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[Formula 1: Awei Wan]
Treats Qi accumulation, flesh accumulation, distension and fullness of the heart and abdomen, palpable masses with pain, or pain radiating to the hypochondrium, or pain extending to the back and spine, loss of appetite.
Muxiang (Costi Radix), Binglang (Arecae Semen) (each half liang); Hujiao (Piperis Fructus), Awei (Asafoetida Resina) (two qian and a half each). Awei should be dissolved in vinegar and added immediately.
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Use Awei paste and millet rice to knead and form pills, sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Take forty pills per dose, at any time, washed down with ginger decoction.

[Formula 2]
Treats food accumulation, tea accumulation, reduced dietary intake, sallow complexion, and abdominal pain.
Chencangmi (Zizaniia Aquatica Semen, aged) (half jin, stir-fried with seven husked Baiduo [Crotonis Semen] until red, then discard Baiduo); Qingpi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, pith removed, stir-fried); Chenjupi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, aged) (each two liang).
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Mix well with good vinegar to form pills, sized like pea seeds. Take twenty pills per dose after meals, washed down with light ginger soup.

[Formula 3]
Treats unresolving wine accumulation, distension and fullness of the heart and abdomen, belching with acid regurgitation, hiccups with anorexia, and hypochondriac pain.
Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata, crushed, stir-fried); Maiya (Hordei Fructus Germinatus, stir-fried) (each one liang); Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, whiskers removed, half liang, stir-fried with three husked Baiduo [Crotonis Semen] until color changes, then discard Baiduo).
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Knead with boiling water to form pills, sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Take fifty pills per dose after meals, swallowed with ginger soup.

[Formula 4]
Treats phlegm accumulation in the Zhongwan region, dizziness and vomiting, headache and nausea, frequent spitting of acidic fluid.
Chenpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, albedo not removed); Tian Nanxing (Arisaematis Tuber, raw use); Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, washed clean of ash, raw use) (each half liang); Xionghuang (Realgar, two qian and a half, ground extremely fine).
Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Soak in fresh juice extracted from raw ginger. Form pills using steamed wheat cake dough, sized like Sophora japonica seeds. Coat with the previously prepared fine Realgar powder. Take fifty pills per dose after meals, washed down with ginger soup.

The *Nan Jing* (Classic of Difficult Issues) states: The Spleen's qi connects to the mouth; when the mouth is harmonious, one can perceive the taste of grains. The Heart's qi connects to the tongue; when the tongue is harmonious, one can perceive the five flavors. From this, it is known that the tastes of grains and the five flavors enter the Stomach via the mouth and tongue. Those skilled in health preservation carefully regulate their diet, ensuring that every drink and meal, once entering the Stomach, is digested and transformed promptly. Thus, there are no hazards of stagnation. If one has weak constitution, irregular eating habits (hunger or fullness out of season), or overconsumes the five flavors, fish, seafood, dairy products, and cheese, or forcibly ingests cold, raw fruits and vegetables, these will stagnate and accumulate in the epigastrium, eventually forming chronic food retention. Mild cases present with acid regurgitation, vomiting, nausea, chest fullness, belching, diarrhea, or constipation. Over time, accumulations form, developing into zheng jia (masses), sallow complexion, and emaciation. These are all diseases primarily caused by undigested retained food. Generally, as soon as stagnation occurs, one must assess the patient's deficiency or excess and rapidly employ methods to resolve and transform it. Do not delay, lest it develop into a deep-seated, chronic disease.