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Shegan Decoction from *Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) is used to treat pediatric cough with wheezing that sounds like a water hen (frog).
Herbs: Belamcandae Rhizoma (Shegan), Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang), Asteris Radix et Rhizoma (Ziwan), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang) (each 0.5 liang), Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia) (3 qian), Cinnamomi Cortex (Guixin) (2 qian), Jujubae Fructus (Dazao) (15 pieces).
Crush the herbs into a powder. Take 2 qian per dose, decoct in 1.5 cups of water, add a small amount of honey, and take orally.

Meihua Yinzi (Plum Blossom Drink) is indicated for pediatric convulsive fever, accumulation of heat in the five zang organs, stagnation of heat in the upper jiao, heat in the palms and soles, excessive phlegm-saliva in the throat, facial complexion alternating between red and white, nasal congestion with clear discharge, rapid breathing with liver and lung qi stagnation and heat, red eyes with cough, restlessness and night crying due to fright, or residual heat after gradual recovery from cold damage. It is also suitable for resolving phlegm and reducing fever.
Herbs: Borax (Pengsha), Natrii Sulfas Crystallisatus (Mayaxiao), Natrii Sulfas (Mangxiao), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen) (each 1 liang), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (0.5 liang), Plumbaginis Flos Brain (Meihua Naozi), Cinnabaris (Chensha), Moschus (Shexiang) (each 1 zi).
Grind the above eight herbs into powder and store in a porcelain vessel. When this syndrome occurs, administer with Ophiopogonis Decoction (Maidong Tang); if accompanied by wheezing and cough, administer with Morus Cortex Decoction (Sangbaipi Tang); for regular maintenance, administer with Mentha Decoction (Bohe Tang).

Ersheng San (Two-Sage Powder) is used for wind-phlegm obstruction causing aphonia, shortness of breath, chest oppression, trembling of hands and feet, resembling convulsions but not true convulsions.
Herbs: Terminalia Chebula Retz. Fruit (Hezi) (10 large fruits, half raw, half roasted, pitted), Arecae Pericarpium (Dafupi) (washed clean, dried, 5 qian).
Crush the herbs. Take 2 qian per dose, decoct in 1 cup of water until reduced to 0.7 cup, and take warm at any time.

Dingchuan Yin (Asthma-Calming Drink) treats wheezing and shortness of breath caused by wind-phlegm, applicable to both cold and heat syndromes.
Herbs: Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen) (remove rhizome), Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang) (do not remove roots and nodes), Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix (Fangji) (remove black skin), Terminalia Chebula Retz. Fruit (Hezi) (pitted), Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia) (wash with hot water, remove slipperiness), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (each of these six herbs 5 qian).
Crush the herbs. Take 2 qian per dose, decoct in 1 cup of water with two slices of ginger until reduced to 0.7 cup, and take warm at any time. This formula treats sixteen types of asthma and cough, originating from *Benshi Fang*.

Columbae Corium Preparatum (Ejiao) (crushed, stir-fried), Aristolochiae Fructus (Madouling), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Preparata (Gancao, roasted), Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparatum (Banxia) (soaked in Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens juice for three days), Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren) (skin and tip removed, each of these five herbs 1 liang), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen) (0.5 liang).
Crush into powder. Take 2 qian per dose, decoct in 1 cup of water using specific decoctions as guides according to the disease, reduce to 0.7 cup, and take after meals before sleep. The guiding decoctions are as follows:
For Heart Cough (Xin Sou), characterized by red face or sweating, add Puerariae Radix (Gegen) for decoction.
For Liver Cough (Gan Sou), characterized by tearing from eyes, add one unripe plum (Wumei) and fourteen grains of glutinous rice (Nuomi) for decoction.
For Spleen Cough (Pi Sou), characterized by loss of appetite or nausea, add two slices of fresh ginger (Shengjiang) for decoction.
For Stomach Cough (Wei Sou), characterized by vomiting or acid regurgitation, add Concha Margaritifera (Bangfen) for decoction.
For Gallbladder Cough (Dan Sou), causing insomnia, take 0.5 qian of the powder mixed with tea liquor (Chaqing).
For Lung Cough (Fei Sou), characterized by upper body wheezing and urgency, add Morus Cortex (Sangbaipi) for decoction.
For Diaphragm Cough (Ge Sou), where sputum comes out in pill-like lumps, swallow the medicine mixed with fresh juice of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang).
For Laborious Cough (Lao Sou), decoct together with Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix (Qinjiao) powder.
For Cold Cough (Leng Sou), where cough worsens at night, decoct together with three cun of Allii Fistulosi Bulbus (Congbai).
For Blood Cough (Xue Sou), continuous and frequent, decoct together with Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Danggui) powder and dates (Zaozi).
For Acute Cough (Bao Sou), with thick and sticky sputum, decoct together with Wumei and Shengjiang.
For Postpartum Cough (Chan Sou), characterized by back pain, decoct together with three cun of Gancao and a little yellow beeswax (Huangla).
For Qi Cough (Qi Sou), characterized by abdominal pain and distension, decoct together with Aurantii Fructus Viridis (Qingpi).
For Asthma with sawing sound, decoct together with two Banxia.
For Kidney Cough (Shen Sou), recurring with three or four coughs, decoct together with brown sugar (Huangtang) and maltose (Yitang).
The above sixteen types of cough diseases, when treated according to these methods, are invariably effective.