汤下。食后日进二服。
蛤蚧汤 治虚劳咳嗽痰唾不利。喘急胸满。呀呷有声。饮食不进。
蛤蚧(酥炙去爪一对) 人参(一两) 杏仁(汤浸去皮尖研五两) 白茯苓(去黑皮
一两)
甘草(炙锉四两) 桑根白皮(米泔浸一宿锉焙一两) 上粗捣筛。每服三钱。水一盏。入
生姜
三片。同煎至六分。去滓温服。空心。夜卧各一。
鹿髓煎(出圣惠方)治虚劳。伤中脉绝。筋急肺痿咳嗽。
鹿髓(半升) 生蜜 酥(各二两) 生地黄汁(四合) 杏仁(三合汤浸去皮尖双仁
以酒一
中盏浸研取汁) 桃仁(三两汤浸去皮尖双仁以酒半盏研取汁) 上先以桃仁、杏仁、生地
黄
等汁。于银锅内慢火煎令成膏。次下鹿髓酥蜜同煎如饧。每于食后含咽一茶匙。
补肺散(出本事方)治劳嗽。
桑白皮 熟地黄(各二两) 人参 紫菀 黄 五味子(各一两) 上为末。每服三
钱。
水煎入蜜少许。食后四君子汤。加秦艽黄蜡煎服。
二黄丸 治劳嗽
Consumptive cough is caused by lung injury and weak stomach qi, leading to the decline of Ying (Nutritive) and Wei (Defensive) qi, and the failure of Yang qi to warm and nourish. The Lung governs Qi and serves as the "Canopy" (the organ covering others) of the five Zang organs. Its meridians circulate...
[Formula] Renshen Bufei San (Ginseng Lung-Nourishing Powder), also known as Renshen Baofei Tang (Ginseng Lung-Protecting Decoction), from *Yuyuan Fang* (Imperial Pharmacy Formulary).
Indications: Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries, cough with shortness of breath and inability to complete inhalation, thick and sticky phlegm/saliva, bone-steaming tidal fever (a sensation of heat steaming from the bone marrow outward, occurring at regular times).
Ingredients: Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix), Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex), Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum), Hua Shi (Talcum), Han Shui Shi (Hydrocerusite), He Ye (Nelumbinis Folium). (Each 5 qian).
Administration: Decoct in water until reduced to 70%, take warm.
[Formula] Ting Li Wan (Descurainiae Seed Pill).
Indications: Consumptive cough causing head edema due to deficiency, constipation.
Ingredients: Ting Li Zi (Descurainiae Semen seu Fructus) (cleaned, dried, soaked in fermented grain water for half a day, wrapped in cloth, steamed for the duration of one meal, taken out, dried, and pounded into powder); Yu Li Ren (Prunus japonica seed) (cleaned, soaked in hot water, skin removed, crushed); Fang Ji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix).
[Formula] Bailao Jian (Hundred Labors Decoction), from *Shibian Liangfang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough, lighter in the morning and heavier in the evening, aversion to cold with high fever, irritability and anger, fluctuating condition, lusterless complexion.
Preparation: Take 1 liang of Xing Ren (Apricot Seed), soak in 2 sheng of urine from an uncircumcised boy in a small-mouthed porcelain bottle for seven days. Discard the urine, wash the seeds with warm water.
Administration: Take after meals.
[Formula] Qulao Tang (Expel Labor Decoction).
Indications: Consumptive cough with rapid panting, thick and sticky nasal discharge and sputum, fullness and oppression in the heart and diaphragm.
Ingredients: Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix) (remove sprouts and soil, 5 qian), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove sprouts, 5 qian), Bai Fu Ling (Poria) (remove black heart and skin, 5 qian), Bie Jia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) (remove skirt edge, vinegar-fried, each 5 qian), Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba). (Text has omissions here, context implies standard preparation).
Preparation: Coarsely crush and sieve the above herbs.
[Formula] Ejiao Wan (Donkey-Hide Gelatin Pill).
Indications: Consumptive cough, fever, emaciation.
Ingredients: Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla) (fried until dry), Shu Gan Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) (baked), Shan Yang Xue (Capra Hircus Blood) (each 1 liang), Ling Yang Jiao (Saigae Tataricae Cornu) (crushed), Bai Zi Ren (Biota Orientalis Seed) (crushed), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood) (remove wood core), Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), Bai He (Lilii Bulbus) (each 5 qian), Dan Shen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix) (remove heart), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart and bake), Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (each 3 liang), Ge Jie (Geckus) (one pair, honey-fried).
Preparation: Pound the above herbs into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a bullet.
Administration: Take one pill per dose. Decoct in 8 fen of water until reduced to 6 fen. Let cool to warm temperature, then sip slowly. Take once after meals and once before sleep.
[Formula] Ge Jie San (Gecko Powder), from *Yangshi Jiacang Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough with hemoptysis, tidal fever, night sweats, loss of appetite.
Ingredients: Ge Jie (Geckus) (one pair, honey-fried), Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (remove rhizome), Bai Bu (Stemonae Radix) (remove heart), Kuan Dong Hua (Farfarae Flos) (remove stems), Zi Wan (Asteris Radix et Rhizoma) (each 5 qian), Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus), Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla) (fried with clam powder), Bie Jia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) (vinegar-fried), Rou Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex) (remove rough bark and fried), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove rhizome), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) (honey-fried), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (soaked in hot water, remove skin and tips), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) (processed with fresh ginger juice, each 1 liang).
Preparation: Pound the above herbs into powder.
Administration: Take 3 qian per dose. Decoct in 1.5 jin of water with 3 slices of fresh ginger until reduced to 1 jin. Take warm at any time. Although Rou Gui can dispel wind-cold, it is not suitable for those with heat; substitute with Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma).
[Formula] Jingxiao Ejiao Wan (Effective Donkey-Hide Gelatin Pill), from *Jisheng Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough, hemoptysis, and spitting blood.
Ingredients: Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla) (fried with clam powder), Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) (washed), Juan Bai Ye (Serpylli Herba) (chopped and fried), Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) (fried and chopped), Da Ji Gen (Cirsii Japonici Radix), Ji Su (Elsholtziae Herba) (each 1 liang), Bai Zi Ren (Biota Orientalis Seed) (fried and separately crushed), Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fu Ling (Poria) (remove skin), Bai Bu (Stemonae Radix) (wash and remove heart), Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix) (remove heart, boiled with Gan Cao), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) (remove rhizome), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart, each 5 qian), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) (1 liang).
Preparation: Pound the above herbs into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a bullet.
Administration: Take one pill per dose, chew thoroughly, and swallow with concentrated decoction of Wheat Soup or Ophiopogon Decoction. Another version lacks Fu Ling, Bai Bu, and Yuan Zhi.
[Formula] Jiawei Renshen Ziwan San (Modified Ginseng and Aster Powder), from *Zhizhi Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough.
Ingredients: Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Bei Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), Zi Wan (Asteris Radix et Rhizoma), Chen Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus) (remove heart, each 3 fen), Zi Su Ye (Perillae Folium), Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex) (fried), Bai Fu Ling (Poria) (each 1 liang), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (remove skin and fried), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (fried, each 3 fen). Add Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Ban Xia Qu (Pinelliae Fermented Paste) (each 1 liang), Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla) (fried until crisp, 5 qian).
Preparation: Coarsely crush and sieve the above herbs.
[Formula] Bufei San (Lung-Nourishing Powder), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough, asthma with fatigue, very little food intake, restlessness sitting or lying down.
Ingredients: Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (remove rhizome), Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus), Zhong Ru Fen (Stalactitum), Bai Shi Ying (Quartzum Album) (finely ground and washed in water), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart and bake), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), Shu Gan Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Bai Fu Ling (Poria) (each 1 liang), Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) (5 qian, processed and chopped), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) (3 fen), Lu Jiao Jiao (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum) (2 liang, crushed and fried until yellow and dry), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma).
[Formula] Ningfei Tang (Lung-Calming Decoction), from *Yangshi Jiacang Fang*.
Indications: Deficiency of both Ying (Nutritive) and Wei (Defensive) qi, fever with spontaneous sweating, pulmonary asthma and rapid breathing, cough with phlegm and saliva.
Ingredients: Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (remove rhizome), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) (remove rhizome), Shu Gan Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (fried), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex), Bai Fu Ling (Poria) (remove skin, each 5 qian), Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla) (1 liang, fried with clam powder).
Preparation: Crush the herbs. Take 4 qian per dose. Decoct in 1 jin of water with 5 slices of fresh ginger until reduced to 70%. Take warm.
[Formula] Danning Sou Tang (Great Peace Cough Decoction), from *Zhizhi Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough, a miraculous formula for all types of coughs.
Ingredients: Bei Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), Fu Ling (Poria), Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex), Zi Su (Perillae Folium), Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) (processed), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (remove skin and fried), Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla) (fried until crisp), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (fried), Ying Su Ke (Papaveris Capsicum) (remove veins and calyx, cut into pieces, stir-fried with honey and wine until cooked, each 1 fen), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) (processed, 2 fen).
Preparation: Pound into powder. Take 3 qian per dose. Decoct with 5 slices of fresh ginger, 2 dates, and half a sour plum. Take after meals. For severe consumptive cough, add more Chuan Xiong.
[Formula] Digupi Wan (Lycium Bark Pill).
Indications: Consumptive cough, asthma and fullness with poor appetite, flank pain with intermittent chills and fever.
Ingredients: Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex), Bai Bing Lang (Arecae Betel Semen) (baked and chopped), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix) (fried), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart and bake, each 1.5 liang), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood) (remove wood core), Bai He (Lilii Bulbus), He Li Le (Chebulae Fructus) (bake and use peel), Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (fried and chopped, each 1 liang), Shu Gan Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) (baked), Chi Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra) (each 2 liang).
Preparation: Pound into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with Astragalus Decoction on an empty stomach, three times a day.
[Formula] Helile San (Chebulic Myrobalan Powder), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough, intermittent chills and fever, inability to sleep.
Ingredients: He Li Le (Chebulae Fructus) (use peel), Bie Jia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) (each 1 liang, coat with vinegar, fry until yellow, remove skirt edge), Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) (0.5 liang, bran-fried until slightly yellow, remove pith), Bai Fu Ling (Poria) (1 liang), Zi Wan (Asteris Radix et Rhizoma) (0.5 liang, remove sprouts and soil), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove sprouts), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) (each 1 liang, chopped), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (soaked in hot water, remove skin and tips, double-kernel, bran-fried until slightly yellow), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (each 5 qian, fried until slightly red and chopped), Bai He (Lilii Bulbus), Suan Zao Ren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) (each 1 liang).
Preparation: Pound into powder. Take 4 qian per dose. Decoct in 1 zhong of water with 0.5 fen of fresh ginger until reduced to 60%. Strain and take warm at any time. Avoid Amaranth.
[Formula] Renshen Xionggui Tang (Ginseng, Ligusticum, and Angelica Decoction), from *Zhizhi Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive blood deficiency, internal consumption of body fluids, hyperactive Heart Fire, dry-heat invading the Lung, cough with hemoptysis, and blood not... (text cuts off).
Ingredients: Dang Gui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) (each 1 fen), Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) (processed), Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Chi Fu Ling (Poria) (fried), Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla) (fried), Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma), Bei Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (fried, each 1 fen).
Preparation: Pound into powder. Take 3 qian per dose. Decoct with 4 slices of fresh ginger and 2 dates.
[Formula] Baoming Wan (Life-Preserving Pill).
Indications: Accumulated labor cough, chronic non-healing, spontaneous sweating, tasteless mouth.
Ingredients: Ge Jie (Geckus) (one piece; if male patient, use upper part of male gecko waist; if female patient, use lower part of female gecko waist, fried in butter), Zao Jiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus) (non-borer, fried in butter, remove skin and seeds, two stalks), Kuan Dong Hua (Farfarae Flos), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix) (not exposed to fire), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (remove skin and tips, soak in urine of uncircumcised boy for one day and night, drain, stir-fry with honey), Tian Ma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Gan Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) (cooked until like dark syrup, crushed and baked), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) (soaked in hot water seven times, remove slipperiness, baked), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) (each 1 liang), Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos) (0.5 liang).
Preparation: Pound into fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills.
[Formula] Bai Fu Ling San (White Poria Powder), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough, chest and heart oppression.
Ingredients: Bai Fu Ling (Poria), Qian Hu (Peucedani Radix) (remove rhizome), Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (remove rhizome), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) (chopped), He Li Le Pi (Chebulae Pericarpium) (each 1 liang), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart and bake), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (soaked in hot water, remove skin and tips, double-kernel, bran-fried until slightly yellow), Zi Wan (Asteris Radix et Rhizoma) (remove sprouts and soil), Chen Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (soaked in hot water, remove white pith and bake, each 3 fen), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (fried until slightly red and chopped, 5 qian).
Preparation: Pound into powder. Take 3 qian per dose. Decoct in 1 zhong of water with 0.5 fen of fresh ginger until reduced to 60%. Strain and take warm at any time.
[Formula] Xianren Zhi Wan (Immortal Limb Pill), from *Xuanming Lun*.
Indications: Long-standing consumptive cough, regardless of cold or heat, phlegm-saliva, asthma and fullness. First take Songhua Gao (Pine Flower Paste), then take this medicine. Multiple doses are invariably effective.
Ingredients: Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Sha Shen (Glehniae Radix), Xuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix), Zituan Shen (Codonopsis Radix), Dan Shen (Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Mu Li (Ostreae Concha), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (each 2 liang), Ge Jie (Geckus) (one pair, head and tail intact, washed in river water, fried in gentle and strong fire until yellow).
Preparation: Pound into fine powder. Use 1 jin of Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba) (remove roots) and 3 jin of Gou Qi Zi (Lycii Fructus), boil into a paste. Form pills the size of bullets. Store in a porcelain jar. At bedtime, dissolve one pill in freshly squeezed ginger juice. Adjust dosage for children according to age.
[Formula] Renshen Biejia San (Ginseng and Turtle Shell Powder).
Indications: Cold and heat consumptive disease, muscle fever, night sweats, asthma and cough with exhaustion.
Ingredients: Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (with root hairs), Qian Hu (Peucedani Radix), Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix), Han Fang Ji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Fu Ling (Poria), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (each 5 qian), Bie Jia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) (one piece, remove skirt edge, vinegar-fried).
Preparation: Pound into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose. Mix with a small amount of wine-fried pig brain. Alternatively, mix with hot wine. Take before meals, cover with clothes to induce sweating for effect. Use sow's brain for men, boar's brain for women.
[Formula] Biejia Tang (Turtle Shell Decoction).
Indications: Consumptive cough, chest fullness and rapid breathing, fever and emaciation.
Ingredients: Bie Jia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) (remove skirt edge, vinegar-fried until yellow), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove sprouts), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (soaked in hot water, remove skin and tips, double-kernel, bran-fried), Kuan Dong Hua (Farfarae Flos), Tao Ren (Persicae Semen) (soaked in hot water, remove skin and tips, double-kernel, bran-fried), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (fried and chopped), Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus) (remove heart), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) (baked, each 1 liang), Zao Jiao (Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus) (remove skin and seeds, fried in butter, 1 liang), Zi Wan (Asteris Radix et Rhizoma).
[Formula] Ziwan San (Aster Powder), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough, thick and sticky nasal discharge and sputum, gradual weakness.
Ingredients: Zi Wan (Asteris Radix et Rhizoma) (remove sprouts and soil), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) (chopped), Bai Fu Ling (Poria), Kuan Dong Hua (Farfarae Flos), Sheng Gan Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix), Bai Qian (Cynanchi Stauntonii Rhizoma et Radix), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (soaked in hot water, remove skin and tips, double-kernel, bran-fried until slightly yellow), Sang Gen Bai Pi (Mori Cortex) (fried until slightly red and chopped, each 1 liang), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (5 qian, fried until slightly red and chopped).
Preparation: Pound into powder. Take 4 qian per dose. Decoct in 1 zhong of water with 0.5 fen of fresh ginger until reduced to 60%. Strain and take warm at any time.
[Formula] Wuweizi San (Schisandra Powder), also known as Ziwan Tang (Aster Decoction), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough, cold and heat in the chest, shortness of breath and insufficiency. (See Ziwan Tang).
[Formula] Ziwan Wan (Aster Pill), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough, chest and diaphragm discomfort, bone and joint pain, tasteless diet.
Ingredients: Zi Wan (Asteris Radix et Rhizoma) (3 fen, remove sprouts and soil), Qian Hu (Peucedani Radix) (1 liang, remove head and rhizome), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (1.5 liang, remove heart and bake), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix) (5 qian, remove rhizome), Bie Jia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) (1.5 liang, coat with butter, fry until yellow, remove skirt edge), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba) (3 fen), Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus) (baked until slightly yellow, 5 qian), Bai He (Lilii Bulbus) (3 fen), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (5 qian, fried until slightly red and chopped).
Preparation: Pound into fine powder, mix with refined honey and pound 300-200 times. Form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 20 pills per dose at any time with Ginger Water. Avoid Amaranth.
[Formula] Tianmendong Wan (Asparagus Fern Pill), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough, rapid breathing and irritability.
Ingredients: Tian Men Dong (Asparagi Tuber) (2 liang, remove heart and bake), Kuan Dong Hua (Farfarae Flos), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus), Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (remove rhizome), Bai Fu Ling (Poria), Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus) (baked until slightly yellow), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (fried until slightly red and chopped), Luo Bo Zi (Brassicae Semens) (mixed with butter and fried until fragrant, each 1 liang), Shu Gan Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) (1 liang).
Preparation: Pound into fine powder, mix with refined honey and pound 200-300 times. Form pills... (text cuts off).
[Formula] Chenjupi Wan (Aged Tangerine Peel Pill), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough, abdominal and flank oppression, large intestine gas stagnation, limb and joint pain.
Ingredients: Chen Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (2 liang, soaked in hot water, remove white pith and bake), Bing Lang (Arecae Semen) (1 liang), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (1.5 liang, remove sprouts), He Li Le Pi (Chebulae Pericarpium), Bai Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Zi Wan (Asteris Radix et Rhizoma) (each 1 liang, remove sprouts and soil), Chuan Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) (2 liang, chopped and slightly fried), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (1 liang, soaked in hot water, remove skin and tips, double-kernel, bran-fried until slightly yellow), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix) (5 qian).
[Formula] La Jian San (Wax Decoction Powder), *Yangshi Jiacang Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive long-term cough, profuse phlegm and asthma, or spitting pus and blood.
Ingredients: Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (remove skin and tips, double-kernel, fried yellow, separately crushed), Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (remove rhizome), Gan Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma), Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus) (remove heart), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart), Bai Fu Ling (Poria) (remove skin), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (fried), Bai He (Lilii Bulbus) (remove sprouts), Huang Ming Lu Jiao Jiao (Yellow-bright Deer Horn Gelatin) (fried; if unavailable, use Ejiao, equal parts).
Preparation: Crush the herbs. Separately crush and mix the Xing Ren evenly. Take 2 qian per dose. Decoct in 1 jin of water with a piece of yellow wax the size of a soap bean until reduced to 70%. Take warm after meals.
[Formula] Qin Jiao Yin (Gentian Drink), also known as Qin Jiao San (Gentian Powder), from *Wangshi Boji Fang*.
Indications: Unremitting consumptive cough, intermittent chills and fever, thick and turbid nasal discharge and sputum.
Ingredients: Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix) (remove sprouts and soil), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove sprouts), Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus) (remove heart and bake), Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix) (fried, each 1 liang), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (fried and chopped, 3 fen), He Li Le (Chebulae Fructus) (bake and use pit, 1.5 liang), Chen Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (soaked in hot water, remove white pith and bake), Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba) (remove roots and joints, each 1 liang).
Preparation: Coarsely crush and sieve. Take 3 qian per dose. Use... (text cuts off) warm administration.
[Formula] Wenjin San (Warm Metal Powder), from *Sanyin Fang*.
Indications: Accumulated labor cough, asthma and oppression with expectoration, blood in sputum.
Ingredients: Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex), Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) (each 1 liang), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (27 grains, processed), Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Fu Shen (Poria with Hostwood) (each 5 qian), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (2.5 qian).
Preparation: Soak the first five herbs in rice washing water overnight, then dry. Next, add Ren Shen, Fu Shen, and Mai Men Dong, and pound together into fine powder. Take 3 qian per dose... (text cuts off).
[Formula] Songhua Gao (Pine Flower Paste), from *Xuanming Lun Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough lasting 20-30 years. Prepared in September to promote the discharge of all phlegm-saliva, treating lung accumulation, asthma, and cough obstruction.
Ingredients: Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Gan Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), Ye Ju Hua (Dendranthema Indicum Flos), Yuan Hua (Genkwa Flos), Gou Qi Zi (Lycii Fructus), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Huang Jing (Polygonati Rhizoma).
Preparation: Pound into fine powder. Take Huang Jing root and boil into a paste. Mix with the herb powder to form pills the size of bullets. Chew one pill thoroughly per dose, dissolve in cold water. Do not eat dinner at bedtime; take one pill.
[Formula] Ziwan Tang (Aster Decoction).
Indications: Consumptive cough, borborygmus and loose stools.
Ingredients: Zi Wan (Asteris Radix et Rhizoma) (remove soil, 5 qian), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove sprouts, 1 liang), Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata) (cracked, remove skin and umbilicus, 5 qian), Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) (soaked in rice water overnight, sliced and baked dry), Chi Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra) (each 1 liang), Rou Dou Kou (Myristicae Semen), Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (each 5 qian).
Preparation: Chop like hemp seeds. Take 3 qian per dose. Decoct in 1 jin of water until reduced to 60%... (text cuts off).
[Formula] Chaihu Yin (Bupleurum Drink).
Indications: Consumptive cough, asthma with red cheeks, palpitations and irritability, distension and oppression in both flanks, emaciation and weakness, loss of appetite.
Ingredients: Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove sprouts, 5 qian), Bai Zhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Chi Fu Ling (Poria) (remove black skin), Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus) (remove pith, bran-fried), Bie Jia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) (remove skirt edge, vinegar-fried, each 1.5 fen), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) (cut and baked), Xi Jiao Xie (Rhinocerotis Cornu) (each 1 fen).
Preparation: Coarsely crush and sieve. Take 3 qian per dose. Decoct in 1 jin of water until reduced to half a jin. Strain and take warm. Take one dose in the morning, at noon, and before bed.
[Formula] Qiwei Tang (Seven-Ingredient Decoction).
Indications: Consumptive fever and cough.
Ingredients: Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix) (remove sprouts), Nong Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex) (remove rough bark, ginger-juice fried, each 2 liang), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (fried), Gui (Cinnamomi Ramulus) (remove rough bark), Ma Huang (Ephedrae Herba) (remove roots and joints), Chen Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (soaked in hot water, remove white pith and bake), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma) (pounded into powder, mixed with ginger juice to make cakes, baked dry, each 1 liang).
Preparation: Coarsely crush and sieve. Take 3 qian per dose. Decoct in 1 jin of water with 3 slices of fresh ginger and 2 dates until reduced to 70%. Strain and take warm.
[Formula] Gejie Wan (Gecko Pill), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough, and Lung obstruction with upward Qi rebellion.
Ingredients: Ge Jie (Geckus) (one pair, head and tail intact, coat with vinegar, fry until yellow), Bei Mu (Fritillariae Bulbus) (baked until slightly yellow), Zi Wan (Asteris Radix et Rhizoma) (remove sprouts and soil), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (each 1 liang, soaked in hot water, remove skin and tips, double-kernel, bran-fried until slightly yellow), Bie Jia (Testudinis Carapax et Plastrum) (2 liang, coat with vinegar, fry until yellow, remove skirt edge), Zao Jiao Zi (Gleditsiae Sinensis Fructus Seed) (fried until scorched yellow), Sang Gen Bai Pi (Mori Cortex) (each 1 liang, chopped).
Preparation: Pound into fine powder, mix with refined honey and pound 300-200 times. Form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with Date Water, three to four times a day. Avoid Amaranth.
[Formula] Gejie Wan (Gecko Pill), from *Sanyin Fang*.
Indications: Accumulated labor long-term cough, aphonia.
Ingredients: Ge Jie (Geckus) (two pairs, remove mouth and feet, soak in warm water to remove membrane, scrape away blood vessels, fry well with good vinegar), He Zi (Chebulae Fructus) (bake and remove pit), Ejiao (Asini Corii Colla) (fried), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber) (remove heart), Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma) (remove sprouts), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (fried, each 5 qian).
Preparation: Pound into fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of soap beans. Take one pill per dose, hold in mouth to dissolve. Take at any time.
[Formula] Kuandonghua Wan (Farfara Pill).
Indications: Consumptive asthma and cough, facial and ocular edema.
Ingredients: Ting Li (Descurainiae Semen seu Fructus), Ma Dou Ling (Aristolochiae Manshuriensis Fructus), Nan Xing (Arisaematis Rhizoma), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Ku Fan (Alumen), Kuan Dong Hua (Farfarae Flos), Fo Er Cao (Petasitae Herba) (equal parts).
Preparation: Pound into fine powder, use water paste to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 20 pills per dose with Ginger and Walnut Decoction. Take twice daily after meals.
[Formula] Gejie Tang (Gecko Decoction).
Indications: Consumptive cough with difficult expectoration, rapid asthma and chest fullness, wheezing sounds, loss of appetite.
Ingredients: Ge Jie (Geckus) (fried in butter, remove claws, one pair), Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) (1 liang), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (soaked in hot water, remove skin and tips, crushed, 5 liang), Bai Fu Ling (Poria) (remove black skin, 1 liang), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (fried and chopped, 4 liang), Sang Gen Bai Pi (Mori Cortex) (soaked in rice water overnight, chopped and baked, 1 liang).
Preparation: Coarsely crush and sieve. Take 3 qian per dose. Decoct in 1 jin of water with 3 slices of fresh ginger until reduced to 60%. Strain and take warm. Take on an empty stomach and before bed.
[Formula] Lusui Jian (Deer Marrow Decoction), from *Shenghui Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive disease, injury to middle Jiao and severed pulses, tendon stiffness, Lung萎 (Flaccidity), cough.
Ingredients: Lu Sui (Cervi Medulla) (0.5 sheng), Sheng Mi (Raw Honey), Su (Butyrum) (each 2 liang), Sheng Di Huang Zhi (Rehmanniae Juice) (4 he), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum) (3 he, soaked in hot water, remove skin and tips, double-kernel, soak in 1 zhong of wine, crush and extract juice), Tao Ren (Persicae Semen) (3 liang, soaked in hot water, remove skin and tips, double-kernel, soak in half a zhong of wine, crush and extract juice).
Preparation: First, put Tao Ren, Xing Ren, and Sheng Di Huang juice in a silver pot and simmer slowly until forming a paste. Then add Lu Sui, Su, and Mi, and continue boiling until like maltose. Swallow one tea spoon after meals.
[Formula] Bufei San (Lung-Nourishing Powder), from *Benshi Fang*.
Indications: Consumptive cough.
Ingredients: Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex), Shu Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata) (each 2 liang), Ren Shen (Panax Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Zi Wan (Asteris Radix et Rhizoma), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) (each 1 liang).
Preparation: Pound into fine powder. Take 3 qian per dose. Decoct in water with a little honey. Another method: Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction), add Qin Jiao (Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix) and Huang La (Yellow Wax), decoct and take.
[Formula] Erhuang Wan (Two-Yellow Pill).
Indications: Consumptive cough.