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Treats all types of damp-phlegm, food stagnation transforming into fire, and various depressions of Qi and Blood.
Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma), Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma), Fuxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata), Shanzhiren (Gardeniae Semen), decocted in water and taken orally, or made into pills.

[Annotation] Human beings are based on Qi; when Qi is harmonious, the ascending and descending functions do not lose their proper measure, and circulation does not cease its mechanism, so how can diseases arise? If diet is irregular, cold and heat are inappropriate, emotions of joy and anger are uncontrolled, and worry and thought are excessive, causing the harmonious Qi to ascend and descend abnormally, leading to Stomach Qi depression with loss of appetite, Spleen Qi depression with inability to digest food and water, Qi depression with chest and abdominal fullness, Blood depression with stabbing pain in the chest and diaphragm, Dampness depression with phlegm-fluid retention, Fire depression manifesting as heat, as well as vomiting, nausea, acid regurgitation, epigastric discomfort, and belching, resulting in the emergence of myriad diseases. Therefore, Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma) is used to open Qi depression; Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma) to remove Dampness depression; Fuxiong (Chuanxiong Rhizoma) to promote Blood depression; Shanzhi (Gardeniae Fructus) to clear Fire depression; and Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata) to resolve Food depression. This is a modification by Zhu Zhenheng based on the method of treating the Five Depressions. These five herbs work synergistically to achieve the effect of resolving the Five Depressions. However, one must inquire which type of depression is most severe and make that corresponding herb the principal agent. Furthermore, if there is Qi deficiency, add Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma); if there is Qi pain, add Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix); if depression is severe, add Yujin (Curcumae Radix); if there is reluctance to eat, add Guniang (Hordei Fructus Germinatus); if there is distension, add Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex); if there is stuffiness, add Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus); if there is vomiting with phlegm, add Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) and Xia (Pinelliae Tuber); if Fire is excessive, add Yuzhu (Evodiae Fructus) and Lian (Coptidis Rhizoma). This depends entirely on the careful examination by the clinician.

Treats upper asthma and rapid breathing, chest and diaphragmatic discomfort, and stifling sensation with anorexia caused by emotional injury (Seven Emotions).
Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma), Binglang (Arecae Semen), Chenxiang (Aquilaria Lignum Resinatum), Tiantai Wuyao (Linderae Radix). The above four ingredients are each ground thickly to extract juice (7 fen), boiled for three to five boils, allowed to cool to warm temperature, and taken on an empty stomach.

[Collected Annotations] Wang Youyuan stated: The Classics say: "The sage cherishes Qi as if holding a supreme treasure, while the mediocre person enslaves himself to material things and thereby damages the Great Harmony." These Seven Emotions, depending on what triggers them, can all become pathogenic factors. However, those who are robust recover as Qi circulates freely, while those who are weak develop disease due to Qi stagnation. The ignorant fail to observe this; upon encountering upper asthma, rapid breathing, fullness, stifling sensation, and anorexia, they assume it is an Excess pattern suitable for purgation, and thus administer drugs that break and deplete. Although these drugs may provide temporary relief and respond initially, they cease to be effective after prolonged use. Exhalation is Yang, inhalation is Yin; when Lung Yang is clear and肃 (descending), Qi moves downward; when Kidney Yin is tranquil and still, Qi is grasped and retained, preventing it from scattering and reversing upward. If Righteous Qi has already declined, even if one attempts to break hardness and stagnation, Pathogenic Qi will be difficult to subdue. The method should be to first use Renshen (Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma) to tonify Righteous Qi, then use Chenxiang (Aquilaria Lignum Resinatum) to guide Qi into the Kidney, and subsequently use Binglang (Arecae Semen) and Wuyao (Linderae Radix) to guide it further. This is what is meant by "when treating Excess, one must consider Deficiency," and "before purging, one must first tonify." These four substances have strong flavors and properties; grinding preserves their full aromatic potency, while boiling ensures their properties are mild and harmonious. When flavor and property arrive together, the efficacy is as immediate as a drumbeat.