Chief

• Zi Wan 960 Bitter, warming without causing heat and moistening without causing cold. Effective for stopping cough and transforming phlegm in both acute and chronic disorders.
• bǎi bù 960 Bitter, warming without causing heat and moistening without causing cold. Effective for stopping cough and transforming phlegm in both acute and chronic disorders. "Attend to the cause of the cough to assist the chiefs."

Deputy

• Jie Geng 960g Focus on opening constraint of Lung qi by facilitating its dissemination.
• bái qián 960 Focus on opening constraint of Lung qi by directing its qi downward. "Attend to the cause of the cough to assist the chiefs."

Assistant

• Jing Jie 960 Gives the formula a slight exterior-releasing action to help eliminate lingering external evil.
• chén pí 480 Regulates the qi to transform phlegm.

Envoy

• gān cǎo 360 Harmonizes the formula and, with "h:jing jie" and "h:jie geng" is very effective for throat disorders d/t external wind invasion.