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The *Yimen Fang* (Medical Gate Formulas) treats the sensation of a lump in the throat, as if a piece of meat were lodged there, which cannot be swallowed nor vomited out:
Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), Fuling (Poria), each four liang; Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), three liang, prepared by stir-frying with bran; JuPi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), two liang.
Add seven sheng of water, decoct to obtain two and a half sheng, strain off the dregs, and divide into three warm doses. The interval between doses should be equivalent to walking eight or nine li. No more than two doses are needed for recovery.

The *Bingyuan Lun* (Treatise on the Origins and Manifestations of Diseases) states that pain in the chest and hypochondrium arises from the deficiency of the branch meridians of the Gallbladder (Dan Jing), Liver (Gan Jing), and Kidney (Shen Jing), allowing cold pathogenic factors to invade. This refers to radiating pain connecting the chest and hypochondrium.

The *Ge Shi Fang* (Formulas of Master Ge) treats Bi syndrome of the chest (Xiong Bi), causing hardness, fullness, and urgent pain in the heart region, severe obstruction in the muscles, and twisting pain like stabbing, making flexion and extension impossible. The skin of the anterior chest... [text missing] ...leading to death.
JuPi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), one sheng; Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), four pieces; Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), half a jin.
Add four sheng of water, decoct to obtain two sheng, and divide into two doses. (Note: The *Duanju Fang* (Short Episode Formulas) records: Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), three liang, with five sheng of water.)
It further states: If the disease recurs after remission: Take five jin of Jiugen (Allii Tuberosi Radix), crush and squeeze to extract the juice, and drink it for immediate cure.

The *Qianjin Fang* (Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) states that Bi syndrome of the chest causes hardness, fullness, and urgent pain in the heart region, severe obstruction in the muscles, and twisting pain like stabbing, making flexion and extension impossible, along with... [text missing] ...shortness of breath (Duan Qi).
Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus), four pieces; Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), three liang; Xiebai (Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus), one jin; Gualouzi (Trichosanthis Semen), one piece; Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus), one liang.
These five ingredients, add seven sheng of water, decoct to obtain two and a half sheng, and divide into two doses.

The *Luyan Fang* (Recorded Verified Formulas) treats chest pain radiating to the back, preventing lying down:
Da Gualoushi (Trichosanthis Fructus), one piece, crushed; Xiebai (Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus), three jin, cut; Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), half a sheng, washed; Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), six liang, cut.
These four ingredients, cut them, and use ten dou of clear fermented rice water (Qingbai Jiangshui), decoct to obtain four sheng. Take one sheng per dose.

The *Jiyao Fang* (Essential Formulas) treats chest fullness, qi rushing against the heart and abdomen, and abdominal coldness:
Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), one sheng (washed); Guixin (Cinnamomi Ramulus), eight liang; Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), one jin.
Take these ingredients, add seven sheng of water, decoct to obtain two and seven-tenths sheng, and take three times daily.

The *Yimen Fang* (Medical Gate Formulas) treats cold qi obstructing the chest, causing distension or pain:
Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), four liang; Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens), five liang; Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), four liang, prepared by stir-frying with bran.
Add six sheng of water, decoct to obtain two sheng, strain off the dregs, and divide into two warm doses. The interval between doses should be equivalent to walking eight or nine li. Take two or three doses at once.