如瓠。妇人服之尤佳。
百合汤 治肺气壅滞，咳嗽喘闷，膈脘不利，气痞多渴，腰膝浮肿，小便淋涩。
百合 赤茯苓 陈皮（汤浸，去白） 紫苏茎叶 人参 大腹皮 猪苓（去黑皮） 桑根白皮
枳壳（麸炒） 麦门冬（去心） 甘草（炙。各一两） 马兜铃（七枚，和皮）
上粗捣筛，每服四钱，水一盏半，入生姜一枣大，同煎至八分，去滓，不拘时温服。
葶苈散 治咳嗽面目浮肿，不得安卧，涕唾稠粘。
甜葶苈（隔纸炒） 郁李仁（汤去皮，炒） 桑白皮（各一两） 紫菀（去苗土） 旋复花 槟榔 木
通（各半两） 大腹皮（七钱半）
上为散，每服三钱，水一中盏，生姜半分，煎至六分，去滓，不拘时温服。
天门冬丸 治肺脏壅热，咳嗽痰唾稠粘。
天门冬（去心，一两半，焙） 百合 前胡 贝母（煨） 半夏（汤洗去滑） 桔梗 桑白皮 防
己紫菀 赤茯苓 生干地黄 杏仁（汤浸，去皮尖双仁，麸炒黄，研如膏，以上各七钱半）
上为细末，炼蜜和捣二三百杵，丸如桐子大。每服二十丸，不拘时，生姜汤送下，日三服。
前胡散 治咳嗽，涕唾稠粘，心胸不利，时有烦热。
前胡 桑白皮 贝母（煨。各一两） 麦门冬（一两半、去心） 甘草（炙，二钱半） 杏仁（半两，汤
浸，去皮尖双仁，炒）
上为散，每服四钱，以水一中盏，入姜半分，煎至六分，去滓温服，无时。
〔久嗽〕
丹溪∶肺受风寒久嗽，非此不能除。南星、款花、鹅管石、佛耳草、雄黄。为末拌
艾，以姜一浓片，留舌上，次用艾上烧之，须令烟入喉中。一方，无佛耳草，有郁金。又
方，鹅管石、雄黄各一分半，另为末，款花、佛耳草各一分半，另为末。却用纸一幅，方
方阔四五寸，以鸡子清涂中央，四旁各悬一寸许不涂，然后以鹅管石、雄黄末掺于鸡子
清上，又以款花、佛耳草末掺其上敷之，又用箭箸从不涂纸旁卷起为一纸筒，用糊粘牢
其旁，抽箭箸出，焙干。用时将一纸筒含在口，一头火烧，以口吸烟令满咽之，咽至烧
筒尽为度，却吃茶二三口压之。
疗久嗽熏法∶每旦取款花如鸡子，少许蜜拌花使润，纳一升铁铛中，又用一瓦碗钻
一孔，孔内安小竹筒，或笔管亦得，其筒稍长，置碗铛相合及插筒处，皆面糊涂之，勿
令泄气，铛下着炭火，少时款冬烟自行管出，以口含筒吸取咽之。如胸中稍闷，须举头，即
将指按住竹筒，勿令漏烟出气，及烟尽止。凡如是，五日一为之，至六日则饱食羊肉馄饨
一顿，永瘥。（一法，不用铛碗，用有嘴瓦瓶烧药，盖住瓶口，却以口于瓶嘴吸烟咽之，尤捷。）
枳壳汤（洁古） 治久嗽胸膈不利者，多上焦发热。
枳壳（炒，三两） 桔梗（二两） 黄芩（一两半）
上为细末，每早取二两半，水三盏，煎至一盏，日作三服，午时、中时、卧时各一
服，三日七两半服尽。又服半夏汤，用半夏姜制切片，每三钱半，水盏半，姜五片，煎
至一盏，食后，日二三服。二三日服了，再服枳壳丸，尽其痰为度。论曰∶先消胸中痰
气，后去膈上痰，再与枳术丸，谓首尾合治，尽消其气，令痰不复作也。
款气丸（洁古） 治久嗽痰喘，肺气浮肿。
青皮 陈皮 槟榔 木香 杏仁 茯苓 郁李仁（去皮） 川当归 广术 马兜铃（炮）
葶苈（各三钱） 人参 防己（各四钱） 牵牛（头末，二两半）
上为细末，姜汁面糊丸，如梧桐子大。每服二十丸，加至七十丸，食后姜汤送下。
马兜铃丸（洁古） 治多年喘嗽不止，大有神功。
马兜铃（去土） 半夏（汤洗七次，焙干） 杏仁（去皮尖，麸炒。各一两） 巴豆（二十一粒，去皮油，研）
以上除巴豆、杏仁另研外，余为细末，用皂角膏子为丸，如梧子大，雄黄为衣。每十
丸，临卧煎乌梅汤下，以利为度。
贝母汤（《本事》） 治诸嗽久不瘥。
贝母（一两，去心姜制） 黄芩（半两） 干姜（生） 五味子 陈皮（各一两） 桑白皮（半两） 半夏
柴胡 桂心（各一两） 木香 甘草（各二钱半）
上为粗末，每服五钱，水一盏半，加杏仁七粒去皮尖，生姜七片，煎去滓，热服。有
蒋氏之妻积年嗽，制此方授之，一服瘥，以治诸般嗽悉愈。（上方有寒有热，有收有散，诸嗽通用也。）
人参散 治诸咳嗽喘急，语言不出。年久者多服见效。
人参 知母 贝母 马兜铃（去皮用肉） 麻黄（去节） 杏仁（生用） 半夏（以上各一钱半） 天
仙藤（一钱）
上作一服，水二盅，乌梅一枚，蜜一匙，煎至一盅，临睡服。
人参清肺汤（《和剂》） 治肺胃虚寒，咳嗽喘急，坐卧不安，并治久年劳嗽，吐血腥臭。
地骨皮 人参（去芦） 阿胶（麸炒） 杏仁（去皮尖，麸炒） 桑白皮（去粗皮） 知母 乌梅（去核）
炙甘草 罂粟壳（去蒂盖，蜜炙，各等分）
上 咀，每服三钱，水一盏半，乌梅、枣子各一枚，煎一盏，临卧温服。
参粟汤（《和剂》）
人参 款冬花 罂粟壳（醋炙，各等分）
每服四钱，水一盅，阿胶一钱，乌梅一
个，煎七分，临卧温服。
丹溪久嗽丸子
海蛤粉（研细） 胆星（臣） 杏仁（臣） 诃子（佐） 青黛（佐） 皂角（使）
上为末，姜汁丸，如桐子大。姜汤下。
久嗽乃积痰久留肺脘，粘滞如胶，气不能升降，或挟湿与酒而作。
香附子（童便浸） 僵蚕（炒） 海蛤粉 栝蒌仁 蜂房 杏仁 姜汁 竹沥 神曲（各等分）
上为末，蜜调噙化。
谢老人形实，夏月无汗，成久嗽痰。
半夏（姜制） 紫苏叶（各一两）
上二味，入莎末、蚬壳末、神曲末，以栝蒌瓤、桃仁半两和丸。先服三拗汤三帖，方
服此丸子。
男子五十岁，旧年因暑月入冷水作劳患疟，后得痰嗽，次年夏末得弦脉而左手虚，叩
之必汗少而有痰，身时时发热，痰如稠黄胶，与下项方药，仍灸大椎、风门、肺俞五处。
半夏（一两） 白术（七钱） 茯苓（六钱） 黄芩 陈皮 桔梗 枳壳 石膏（ 。各半两） 僵蚕
（炒，二钱半） 五味子（一钱半）
上用神曲糊丸。姜汤下三十丸。先与三拗汤加黄芩、白术二帖，夜与小胃丹十丸，以搅其痰。
〔肾气〕
八味丸（见虚损。） 生料鹿茸丸（见溲血。）
大菟丝子丸（《和剂》） 治肾气虚损，五劳七伤，脚膝酸疼，面色黧黑，目眩耳鸣，心
忡气短，时有盗汗，小便滑数。
菟丝子（净洗，酒浸） 泽泻 鹿茸（去毛，酥炙） 石龙芮（去土） 肉桂（去粗皮） 附子（炮，去皮。各
一两） 石斛（去根） 熟干地黄 白茯苓（去皮） 牛膝（酒浸一宿，焙干） 续断 山茱萸（去核） 肉
苁蓉（酒浸，切，焙） 防风（去芦） 杜仲（去粗皮，炒去丝） 补骨脂（去毛，酒炒） 荜澄茄 沉香 巴
戟（去心） 茴香（炒。各三两） 五味子 桑螵蛸（酒浸，炒） 覆盆子（去枝叶萼） 芎 （各半两）
上为细末，酒煮面糊丸，如桐子大。每服二十丸，空心温酒、盐汤任下。
〔时行〕
参苏饮（见发热。）
〔干咳嗽〕
丹溪云∶干咳嗽极难治，此系火郁之证，乃痰郁其火邪在中，用苦桔梗以开之，下用
补阴降火之剂，不已即成劳，倒仓法好。此不得志者有之，宜用补阴方，四物汤加竹沥，炒柏之类。
海藏云∶甘桔汤，此仲景少阴咽痛药也。孙真人治肺痈吐脓血，用生甘草加减二十余
条。（甘桔汤方，用桔梗三两，甘草一两，白水煎服。）
咳逆气者加陈皮，咳嗽者加贝母、知母，咳发渴者加五味子，吐脓血者加紫菀，肺痰
者加阿胶，面目肿者加茯苓，呕者加生姜、半夏，少气者加人参、麦门冬，肤痛者加黄 ，
目赤者加栀子、黄连，咽痛者加鼠粘子、竹茹，声不出者加半夏、桂枝，疫毒头肿者加
鼠粘子、大黄、芒硝，胸痛膈不利者加枳壳，心胸痞者加枳实，不得眠者加栀子，发狂者
加防风、荆芥，酒毒者加葛根、陈皮。
一中年妇人干咳，寸脉滑动似豆状，余皆散大不浮，左大于右，每五更心躁热有汗，
但怒气则甚，与桔梗不开，诸药不效，遂以石膏、香附为君，芩、连、青黛、门冬、栝
蒌、陈皮、炒柏、归、桔为臣，五味、砂仁、川芎、紫菀佐之，凡二十余帖而安。
〔喉中有声〕
射干麻黄汤（仲景）
射干 细辛 紫菀 款冬花（各三两） 麻黄 生姜（各四两） 五味子 半夏（各半升） 大枣（七枚）
水一斗二升，先煮麻黄两沸，去上沫，纳诸药，煮取三升，分温三服。
白前汤（《千金》） 治咳逆上气，身体浮肿，短气肿满，旦夕倚壁不得卧，喉中水鸡声。
白前 紫菀 半夏 大戟（各三两）
水一斗，浸一宿，明旦煮取三升，分三服。
清金汤 治丈夫妇人远年近日咳嗽，上气喘急，喉中涎声，胸满气逆，坐卧不宁，饮食不下。
陈皮（去白） 薏苡仁 五味子 阿胶（炒） 茯苓（去皮） 紫苏 桑白皮 杏仁（去皮尖，炒）
贝母（去心） 款冬花 半夏曲 百合（各一钱） 粟壳（蜜炒） 人参 甘草（炙。各半钱）
上作一服，水二盅，生姜三片，枣二枚，乌梅一枚，煎一盅，食后服。
〔失音〕
杏仁煎 治咳嗽，失音不出。
杏仁（去皮尖，三两，研） 生姜汁 白蜜饧糖（各一两半） 桑皮 贝母（去心） 木通（各一两
二钱半） 紫菀（去土） 五味子（各一两）
上锉碎，用水三升，熬至半升，去滓，入前杏仁等四味，再熬成膏，每服一匕，含化。
一方，加款冬花，知母各一两。
通声煎 治咳嗽气促，胸中满闷，语声不出。
杏仁（一升，去皮尖双仁，炒，另研如泥） 木通 五味子 人参 桂心（去粗皮） 细辛 款冬
花菖蒲 竹茹 酥（以上各三两） 白蜜 生姜汁（各一升） 枣肉（二升）
上前八味，锉如麻豆大，以水五升，微火煎五七沸，去滓，纳酥、蜜、姜汁并枣肉，
再煎令稀稠得所，每服一匙，用温酒一小盏化下。一方无酒，含咽之。
〔热痰〕
小陷胸汤（仲景）
黄连（一两） 半夏（半升洗） 栝蒌实（大者一枚）
上以水六升，先煮栝蒌，取三升，去滓，纳诸药，煮取二升，去滓，分温三服。
青礞石丸 去痰，或痞痛，经络中有痰。
青礞石（ ，五钱） 半夏（二两） 风化硝（二钱） 白术（一两） 陈皮 茯苓（各七钱半） 黄芩（半两）
上炒神曲，姜汁糊丸。
又方∶礞石丸
礞石（半两， ） 半夏（七钱半） 南星 茯苓（各五钱） 风化硝（二钱）
上为末，神曲糊丸。
痰嗽化痰方
白芥子（去壳） 滑石（各半两） 贝母 南星（各一两） 风化硝（二钱半） 黄芩（酒洗，一两半）
上为末，汤浸蒸饼丸。（丹溪云∶胁下痰，非芥子不能除。）
人参半夏丸（《宝鉴》） 化痰坠涎，止嗽定喘。疗风痰食痰，一切痰逆呕吐，痰厥头痛，
或风气偏正头痛，或风壅头目昏，或耳鸣、鼻塞、咽干，胸膈不利。
人参 茯苓（去皮） 南星 薄荷（各半两） 寒水石 白矾（生用） 半夏 姜屑（各一两） 蛤
粉（二两） 藿香（二钱半）
上为末，水面糊为丸，如桐子大。每服三十丸。姜汤下。食后，日三服，白汤亦得。
一方，加黄连（半两） 黄柏（二两），尤效。又治酒病，调和脏腑殊妙。
人参清镇丸 治热止嗽，消痰定喘。
人参 柴胡（各一两） 黄芩 半夏 甘草（炙，各七钱） 麦门冬 青黛（各三钱） 陈皮（二钱）
五味子（十三粒）
上为末，面糊丸，如桐子大。每服三十丸，温白汤送下，食后。
玉液丸 治风壅，化痰涎，利咽膈，清头目，止咳嗽，除烦热。
寒水石（ 令赤，出火毒，水飞过，三十两） 半夏（汤洗，焙，为细末） 白矾（枯，研细，各十两）
上研和匀，面糊丸，如桐子大。每服三十丸，食后用淡生姜汤下。
〔寒痰〕
半夏温肺汤（《拔粹》） 治心腹中脘痰水冷气，心下汪洋，嘈杂，常多涎唾，口中清水
自出，胁肋急胀，痛不欲食，此胃气虚冷所致，其脉沉弦细迟。
旋复花 人参 细辛 桂心 甘草 陈皮 桔梗 芍药 半夏（制。各半两） 赤茯苓（七钱半）
上 咀，每服四钱，生姜三片，水煎，食后服。
温中化痰丸 治停痰留饮，胸膈满闷，头眩目晕，咳嗽涎唾，或饮酒过多，呕哕恶心。
良姜（炒） 青皮（去白） 干姜（炒） 陈皮（去白。各五钱）
上为细末，醋煮面糊为丸，如桐子大。每服五十丸，食后用米饮送下。
〔风痰〕
祛痰丸 治风痰喘嗽。
人参（去芦） 陈皮（去白） 青皮（去白） 茯苓（去皮） 白术（煨） 木香 天麻（各一两） 槐角子
半夏（汤泡七次，各七钱半） 猪牙皂角（去皮弦子，酥炙，五钱）
上为细末，姜汁煮面糊为丸，如梧子大。每服五七十丸，食后温酒送下，生姜汤亦可。
〔气痰〕
Like a gourd (describing the size or shape of the pill). It is especially beneficial for women to take this prescription.
Baihe Tang (Lily Decoction): Treats lung qi stagnation, cough with wheezing and chest oppression, qi blockage in the chest and epigastrium, qi palpitations with excessive thirst, edema of the waist and knees, and dysuria with dribbling and涩感 (astringency).
Herbs: Baihe (Lily Bulb), Chi Fuling (Red Poria), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel, soaked in decoction, pith removed), Zisu Jingye (Perilla Stem and Leaf), Renshen (Ginseng), Dafupi (Areca Peel), Zhuling (Polyporus, black skin removed), Sanggen Baipi (Mulberry Root Bark), Zhike (Bitter Orange, bran-fried), Maimendong (Ophiopogon Tuber, heart removed), Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried; each 1 liang above), Mudouling (Aristolochia Manshuriensis Fruit, 7 pieces, with skin).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely crush and sieve the above herbs. Take 4 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water, place a piece of fresh ginger the size of a jujube, decoct together until 0.8 zhan remains, strain, and take warm at any time.
Tingli San (Descurainia Powder): Treats cough causing facial and eye edema, inability to lie down comfortably, and thick, sticky sputum and nasal discharge.
Herbs: Tian Tingli (Sweet Descurainia Seed, stir-fried between papers), Yuliren (Apricot Kernel of Prunus japonica, boiled, skin removed, stir-fried), Sangbaipi (Mulberry Root Bark; each 1 liang above), Ziwan (Aster Root, roots and soil removed), Xuanfuhua (Inula Flower), Binglang (Areca Nut), Mutong (Akebia Stem; each 0.5 liang above), Dafupi (Areca Peel, 7.5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into powder. Take 3 qian per dose, add 1 zhan of water and 0.5 fen of fresh ginger, decoct until 0.6 zhan remains, strain, and take warm at any time.
Tianmendong Wan (Asparagus Pill): Treats lung heat accumulation, cough with thick, sticky sputum.
Herbs: Tianmendong (Asparagus Tuber, heart removed, 1.5 liang, baked), Baihe (Lily Bulb), Qianhu (Peucedanum Root), Beimu (Fritillaria Bulb, roasted), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, washed in boiling water to remove slipperiness), Jiegeng (Platycodon Root), Sangbaipi (Mulberry Root Bark), Fangji (Stephania Root), Ziwan (Aster Root), Chi Fuling (Red Poria), Sheng Dihuang (Fresh Rehmannia Root), Xingren (Apricot Kernel, soaked in boiling water, skin and tips removed, double-kernel, bran-fried yellow, ground into paste; each 0.75 liang above).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into fine powder. Mix with refined honey and pound 200-300 times. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills per dose at any time, delivered with fresh ginger decoction, three times daily.
Qianhu San (Peucedanum Powder): Treats cough with thick, sticky sputum, chest discomfort, and occasional irritability and heat.
Herbs: Qianhu (Peucedanum Root), Sangbaipi (Mulberry Root Bark), Beimu (Fritillaria Bulb, roasted; each 1 liang above), Maimendong (Ophiopogon Tuber, 1.5 liang, heart removed), Gancao (Licorice Root, honey-fried, 2.5 qian), Xingren (Apricot Kernel, 0.5 liang, soaked in boiling water, skin and tips removed, double-kernel, stir-fried).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above herbs into powder. Take 4 qian per dose, add 1 zhan of water and 0.5 fen of ginger, decoct until 0.6 zhan remains, strain, and take warm at any time.
[Chronic Cough]
Zhu Danxi stated: For chronic cough caused by wind-cold invading the lungs, this method is indispensable for removal. Herbs include Nanxing (Arisaema Rhizome), Kuandonghua (Coltsfoot Flower), Eguan Shi (Tube Coral Stone), Foer Cao (Petasites Leaf), Xionghuang (Realgar). Grind into powder, mix with mugwort wool. Place a thick slice of fresh ginger on the tongue, then burn the mugwort on top of the ginger. Ensure the smoke enters the throat. Another formula uses Yujin (Curcuma Radix) instead of Foer Cao. Yet another formula uses Eguan Shi and Xionghuang (each 1.5 fen) ground separately; Kuandonghua and Foer Cao (each 1.5 fen) also ground separately. Take a square paper sheet, 4-5 cun wide. Apply egg white to the center, leaving a 1-cun border uncoated. Sprinkle Eguan Shi and Xionghuang powder onto the egg white, then sprinkle Kuandonghua and Foer Cao powder on top. Roll the paper from the uncoated edge into a tube using an arrow shaft, seal the side with paste, remove the shaft, and bake dry. To use, hold one end of the paper tube in the mouth, ignite the other end, inhale the smoke deeply until swallowed, continuing until the tube is burnt out. Then drink 2-3 mouthfuls of tea to suppress the taste.
Smoking Method for Chronic Cough: Each morning, take coltsfoot flower the size of an egg, mix with a little honey to moisten, place in an iron pan of 1 sheng capacity. Drill a hole in a clay bowl, insert a small bamboo tube or pen tube (slightly longer is better). Seal the junction of the bowl, pan, and tube with flour paste to prevent gas leakage. Place charcoal fire under the pan. Soon, coltsfoot smoke will emerge from the tube. Inhale and swallow the smoke through the tube. If feeling slight chest oppression, lift the head and press the bamboo tube with fingers to prevent smoke leakage, stopping when smoke ends. Perform this every five days. On the sixth day, eat a full meal of mutton wontons for a permanent cure. (Alternative method: Use a spouted clay pot to burn herbs, cover the mouth, and inhale smoke from the spout, which is even more effective.)
Zhike Tang (Jiegu): Treats chronic cough with chest diaphragm discomfort, often accompanied by upper jiao heat.
Herbs: Zhike (Bitter Orange, stir-fried, 3 liang), Jiegeng (Platycodon Root, 2 liang), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root, 1.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Take 2.5 liang early each morning, add 3 zhan of water, decoct to 1 zhan. Divide into three doses: at noon, midday, and bedtime. Finish 7.5 liang over three days. Subsequently take Banxia Tang: Banxia sliced after ginger processing, 3.5 qian per dose, 1.5 zhan water, 5 slices of ginger, decoct to 1 zhan. Take after meals, 2-3 times daily. After 2-3 days, take Zhike Wan until phlegm is exhausted. Commentary: First eliminate phlegm-qi in the chest, then remove phlegm above the diaphragm, followed by Zhizhu Wan. This is called treating both beginning and end, completely eliminating qi stagnation so phlegm does not recur.
Kuanqi Wan (Jiegu): Treats chronic cough with phlegm-wheezing and lung qi edema.
Herbs: Qingpi (Green Tangerine Peel), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel), Binglang (Areca Nut), Muxiang (Aucklandia Root), Xingren (Apricot Kernel), Fuling (Poria), Yuliren (Prunus Seed, skin removed), Chuan Danggui (Chinese Angelica Root), Zhuansu (Curcuma Zedoaria), Mudouling (Aristolochia Manshuriensis Fruit, processed), Tingli (Descurainia Seed; each 3 qian above), Renshen (Ginseng), Fangji (Stephania Root; each 4 qian above), Qianniu (Morning Glory Seed, first powder, 2.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with ginger juice and flour paste, size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills, increasing to 70 pills, delivered with ginger decoction after meals.
Mudouling Wan (Jiegu): Treats persistent wheezing and cough for many years, with great efficacy.
Herbs: Mudouling (Aristolochia Manshuriensis Fruit, cleaned of soil), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, washed 7 times in boiling water, dried), Xingren (Apricot Kernel, skin and tips removed, bran-fried; each 1 liang above), Badou (Croton Seed, 21 grains, skin and oil removed, ground).
Preparation and Administration: Except for Badou and Xingren which are ground separately, grind the rest into fine powder. Make pills with soap pod paste, size of paulownia seeds, coated with Xionghuang (Realgar). Take 10 pills before bed with sour plum decoction, stopping when bowel movement occurs.
Beimu Tang (Ben Shi Fang): Treats various chronic coughs that do not heal.
Herbs: Beimu (Fritillaria Bulb, 1 liang, heart removed, ginger-processed), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root, 0.5 liang), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, raw), Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel; each 1 liang above), Sangbaipi (Mulberry Root Bark, 0.5 liang), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber), Chaihu (Bupleurum Root), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig; each 1 liang above), Muxiang (Aucklandia Root), Gancao (Licorice Root; each 2.5 qian above).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely crush. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water, 7 apricot kernels (skin and tips removed), 7 slices of fresh ginger. Decoct, strain, and take hot. A case of Mrs. Jiang with chronic cough was cured with one dose; it is effective for all types of coughs. (This formula balances cold and heat, astringency and dispersion, suitable for general coughs.)
Renshen San (Ginseng Powder): Treats various coughs with rapid breathing and inability to speak. Effective with long-term use for chronic cases.
Herbs: Renshen (Ginseng), Zhimu (Anemarrhena Rhizome), Beimu (Fritillaria Bulb), Mudouling (Aristolochia Manshuriensis Fruit, meat only), Mahuang (Ephedra Herb, nodes removed), Xingren (Apricot Kernel, raw), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber; each 1.5 qian above), Tianxianteng (Caulis Sinomenii, 1 qian).
Preparation and Administration: As one dose, add 2 zhong of water, 1 sour plum, 1 spoon of honey. Decoct to 1 zhong. Take before sleep.
Renshen Qingfei Tang (He Ji Ju Fang): Treats lung and stomach deficiency-cold, cough with rapid breathing, restlessness in sitting and lying, and chronic consumption cough with bloody, foul-smelling sputum.
Herbs: Digupi (Groundcherry Root Bark), Renshen (Ginseng, rhizome removed), Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin, bran-fried), Xingren (Apricot Kernel, skin and tips removed, bran-fried), Sangbaipi (Mulberry Root Bark, rough bark removed), Zhimu (Anemarrhena Rhizome), Wumei (Sour Plum, pit removed), Zhi Gancao (Honey-fried Licorice Root), Yingsuke (Poppy Shell, calyx removed, honey-fried; equal parts).
Preparation and Administration: Chop. Take 3 qian per dose, add 1.5 zhan of water, 1 sour plum, 1 jujube. Decoct to 1 zhan. Take warm before bed.
Can Su Tang (He Ji Ju Fang)
Herbs: Renshen (Ginseng), Kuandonghua (Coltsfoot Flower), Yingsuke (Poppy Shell, vinegar-fried; equal parts).
Preparation and Administration: Take 4 qian per dose, add 1 zhong of water, 1 qian of Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin), 1 sour plum. Decoct to 0.7 portion. Take warm before bed.
Danxi Chronic Cough Pills
Herbs: Hai Ge Fen (Clam Shell Powder, finely ground), Dansheng (Gallbladder Star), Xingren (Apricot Kernel; Minister herbs), Hezi (Chebula Fruit, Assistant), Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis, Assistant), Zaojiao (Soap Pod, Envoy).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Make pills with ginger juice, size of paulownia seeds. Deliver with ginger decoction.
Chronic cough is due to accumulated phlegm lingering in the lungs and epigastrium for a long time, sticky like glue, preventing qi ascent and descent, or combined with dampness and alcohol.
Herbs: Xiangfu (Cyperus Rhizome, soaked in child's urine), Jiangcan (Silkworm, stir-fried), Hai Ge Fen (Clam Shell Powder), Gualou Ren (Trichosanthes Seed), Fengfang (Honeycomb), Xingren (Apricot Kernel), Jiangzhi (Ginger Juice), Zhuli (Bamboo Sap), Shenqu (Medicated Leaven; equal parts).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Mix with honey and dissolve in mouth.
Old Man Xie had a robust constitution, no sweating in summer, leading to chronic cough with phlegm.
Herbs: Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, ginger-processed), Zisu Ye (Perilla Leaf; each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Add Sha (Sedge Rhizome) powder, Xian Qiao (Clam Shell) powder, Shenqu (Medicated Leaven) powder. Combine with Gualou Reng (Trichosanthes Flesh) and Tao Ren (Peach Kernel, 0.5 liang) to form pills. First take San'ao Tang for 3 doses, then take these pills.
A 50-year-old man contracted malaria after laboring in cold water during summer last year, later developing phlegm-cough. In late summer of the next year, he presented with wiry pulse and deficient left hand pulse. Percussion induced slight sweating and phlegm. Body had intermittent fever. Phlegm was thick, yellow, and gelatinous. Prescribed the following formula, plus moxibustion at Dazhui (GV14), Fengmen (BL12), and Feishu (BL13) five times.
Herbs: Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, 1 liang), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome, 7 qian), Fuling (Poria, 6 qian), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel), Jiegeng (Platycodon Root), Zhike (Bitter Orange), Shigao (Gypsum, calcined; each 0.5 liang above), Jiangcan (Silkworm, stir-fried, 2.5 qian), Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry, 1.5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Make pills with Shenqu (Medicated Leaven) paste. Take 30 pills with ginger decoction. First give San'ao Tang with added Huangqin and Baizhu for 2 doses. At night, give Xiaowei Dan (Minor Stomach Pill) 10 pills to stir up phlegm.
[Kidney Qi]
Bawei Wan (Eight-Ingredient Pill) (See Deficiency Damage). Shengliao Lurong Wan (Raw Material Deer Antler Pill) (See Hematuria).
Da Tusizi Wan (He Ji Ju Fang): Treats kidney qi deficiency damage, five labors and seven injuries, soreness and pain in legs and knees, dark complexion, dizziness and tinnitus, palpitations and shortness of breath, occasional night sweats, and slippery frequent urination.
Herbs: Tusizi (Dodder Seed, washed clean, wine-soaked), Zexie (Alisma Rhizome), Lurong (Deer Antler, hair removed, butter-fried), Shilongrui (Batrachium Seed), Rougui (Cinnamon Bark, rough bark removed), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root, skin removed; each 1 liang above), Shihu (Dendrobium Stem), Shu Dihuang (Prepared Rehmannia Root), Bai Fuling (White Poria, skin removed), Niuxi (Achyranthes Root, wine-soaked overnight, dried), Xuduan (Dipsacus Root), Shanzhuyu (Cornus Fruit, pit removed), Rongshong (Cistanche Stem, wine-soaked, sliced, dried), Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root, rhizome removed), Duzhong (Eucommia Bark, rough bark removed, silk threads removed, stir-fried), Buguzhi (Psoralea Fruit, hair removed, wine-fried), Bichengqie (Long Pepper Fruit), Chenxiang (Agarwood), Bajitian (Morinda Root, heart removed), Huixiang (Fennel Fruit, stir-fried; each 3 liang above), Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry), Sangpiaoxiao (Mantis Egg Case, wine-soaked, stir-fried), Fupenzi (Raspberry, branches, leaves, and calyx removed), Chuanxiong (Ligusticum Rhizome; each 0.5 liang above).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with wine-boiled flour paste, size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills per dose. Empty stomach, deliver with warm wine or salt water as preferred.
[Epidemic]
Shensu Yin (Ginseng and Perilla Drink) (See Fever).
[Dry Cough]
Zhu Danxi said: Dry cough is extremely difficult to treat. This is a syndrome of fire depression, where phlegm traps fire pathogen in the middle. Use bitter Jiegeng (Platycodon Root) to open it up. Below, use yin-nourishing and fire-descending agents. If not cured, it becomes consumption. Dao Cang Fa (Stomach Purging Method) is good. This occurs often in those with unfulfilled ambitions. Use yin-nourishing formulas, such as Siwu Tang (Four Substance Decoction) with Zhuli (Bamboo Sap) and Chao Baigu Zhi (Stir-fried Anemarrhena Rhizome).
Zhang Yuansu (Haicang) said: Ganjie Tang (Licorice and Platycodon Decoction) is Zhang Zhongjing's formula for Shaoyin sore throat. Sun Simiao treated lung abscess with pus and blood expectoration using raw Gancao (Licorice Root) with modifications in over twenty clauses. (Ganjie Tang Formula: Jiegeng 3 liang, Gancao 1 liang, decoct in plain water.)
For cough with reverse qi, add Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel). For cough, add Beimu (Fritillaria Bulb) and Zhimu (Anemarrhena Rhizome). For cough with thirst, add Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry). For expectoration of pus and blood, add Ziwan (Aster Root). For lung wasting, add Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin). For facial and eye edema, add Fuling (Poria). For vomiting, add Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) and Banxia (Pinellia Tuber). For shortness of qi, add Renshen (Ginseng) and Maimendong (Ophiopogon Tuber). For skin pain, add Huangqi (Astragalus Root). For red eyes, add Zhizi (Gardenia Fruit) and Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome). For sore throat, add Niubangzi (Arctium Seed) and Zhuru (Bamboo Shavings). For loss of voice, add Banxia (Pinellia Tuber) and Guizhi (Cinnamon Twig). For epidemic toxin with head swelling, add Niubangzi (Arctium Seed), Dahuang (Rhubarb Root), and Mangxiao (Mirabilite). For chest pain and diaphragm discomfort, add Zhike (Bitter Orange). For chest and heart fullness, add Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange). For insomnia, add Zhizi (Gardenia Fruit). For mania, add Fangfeng (Saposhnikovia Root) and Jingjie (Schizonepeta Spike). For alcohol toxicity, add Gegen (Kudzu Root) and Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel).
A middle-aged woman with dry cough had a sliding pulse at the Cun position resembling a bean, while other pulses were scattered and large but not floating. Left pulse was larger than right. Every fifth watch (early morning), she felt heart irritability, heat, and sweating. Symptoms worsened with anger. Jiegeng failed to open, and other medicines were ineffective. Therefore, used Shigao (Gypsum) and Xiangfu (Cyperus Rhizome) as Sovereign herbs, Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome), Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis), Maimendong (Ophiopogon Tuber), Gualou (Trichosanthes Fruit), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel), Chao Baigu Zhi (Stir-fried Anemarrhena Rhizome), Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root), and Jiegeng (Platycodon Root) as Ministers. Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry), Sharen (Amomum Fruit), Chuanxiong (Ligusticum Rhizome), and Ziwan (Aster Root) as Assistants. After more than 20 doses, she recovered.
[Sound in Throat]
Shegan Mahuang Tang (Zhang Zhongjing)
Herbs: Shegan (Belamcanda Rhizome), Xixin (Asarum Root), Ziwan (Aster Root), Kuandonghua (Coltsfoot Flower; each 3 liang above), Mahuang (Ephedra Herb), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger; each 4 liang above), Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber; each 0.5 sheng above), Dazao (Jujube, 7 pieces).
Preparation and Administration: Water 1 dou 2 sheng. First boil Mahuang (Ephedra Herb) twice, remove foam. Add other herbs. Decoct to 3 sheng. Divide into three warm doses.
Baiqian Tang (Qian Jin Fang): Treats cough with reverse qi, body edema, shortness of breath and fullness, inability to lie down day or night leaning against wall, and "water chicken" sound in throat.
Herbs: Baiqian (Cynanchum Root), Ziwan (Aster Root), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber), Daji (Euphorbia Root; each 3 liang above).
Preparation and Administration: Water 1 dou. Soak overnight. Boil next morning to 3 sheng. Divide into three doses.
Qingjin Tang: Treats chronic and recent cough in men and women, upper jiao wheezing, salivary sound in throat, chest fullness and reverse qi, restlessness, and inability to eat or drink.
Herbs: Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel, pith removed), Yiyiren (Coix Seed), Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry), Ejiao (Donkey-hide Gelatin, stir-fried), Fuling (Poria, skin removed), Zisu (Perilla Leaf), Sangbaipi (Mulberry Root Bark), Xingren (Apricot Kernel, skin and tips removed, stir-fried), Beimu (Fritillaria Bulb, heart removed), Kuandonghua (Coltsfoot Flower), Banxia Qu (Pinellia Fermented Dough), Baihe (Lily Bulb; each 1 qian above), Sushe (Poppy Shell, honey-fried), Renshen (Ginseng), Zhi Gancao (Honey-fried Licorice Root; each 0.5 qian above).
Preparation and Administration: As one dose, add 2 zhong of water, 3 slices of ginger, 2 jujubes, 1 sour plum. Decoct to 1 zhong. Take after meals.
[Loss of Voice]
Xingren Jian (Apricot Kernel Decoction): Treats cough with loss of voice.
Herbs: Xingren (Apricot Kernel, skin and tips removed, 3 liang, ground), Shengjiangzhi (Fresh Ginger Juice), Bimi Tangtang (White Honey Candy; each 1.5 liang above), Sangpi (Mulberry Bark), Beimu (Fritillaria Bulb, heart removed), Mutong (Akebia Stem; each 1.25 liang above), Ziwan (Aster Root, cleaned of soil), Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry; each 1 liang above).
Preparation and Administration: Chop. Use 3 sheng of water, boil to 0.5 sheng. Strain. Add the four aforementioned ingredients (Xingren, etc.). Boil again into a paste. Take one bi (measure) per dose, dissolve in mouth.
Another formula adds Kuandonghua (Coltsfoot Flower) and Zhimu (Anemarrhena Rhizome), each 1 liang.
Tongsheng Jian (Voice-Unblocking Decoction): Treats cough with rapid breathing, chest fullness, and loss of voice.
Herbs: Xingren (Apricot Kernel, 1 sheng, skin and tips removed, double-kernel, stir-fried, ground separately into paste), Mutong (Akebia Stem), Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry), Renshen (Ginseng), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig, rough bark removed), Xixin (Asarum Root), Kuandonghua (Coltsfoot Flower), Changpu (Acorus Rhizome), Zhuru (Bamboo Shavings), Su (Butter; each 3 liang above), Bami (White Honey), Shengjiangzhi (Fresh Ginger Juice; each 1 sheng above), Zaorou (Jujube Flesh, 2 sheng).
Preparation and Administration: Chop the first eight herbs to hemp seed size. Use 5 sheng of water. Simmer gently for 5-7 boils. Strain. Add Su (Butter), Bami (White Honey), Shengjiangzhi (Fresh Ginger Juice), and Zaorou (Jujube Flesh). Boil again to desired consistency. Take one spoon per dose, dissolved in a small cup of warm wine. Alternative: without wine, dissolve and swallow.
[Heat Phlegm]
Xiao Xianxiong Tang (Zhang Zhongjing)
Herbs: Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, 1 liang), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, 0.5 sheng, washed), Gualou Shi (Trichosanthes Fruit, large one).
Preparation and Administration: Water 6 sheng. First boil Gualou Shi (Trichosanthes Fruit) to obtain 3 sheng. Strain. Add other herbs. Decoct to 2 sheng. Strain. Divide into three warm doses.
Qingmengshi Wan: Removes phlegm, or treats palpitations and pain, phlegm in meridians.
Herbs: Qingmengshi (Green Calamine Stone, calcined, 5 qian), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, 2 liang), Fenghua Xiao (Weathered Nitre, 2 qian), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome, 1 liang), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel), Fuling (Poria; each 0.75 liang above), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root, 0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Stir-fry Shenqu (Medicated Leaven). Make pills with ginger juice and flour paste.
Another Formula: Mengshi Wan
Herbs: Mengshi (Calamine Stone, 0.5 liang, calcined), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, 0.75 liang), Nanxing (Arisaema Rhizome), Fuling (Poria; each 0.5 liang above), Fenghua Xiao (Weathered Nitre, 2 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Make pills with Shenqu (Medicated Leaven) paste.
Phlegm-Cough Resolving Phlegm Formula
Herbs: Baijiezi (White Mustard Seed, husked), Huashi (Talcum, each 0.5 liang above), Beimu (Fritillaria Bulb), Nanxing (Arisaema Rhizome; each 1 liang above), Fenghua Xiao (Weathered Nitre, 2.5 qian), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root, wine-washed, 1.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Make pills with steamed bread soaked in decoction. (Zhu Danxi said: Phlegm under the ribs cannot be removed without jiezi.)
Renshen Banxia Wan (Bao Jian): Resolves phlegm, descends saliva, stops cough, calms wheezing. Treats wind-phlegm and food-phlegm, all types of phlegm-reversal vomiting, phlegm-jue headache, wind-related frontal or lateral headaches, wind obstruction causing dizziness, tinnitus, nasal congestion, dry throat, and chest diaphragm discomfort.
Herbs: Renshen (Ginseng), Fuling (Poria, skin removed), Nanxing (Arisaema Rhizome), Bohe (Mint Leaf; each 0.5 liang above), Hanshuishi (Calcite), Baifan (Alum, raw), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber), Jiangxie (Ginger Scraps; each 1 liang above), Haifen (Clam Powder, 2 liang), Huoxiang (Patchouli Leaf, 2.5 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Make pills with water-flour paste, size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills per dose. Deliver with ginger decoction. After meals, three times daily. Plain water is also acceptable.
Another formula adds Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome, 0.5 liang) and Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark, 2 liang), which is even more effective. Also treats alcohol disease, wonderfully harmonizing viscera.
Renshen Qingzhen Wan: Clears heat, stops cough, resolves phlegm, calms wheezing.
Herbs: Renshen (Ginseng), Chaihu (Bupleurum Root; each 1 liang above), Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber), Zhi Gancao (Honey-fried Licorice Root; each 0.7 liang above), Maimendong (Ophiopogon Tuber), Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis; each 0.3 liang above), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel, 0.2 liang), Wuweizi (Schisandra Berry, 13 grains).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Make pills with flour paste, size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills per dose, delivered with warm plain water after meals.
Yuye Wan: Treats wind obstruction, resolves phlegm-saliva, benefits throat and diaphragm, clears head and eyes, stops cough, removes irritability and heat.
Herbs: Hanshuishi (Calcite, calcined until red, remove fire toxicity, washed in water, 30 liang), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, washed in boiling water, dried, ground to fine powder), Baifan (Alum, calcined, finely ground; each 10 liang above).
Preparation and Administration: Mix evenly. Make pills with flour paste, size of paulownia seeds. Take 30 pills per dose. After meals, deliver with light ginger decoction.
[Cold Phlegm]
Banxia Wenfei Tang (Ba Cui Fang): Treats cold-water qi and phlegm in heart, abdomen, and epigastrium, fluid sensation in lower chest, acid regurgitation, excessive saliva, spontaneous flow of clear water from mouth, tight distension and pain in hypochondrium, pain with loss of appetite. Caused by stomach qi deficiency and cold. Pulse is deep, wiry, thin, and slow.
Herbs: Xuanfuhua (Inula Flower), Renshen (Ginseng), Xixin (Asarum Root), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig), Gancao (Licorice Root), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel), Jiegeng (Platycodon Root), Shaoyao (Peony Root), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, processed; each 0.5 liang above), Chi Fuling (Red Poria, 0.75 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Chop. Take 4 qian per dose, 3 slices of fresh ginger, decoct in water. Take after meals.
Wenzhong Huatan Wan: Treats retained phlegm and fluids, chest and diaphragm fullness, dizziness and vertigo, cough with salivary expectoration, or excessive drinking causing vomiting and nausea.
Herbs: Liangjiang (Galangal Rhizome, stir-fried), Qingpi (Green Tangerine Peel, pith removed), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, stir-fried), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel, pith removed; each 0.5 liang above).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with vinegar-boiled flour paste, size of paulownia seeds. Take 50 pills per dose. Deliver with rice drink after meals.
[Wind Phlegm]
Qutan Wan: Treats wind-phlegm wheezing and cough.
Herbs: Renshen (Ginseng, rhizome removed), Chenpi (Aged Tangerine Peel, pith removed), Qingpi (Green Tangerine Peel, pith removed), Fuling (Poria, skin removed), Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome, baked), Muxiang (Aucklandia Root), Tianma (Gastrodia Rhizome; each 1 liang above), Huaizuoshi (Sophora Fruit), Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, soaked in boiling water 7 times; each 0.75 liang above), Zhuya Zaojiao (Tooth-shaped Soap Pod, skin and strings removed, butter-fried, 0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder. Make pills with ginger juice-boiled flour paste, size of paulownia seeds. Take 50-70 pills per dose. Deliver with warm wine after meals. Ginger decoction is also acceptable.
[Qi Phlegm]