Lung-Draining Powder

小兒藥證直訣

Digupi (Lycium root bark), stir-fried Sangbaipi (Morus root bark) each one liang; honey-fried licorice one qian.

The above medicines are filed into powder; add a pinch of japonica rice, two small cups of water, decoct to seven-tenths, and take before meals. (Modern usage: decoct six bowls of water into two bowls; take one bowl warm after meals.)

湯劑

Clear and purge lung heat, stop cough and calm panting.

Lung heat panting-cough pattern. Cough with panting, steaming heat of the skin, worse in the afternoon, red tongue with yellow coating, thin rapid pulse.

Severe heat in the Lung meridian: add Zhimu [Anemarrhenae Rhizoma], Huangqin [Scutellariae Radix], and Yuxingcao [Houttuyniae Herba]. -- Lung deficiency: add Renshen [Ginseng Radix] and Huangqi [Astragali Radix]. -- Dry-heat cough: add Chuanbeimu [Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus], Gualou [Trichosanthis Fructus], Beishashen [Glehniae Radix], Xingren [Armeniacae Semen Amarum], and Zhimu [Anemarrhenae Rhizoma]. -- Fever and aversion to cold: add Chaihu [Bupleuri Radix] and wine-processed Baishao [Paeoniae Radix Alba]. -- Heat damaging yin fluids, restlessness and thirst: add Maimendong [Ophiopogonis Radix], Wuweizi [Schisandrae Fructus], Tianhuafen [Trichosanthis Radix], and Lugen [Phragmitis Rhizoma]. -- Cough and panting: add Xingren [Armeniacae Semen Amarum] and Jiegeng [Platycodonis Radix]. -- More severe Qi deficiency: add Renshen [Ginseng Radix] and Huangqi [Astragali Radix]. -- More severe healthy qi deficiency: add Dangshen [Codonopsis Radix] and Baizhu [Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma]. -- Phlegm congestion and qi counterflow: add Tinglizi [Descurainiae Semen] and Baiqian [Cynanchi Stauntonii Rhizoma et Radix]. -- Liver fire attacking the Lung, hypochondriac pain and hemoptysis: add Qingdai [Indigo Naturalis], Shigao [Gypsum Fibrosum], Huashi [Talcum], and Huangbai [Phellodendri Cortex]. -- Lung heat with epistaxis: add Shengdihuang [Rehmanniae Radix], Maimendong [Ophiopogonis Radix], Xuanshen [Scrophulariae Radix], Baimaogen [Imperatae Rhizoma], Oujie [Nelumbinis Rhizomatis Nodus], and Mudanpi [Moutan Cortex]. -- Early-stage pediatric pneumonia or tracheitis: add Niubangzi [Arctii Fructus], Xingren [Armeniacae Semen Amarum], Chantui [Cicadae Periostracum], Bohe [Menthae Haplocalycis Herba], Jinyinhua [Lonicerae Japonicae Flos], and Lianqiao [Forsythiae Fructus]. -- Loose stools and diarrhea: add Ejiao [Asini Corii Colla], Huangqin [Scutellariae Radix], Ganjiang [Zingiberis Rhizoma], Xixin [Asari Radix et Rhizoma], and Wuweizi [Schisandrae Fructus]. -- Yin deficiency tidal fever: add Yinchaihu [Stellariae Radix] and vinegar-processed Biejia [Trionycis Carapax].

This formula is mild in nature, and is especially suitable for those whose healthy qi is not damaged and whose hidden fire is not severe. It should not be used for wind-cold cough or Lung deficiency with panting cough.