秋伤于湿，若用乌梅、米壳，断乎不效。方用∶
白术（三钱） 陈皮（一钱） 当归（一钱） 甘草（一钱） 枳壳（一钱） 桔梗（一钱）
水煎服。
三剂安然矣。冬咳皆秋伤于湿也，岂可拘于受寒乎？
〔久嗽者，人无不以为邪之聚也。日日用发散之剂而不效者，乃气散故耳。气散矣而仍用散药，无怪乎经年
累月而不效也。法当用收敛之药一、二味以见功也。方用∶〕
人参（五钱） 白芍（三钱） 生枣仁（一钱） 五味子（一钱） 白芥子（一钱） 苏子（一钱） 麦冬（五钱）
益智仁（五分）
水煎服。
二剂后，服六味地黄丸加麦冬三两、五味子一两，服之不再发，否则不能保其不发也。
治久嗽，不论老少，神效。方用∶
乌梅（五钱） 栝蒌仁（五钱） 杏仁（一钱） 硼砂（一钱） 人参（一钱） （童便浸） 五味子（一钱）
寒水石（一钱） 胡桃仁（一钱） 薄荷（五分） 甘草（五分） 贝母（三两）
蜜丸，樱桃大，净绵包之，口中噙化。虚劳未曾失血，脉未数者，均可用之，不过十粒即见效，二十粒愈。
肺嗽之症，本是肺虚，其补肺也明矣，奈何兼亦肾乎？盖肺经之气，夜必归于肾。若肺金为心火所伤，必求
救于其子，子若力量不足，将何以救其母哉？方用∶
熟地（一两） 麦冬（一两） 山萸（四钱） 元参（五钱） 苏子（一钱） 牛膝（一钱） 沙参（三钱）
天冬（一钱） 紫菀（五分）
水煎服。
〔此方之妙，全在竣补肾水，而少清肺金，则子盛于母，而母仇可报也。况又有祛邪之品，用之得宜，全不耗
散肺金，外邪退舍，不敢重犯，此肺肾同治之法也。〕
秋季感受湿邪，如果使用乌梅、罂粟壳（米壳），绝对没有效果。处方如下：
白术（三钱） 陈皮（一钱） 当归（一钱） 甘草（一钱） 枳壳（一钱） 桔梗（一钱）
用水煎服。
服用三剂后病情就会安定好转。冬季咳嗽都是由于秋季感受湿邪所致，怎么能拘泥于受寒呢？
〔长期咳嗽的人，人们无不认为是邪气聚集所致。每天使用发散性质的药剂却无效，这是因为肺气耗散的缘故。既然肺气已经耗散，仍然使用发散药物，难怪长年累月都不见效。治疗方法应当使用一两味收敛性质的药物来见效。处方如下：〕
人参（五钱） 白芍（三钱） 生酸枣仁（一钱） 五味子（一钱） 白芥子（一钱） 苏子（一钱） 麦冬（五钱）
益智仁（五分）
用水煎服。
服用两剂后，再服用六味地黄丸（由熟地黄、山茱萸、山药、泽泻、牡丹皮、茯苓组成）加入麦冬三两、五味子一两，服用后不再复发，否则不能保证不复发。
治疗长期咳嗽，不论老少，都有神效。处方如下：
乌梅（五钱） 瓜蒌仁（五钱） 杏仁（一钱） 硼砂（一钱） 人参（一钱）（用童便浸泡） 五味子（一钱）
寒水石（一钱） 胡桃仁（一钱） 薄荷（五分） 甘草（五分） 贝母（三两）
制成蜜丸，大小如樱桃，用干净的绵纸包裹，含在口中慢慢化开。对于虚劳病尚未失血、脉象未数者，都可以使用，不过十粒就能见效，二十粒即可痊愈。
人参、当归、细茶各一钱，用水煎煮，连同药渣一起嚼碎吞下，服用一两次即可痊愈。
肺咳嗽的症状，本质上是肺气虚弱，补肺是显而易见的，为什么还要兼补肾呢？大概是因为肺经之气，夜晚必须归于肾。如果肺金被心火所伤，必然向它的“子”（肾）求救，如果“子”的力量不足，拿什么来救它的“母”（肺）呢？处方如下：
熟地黄（一两） 麦冬（一两） 山茱萸（四钱） 玄参（五钱） 苏子（一钱） 牛膝（一钱） 沙参（三钱）
天冬（一钱） 紫菀（五分）
用水煎服。
〔这个处方的妙处，全在于峻补肾水，而少量清泄肺金，这样肾水旺盛于肺金，肺金的仇敌（火）就可以被报复了。况且又有祛除邪气的药物，使用得当，完全不会耗散肺金，外邪退去，不敢再次侵犯，这是肺肾同治的方法。〕
Autumn injury by dampness: If Wumei (Mume Fructus) and Miguo (Pericarpium Papaveris) are used, there will definitely be no effect. The prescription is as follows:
Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, 3 qian), Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 1 qian), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 1 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 1 qian), Zhiqiao (Aurantii Fructus, 1 qian), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix, 1 qian).
Decoct in water and take orally.
After three doses, the condition will stabilize. Winter coughs are all caused by autumn injury by dampness; how can one rigidly adhere to the concept of cold injury?
[For chronic cough, people invariably believe it is due to the accumulation of pathogenic factors. Daily use of diaphoretic agents yields no effect because it is actually Qi dispersion. Since Qi is already dispersed, continuing to use dispersing herbs naturally results in no efficacy over months or years. The method should employ one or two astringent herbs to achieve success. The prescription is as follows:]
Renshen (Ginseng Radix, 5 qian), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba, 3 qian), Sheng Zaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, 1 qian), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus, 1 qian), Baijiezi (Brassicae Seminium, 1 qian), Suzi (Perillae Fructus, 1 qian), Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix, 5 qian), Yizhiren (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus, 0.5 qian).
Decoct in water and take orally.
After two doses, administer Liuwei Dihuang Wan (Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia) added with Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix, 3 liang) and Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus, 1 liang). This will prevent recurrence; otherwise, recurrence cannot be guaranteed.
This treats chronic cough with miraculous efficacy for all ages, regardless of seniority or youth. The prescription is as follows:
Wumei (Mume Fructus, 5 qian), Gualouren (Trichosanthis Semen, 5 qian), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum, 1 qian), Pengsha (Borax, 1 qian), Renshen (Ginseng Radix, 1 qian, soaked in child's urine), Wuweizi (Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus, 1 qian), Hanshuishi (Calcitum, 1 qian), Hutaoren (Juglandis Semen, 1 qian), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba, 0.5 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, 0.5 qian), Beimu (Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus, 3 liang).
Make into honey pills, size of a cherry, wrapped in clean cotton wool, and dissolve slowly in the mouth. For consumptive disease patients who have not yet experienced hemoptysis and whose pulse is not rapid, this may be used. Efficacy appears after ten pills, and cure is achieved after twenty pills.
Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), and Xiacha (Fine Tea) each 1 qian. Decoct in water, chew thoroughly including the dregs, and swallow. One or two doses result in cure.
The symptom of lung cough is essentially lung deficiency, so tonifying the lung is obvious. Why also tonify the kidney? It is said that Qi of the Lung Meridian returns to the Kidney at night. If Lung Metal is injured by Heart Fire, it must seek rescue from its "child" (Kidney). If the "child" lacks sufficient strength, how can it rescue its "mother" (Lung)? The prescription is as follows:
Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, 1 liang), Maidong (Ophiopogonis Radix, 1 liang), Shanzhuyu (Corni Fructus, 4 qian), Yuan Shen (Scrophulariae Radix, 5 qian), Suzi (Perillae Fructus, 1 qian), Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, 1 qian), Shashen (Glehniae Radix, 3 qian), Tiandong (Asparagi Radix, 1 qian), Ziwan (Asternis Radix, 0.5 qian).
Decoct in water and take orally.
[The brilliance of this prescription lies entirely in vigorously tonifying Kidney Water while slightly clearing Lung Metal. Thus, the "child" becomes prosperous relative to the "mother," allowing the "mother's" enemy to be repaid. Moreover, with the inclusion of pathogen-expelling herbs, when used appropriately, it does not dissipate Lung Metal at all. External pathogens retreat and dare not re-invade. This is the method of simultaneous treatment of Lung and Kidney.]