治久嗽肺痿肺痈。
天门冬 麦门冬 知母 贝母 款冬花（各二两） 杏仁 当归 熟地 生地 阿胶珠
黄连（各一两五钱） 蒲黄 京墨 桔梗 薄荷（各一两） 白蜜（四两） 麝香（少许）
上为细末和匀，用银石器，先下白蜜炼熟，后下诸药末搅匀，再上火，入麝香略熬三二
沸，
丸吞下，却噙嚼此丸，仰卧使药流入肺窍，则肺清润，其嗽退除，服七日病痊。凡咳嗽只服
此药立愈。
二两三冬二母如，归连二地杏阿珠，各需两五余皆两，京墨蒲黄薄桔俱。
潘按∶与保和汤药品有十味同，兹加金箔用蜡丸，名为宁嗽金丹，甚效。镇定魂魄、宁
安惊悸，连服五七丸即愈。心岸配送吴莲叔见之佩甚，称扬不已。
太平丸，非正方也。先生意计周密，恐人气血渐复之后，尚留一分未尽，必有一分未妥
。特
妙也。
陈修园按∶方中润燥化痰养液，少佐薄荷以利气，无甚深义。唯杂以黄连之苦寒，麝香
之走
味苦寒，苦为火之本味，以其味之苦而补之，而寒能胜火，即以其气之寒而泻之，一物而兼
补心泻心之妙。故凡久嗽，肺痿肺痈，得此则火不克金，而金自受益矣。《本草经》又云∶
麝香主辟恶气，去三虫，盖劳嗽不已，则为瘵病而生虫，非泛常之药所可治，唯麝为诸香之
冠，香者天地之正气也，正能辟邪而杀虫，瘵病之有虫，如树之有蠹，唯先去其蠹而后培其
根，则发荣滋长矣。况咳嗽不离于肺，肺有二窍，一在鼻，一在喉，肺窍宜开不宜闭，喉窍
宜闭不宜开，今鼻窍不通，则喉窍将启而为患，必得麝香之香气最盛，直通于鼻窍而开之，
则呼吸顺而咳嗽之病除根矣。旧注未阐出所以然之妙，今特补之。
治疗久咳、肺痿和肺痈。
天门冬、麦门冬、知母、贝母、款冬花（各二两）、杏仁、当归、熟地黄、生地黄、阿胶珠、黄连（各一两五钱）、蒲黄、京墨、桔梗、薄荷（各一两）、白蜜（四两）、麝香（少许）。
以上药物研成细末并混合均匀，使用银器或石器，先放入白蜜炼熟，然后加入各种药末搅拌均匀，再次上火加热，加入麝香稍微熬煮两三沸，
制成丸剂吞服，或者含在口中咀嚼此丸，仰卧使药液流入肺窍，则肺部清润，咳嗽退除，服用七日后病愈。凡是咳嗽只服用此药立刻痊愈。
二两三冬二母如，归连二地杏阿珠，各需两五余皆两，京墨蒲黄薄桔俱。
潘按：与保和汤有十味药相同，这里加上金箔用蜡做成丸剂，名为宁嗽金丹，非常有效。镇定魂魄、安宁惊悸，连续服用五到七丸即可痊愈。心岸配送给吴莲叔看到后非常珍视，称赞不已。
太平丸，并非正规方剂。先生思虑周密，恐怕人气血逐渐恢复之后，还留有一分未尽，必有一分不妥。
特别精妙。
陈修园按：方中滋润燥邪、化痰养阴，少量佐以薄荷以利气机，没有很深的含义。只是混杂了黄连的苦寒之性，麝香的走窜之性。
味苦寒，苦是火的本味，以其味的苦来补益它，而寒能胜火，即以其气的寒来泻火，一物兼具补心和泻心的妙处。所以凡是久咳，肺痿肺痈，得到此药则火不克金，而金自受益了。《本草经》又说：
麝香主要辟除恶气，去除三虫，大概劳嗽不止，就会成为虚劳病而生虫，不是普通药物可以治疗的，只有麝香为诸香之首，香是天地正气，正能辟邪杀虫，虚劳病有虫，像树有蛀虫，只有先去其蛀虫而后培其根，则生长茂盛了。况且咳嗽不离于肺，肺有二窍，一在鼻，一在喉，肺窍宜开不宜闭，喉窍宜闭不宜开，现在鼻窍不通，则喉窍将开启而为患，必须得麝香香气最盛，直通鼻窍而开通它，
则呼吸顺畅而咳嗽的病根除矣。旧注未阐发出其中的奥妙，现在特别补充说明。
Treats chronic cough, lung atrophy (Fei Wei), and lung abscess (Fei Yong).
Tianmendong (Asparagi Radix), Mendumdong (Ophiopogonis Radix), Zhimu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Beimu (Fritillariae Bulbus), Kua Donghua (Adenophorae Flos) (each 2 liang), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Preparata), Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix), Ejiao Zhu (Donkey-hide Gelatin Granules), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (each 1.5 liang), Puhuang (Typhae Pollen), Jingmo (Beijing Ink), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Bohe (Menthae Haplocalycis Herba) (each 1 liang), Baimi (White Honey) (4 liang), Shexiang (Moschus) (a small amount).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder and mix evenly. Use a silver or ceramic vessel. First, refine the white honey until cooked. Then add all the herb powders and stir well. Reheat over fire, add Moschus, and boil for two or three boils.
Form into pills to be swallowed, or hold in the mouth and chew these pills while lying supine so that the medicinal fluid flows into the lung orifices. This will clear and moisten the lungs, causing the cough to subside. After seven days of administration, the disease is cured. For any cough, taking only this medicine leads to immediate recovery.
Two liang of the three Dong herbs and two Mu herbs are like... [Poetic summary of ingredients omitted in literal translation as it is mnemonic verse].
Pan's Note: Ten ingredients are identical to those in Baohe Tang. Here, Jinbo (Gold Leaf) is added, and wax pills are formed, named Ningsou Jindan (Cough-Calming Golden Pill), which is very effective. It calms the soul and spirit, and pacifies palpitations and fright. Continuous consumption of five to seven pills results in cure. Xin'an delivered it to Wu Lianshu, who cherished it greatly and praised it endlessly.
Taiping Wan is not a standard prescription. The author's planning was meticulous, fearing that after the patient's Qi and Blood gradually recover, there might still remain one part uneliminated and one part improper.
This is particularly ingenious.
Chen Xiuyuan's Note: The formula moistens dryness, resolves phlegm, and nourishes Yin fluids. A small amount of Menthae Haplocalycis Herba (Bohe) is added to promote the flow of Qi, without profound meaning. It merely mixes the bitter-cold nature of Coptidis Rhizoma (Huanglian) with the penetrating nature of Moschus (Shexiang).
Bitter and cold; bitterness is the fundamental taste of Fire. By its bitter taste, it tonifies; by its cold nature, it overcomes Fire. By its cold qi, it drains Fire. Thus, one substance possesses the subtle efficacy of both tonifying and draining the Heart. Therefore, for any chronic cough, lung atrophy (Fei Wei), or lung abscess (Fei Yong), obtaining this medicine ensures that Fire does not overcome Metal, and Metal benefits itself. The *Bencao Jing* also states:
Moschus (Shexiang) primarily repels evil Qi and eliminates three types of parasites. Presumably, persistent labor-induced cough leads to consumptive disease (Zhai Bing) where parasites arise. Such conditions cannot be treated by ordinary medicines. Only Moschus, being the chief among all aromatics, represents the righteous Qi of Heaven and Earth. Righteousness can repel evil and kill parasites. Consumptive disease involving parasites is like trees having borers; only by first removing the borers and then nurturing the roots can vigorous growth occur. Moreover, coughing is inseparable from the Lung. The Lung has two orifices: one in the nose and one in the throat. The lung orifice should be open rather than closed, while the throat orifice should be closed rather than open. If the nasal orifice is blocked, the throat orifice will open and cause pathology. One must rely on the strongest aroma of Moschus (Shexiang) to directly penetrate and open the nasal orifice.
Then respiration becomes smooth, and the root cause of the cough is eliminated. Old annotations failed to elucidate this subtlety; now it is specially supplemented.