主治消痰。顺气。止咳。祛肺部风热。
桔梗二陈汤。桔梗茯苓陈皮半夏甘草枳壳黑山栀黄芩黄连。煎服治火喘。桔梗散。桔
梗不拘多少。锉碎微炒研末。每服三钱。不拘时。米汤下。治肺痈。
按凡咳症此为要药。
引经上行则用酒浸焙干。下行则用盐水润焙。
主治。去热。清肺。安神。滋肾。消痰。止渴热劳骨蒸。
知母散。知母黄芩各七钱半。柴胡（去苗）生干地黄各一两。赤芍麦冬（去心）射干川
升麻
各七钱半。炙草五钱。研粗末每服四钱。水一中盏。加生姜五厘。淡竹叶廿七片。煎至六分。
去滓。不拘时温服治妇人热劳四肢头疼。咽喉不利。少思饮食。
又方。知母贝母柴胡黄 （炙）紫菀（洗）马兜铃杏仁半夏桑白皮（炙）白矾款冬花各
等分。
研细末。每服一钱。水七分盏煎至三分。去滓。不拘时服。或生姜自然汁煮糊为丸。梧子大。
每服五七丸。生姜汤下。治久咳不止。痰喘气溢。
知母饮。知母麦冬（去心）赤茯苓各一钱半。黄芩黄 各二钱。甘草一钱。水二杯。加
桑
白皮五分。煎至一杯。入竹沥少许。煎二三沸。不拘时服。治妊娠心脾壅热。目赤。口渴。
烦闷多惊。 又方。知母（炒）车前子茺蔚子各二钱。五味子五分。大黄黄芩桔梗各一钱。
研
末。水二盏煎至一盏。去滓。食后温服。治逆顺眼翳。
Indications: Resolves phlegm, regulates Qi, stops coughing, and dispels wind-heat from the lungs.
Jiegeng Erchen Tang (Platycodon Decoction with Two Aged Ingredients): Composed of Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix), Fu Ling (Poria), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum), Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Zhi Ke (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), Hei Shan Zhi (Stir-baked Gardeniae Fructus), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), and Huang Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma). Decoct and take orally to treat asthma caused by fire-heat.
Jiegeng San (Platycodon Powder): Take an appropriate amount of Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix), chop it finely, stir-fry lightly, and grind into powder. Take three qian per dose, at any time, washed down with rice soup. Indicated for lung abscess (Fei Yong).
Note: For all types of cough, this herb is a key medicine.
To guide the medicinal action upward, soak in wine and bake dry; to guide it downward, moisten with salt water and bake.
Indications: Clears heat, purges lung heat, calms the mind, nourishes kidney yin, resolves phlegm, relieves thirst, and treats deficiency heat, consumptive fever, and bone-steaming tidal fever.
Zhimu San (Anemarrhenae Powder): Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma) and Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) each 7.5 qian. Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix, remove seedlings) and Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix Recens) each 1 liang. Chi Shao (Paeoniae Radix Rubra), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber, remove heart), She Gan (Belamcandae Rhizoma), and Chuan Sheng Ma (Bupleuri Radix) each 7.5 qian. Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) 5 qian. Grind into coarse powder. Take 4 qian per dose. Add one zhan (approx. 200ml) of water, 5 li (a very small amount) of Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), and 27 leaves of Dan Zhu Ye (Lophatheri Herba). Decoct until 60% remains. Strain. Take warm at any time. Indicated for women's consumptive fever with limb pain, headache, throat discomfort, and poor appetite.
Another Prescription: Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Bei Mu (Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus), Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix), [Huang - incomplete text, omitted], Zi Wan (Asteris Radix, wash), Lou Lu (Aristolochiae Radix), Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), Ban Xia (Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum), Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex, stir-bake), Bai Fan (Alumen), and Kuan Dong Hua (Farfarae Flos) in equal parts. Grind into fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose. Add 7/10 zhan of water, decoct until 3/10 remains. Strain. Take at any time. Alternatively, use fresh juice of Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) to make a paste and form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 5-7 pills per dose, washed down with ginger soup. Indicated for persistent chronic cough, phlegm-wheezing, and overflowing qi.
Zhimu Yin (Anemarrhenae Drink): Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Mai Dong (Ophiopogonis Tuber, remove heart), and Chi Fu Ling (Poria with Red Wood) each 1.5 qian. Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) and [Huang - incomplete text, omitted] each 2 qian. Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) 1 qian. Add two cups of water and 5 fen of Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex). Decoct until one cup remains. Add a little Zhu Li (Bambusae Sap). Boil two or three times. Take at any time. Indicated for pregnancy complicated by heat accumulation in the heart and spleen, red eyes, thirst, irritability, and frequent fright.
Another Prescription: Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, stir-bake), Che Qian Zi (Plantaginis Semen), and Chong Wei Zi (Leonuri Fructus) each 2 qian. Wu Wei Zi (Schisandrae Fructus) 5 fen. Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix), and Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix) each 1 qian. Grind into powder. Add two zhan of water, decoct until one zhan remains. Strain. Take warm after meals. Indicated for various types of cornea opacity (Yi).