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Generally, the treatment of accumulations (Ji) involves attacking the pathogen with substances the patient dislikes and guiding the medicinal force into the lesion with substances the patient likes, which facilitates cure.

Taiyi Shenming Zaizao Yinggan Wan (Great Unity Divine Spirit Rebirth and Response Pill)
Indicated for deficiency-cold accumulation in the middle jiao, qi weakness with injury, failure of transformation and transportation, hardness and fullness below the heart. Distension of both hypochondria, pain in the heart and abdomen, vomiting and diarrhea, or delayed and astringent defecation, mixed red and white purulent blood. Undigested rice and grains, emaciation due to chronic illness, yellowish complexion, bland taste in the mouth, and inability to metabolize alcohol toxins.
Ingredients: Myristicae Semen (Roudoukou), Zingiberis Rhizoma Preparatum (Chuanjiang, processed), Carbonis Frumenti (Baicaoshuang) (each 2 liang); Aquitoniae Lignum (Muxiang) (1.5 liang); Galangalis Fructus (Bichengqie), Sparganii Rhizoma Jingzhiling (Jingsanleng, processed) (each 1 liang); Crotonis Fructus (Badou), Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Xingren) (each 1 liang).
Preparation: Except for Badou and Xingren, grind the remaining herbs into fine powder. Then add Badou and Xingren and mix evenly. First, melt wax by boiling in oil, pour it into the herbal powder, and mix.

Sumi Hong Wan (Sorghum Red Pill)
Indicated for abdominal pain caused by cold accumulation stagnation. Take 30 pills with light ginger soup. (Formula see Malaria category.)

Suosha Xiangfu Tang combined with Heping Weisan (Shasco Cyperus Decoction combined with Harmonizing Stomach Powder)
Indicated for food accumulation. Take before meals, adjusted with Perilla salt soup. (Formula see Qi and Spleen/Stomach category.)

Wuji San (Five Accumulations Powder) and Xiangsu San (Aromatic Perilla Powder) combined also treat cold accumulation. Decoct with roasted fresh ginger, scallion white, and Chinese plum; take on an empty stomach. (Formula see Cold Damage Yin Syndrome and...)

Hand-holding medicine (Wo Yao): To disperse and unblock accumulation.
Ingredients: Crotonis Fructus (Badou), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ganjiang), Allii Tuberosi Semen (Jiuizi), Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma (Liangjiang), Sulfur (Liuhuang), Kansui Radix (Gansui), Arecae Semen Album (Baibinglang) (equal parts).
Preparation: Grind the above herbs into powder, and use rice paste to make pills the size of a middle finger. When using, wash hands with pepper soup in the early morning, apply sesame oil to the palms, hold one pill in hand, and after a period of time, there will be bowel movement.

Purgative medicine (Li Yao): To sweep away accumulation.
Ingredients: Crotonis Fructus (Badou) (100 seeds, husked, washed with water 40 times), Trogopterori Faeces (Wulingzhi), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Baijiang), Poria Cocos with Pink Hosta Root (Chifuling) (each 1 liang).
Preparation: Grind the above herbs into powder, and use vinegar paste to make pills the size of a mung bean. Take 7 pills each time, administered at dawn (wugeng) with clear cold tea. If one wishes to stop the purgation, wash hands, face, and feet with cold water.

Wanjing Wan (Ten Thousand Gold Pill)
Indicated for various types of food accumulation, qi accumulation, and conditions such as blood-qi gu distension.
Ingredients: Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (Shichangpu), remove root nodes, chop into rice-sized pieces, half jin weight; Mylabris (Banmao), half jin weight, remove legs and wings, stir-fry slowly with Shichangpu over low heat, do not burn, until Shichangpu... Use... Add...