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Dry retching (gan ou) is caused by the rebellion of Stomach Qi. It refers to the sensation of wanting to vomit but nothing comes out, or vomiting without substance, hence termed dry retching. Treatment includes:

Radix Puerariae (Sheng Gegen)
Extract juice by pressing, take one sheng.

Fructus Zanthoxyli (Shu Jiao)
Boil to extract juice, take warm for immediate effect.

Artemisia Argyi Folium (Gan Qi Ai)
Decoct and drink for immediate recovery.

Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis Hei Shan Zhi (Black Gardenia Fruit) 3 qian
Decoct to obtain thick juice, mix with a small amount of Ginger Juice (Sheng Jiang Zhi), and take orally. Alternatively, use:
Rhizoma Coptidis (Huang Lian) 6 fen, Fructus Evodiae (Wu Zhu Yu) 1 fen
Decoct and drink.

Radix Rehmanniae Preparata (Sheng Di) and Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Dang Gui) each 1 liang, Radix Chuanxiong (Chuan Xiong) and Radix Scrophulariae (Yuan Shen) each 5 qian, Radix Scutellariae (Huang Qin) and Radix Notoginseng (San Qi) each 3 qian, Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gan Cao) and Herba Schizonepetae (Jing Jie) each 1 qian
Decoct in water and take orally. Or use:
Fresh Radix Rehmanniae Juice (Xian Sheng Di Zhi) one bowl, Powder of Radix Notoginseng (San Qi Mo) 3 qian, Charred Rhizoma Zingiberis (Pao Jiang Tan Mo) 5 fen
Mix and take one dose; it stops bleeding immediately with excellent efficacy.

The Five Obstructions (Wu Ge) refer to Worry Obstruction (You Ge), Anger Obstruction (Hui Ge), Qi Obstruction (Qi Ge), Cold Obstruction (Han Ge), and Heat Obstruction (Re Ge). The prescription is:
Radix Ophiopogonis (Mai Men Dong, heart removed) 10 fen, Fructus Zanthoxyli (Shu Jiao), Radix Polygalae (Yuan Zhi), Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (Fu Zi, processed), Rhizoma Zingiberis (Gan Jiang), Radix Ginseng (Ren Shen), Cortex Cinnamomi (Gui Xin), and Radix Asari (Xi Xin) each 6 fen, Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gan Cao, roasted)
Crush and sieve the above ingredients, mix with honey to form pills the size of a bullet. Place one pill between the teeth and suck/swallow the juice slowly, three times a day.

The Seven Qi refer to Cold Qi (Han Qi), Heat Qi (Re Qi), Anger Qi (Nu Qi), Resentment Qi (Hui Qi), Joy Qi (Xi Qi), Worry Qi (You Qi), and Sorrow Qi (Chou Qi). Illnesses caused by these seven Qi all lead to accumulations that are hard.
Flos Asters (Zi Wan), Radix Peucedani (Qian Hu), Rhizoma Pinelliae (Ban Xia), Radix Asari (Xi Xin), Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae (Dan Shen), Poria (Fu Ling), Radix Chuanxiong (Xiong), Semen Persicae (Tao Ren, skin and tip removed), Fructus Evodiae (Wu Zhu Yu), Cortex Cinnamomi (Gui Xin), Radix Platycodi (Jie Geng), and Gypsum Fibrosum (Shi Gao) each 3 fen, Rhizoma Zingiberis (Gan Jiang) and Fructus Zanthoxyli (Shu Jiao) each 2 fen, Radix Ginseng (Ren Shen), Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gan Cao), and Radix Leonuri (Fang Kui) each 4 fen, Radix Aconiti (Wu Tou, processed) and Radix Rhei (Da Huang) each 3 fen, Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii (Chang Pu) 3 fen
Crush and sieve into powder, mix with honey to form pills, take with wine, three pills the size of a wu seed. Three times a day. Increase to ten pills. Another version removes Ban Xia and adds Radix Kansui (Gan Sui) 3 fen.

The Five Dysphagia (Wu Ye) refer to Qi Dysphagia (Qi Ye), Worry Dysphagia (You Ye), Food Dysphagia (Shi Ye), Labor Dysphagia (Lao Ye), and Thought Dysphagia (Si Ye). These are all caused by disharmony of Yin and Yang, obstruction of the San Jiao, failure of fluids to circulate, and arise from worry, resentment, anger, and rage. "Ye" implies blockage and lack of passage. The prescription is:
Rhizoma Zingiberis (Gan Jiang), Fructus Zanthoxyli (Shu Jiao), Fructus Evodiae (Shi Zhu Yu), Radix Ginseng (Ren Shen), and Cortex Cinnamomi (Gui Xin) each 5 fen, Radix Asari (Xi Xin), Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (Bai Zhu), Poria (Fu Ling), and Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata (Fu Zi, processed) each 4 fen, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (Ju Pi) 6 fen
Crush and sieve, mix with honey to form pills the size of a wu seed, take with wine, three to five pills at a time, twice a day.