A 62-year-old woman. Initial consultation: January 1957. The illness had persisted for more than ten days, with symptoms of coughing, leaning on objects for support, wheezing, inability to lie flat, and expectoration of white frothy sputum. Shortness of breath, low and weak voice, mental confusion, occasional delirium, and then resumption of speech, mild fever, reversal cold of hands and feet, and occasional sips of hot water. The pulse was floating, thin, rapid, and weak. Treatment was administered with modifications of True Warrior Decoction. Prescription:
Aconite 10g (processed), Poria 10g, Peony Root 10g, White Atractylodes Rhizome 10g (stir-fried), Dried Ginger 10g, Asarum 5g, Schisandra Fruit 6g
. After taking 3 doses, all symptoms subsided, and she recovered after further recuperation.