主七气。七气者,寒气、热气、怒气、恚气、喜气、忧气、愁气,此之为病皆生积聚,
坚牢如杯,心腹绞痛,不能饮食,时去时来,发则欲死。凡寒气状吐逆心满。热气状恍惚眩
冒失精。怒气状不可当,热痛上荡心,短气欲绝不得息。恚气状,积聚心满,不得食饮。喜
气状,不可疾行久立。忧气状,不可苦作,卧不安席。愁气状,平故如怒喜忘,四肢浮肿不
得举止。亦治产后中风余疾方。
大黄(二两半) 人参 半夏 吴萸 柴胡 干姜 细辛 桔梗 菖蒲(各二分) 茯
苓
川芎 甘草 川椒(一用桂心) 石膏 桃仁(各三分)
上十五味为末,蜜丸如梧子大,每服酒下三丸,日三服。渐加至十丸(《翼方》无茯苓、
川芎、甘草、石膏、桃仁。)
治寒气、热气、忧气、劳气、愁气或饮食为膈气,或劳气内伤,五脏不调,气衰少力
方。
干姜 黄芩 浓朴(深师作桂心) 半夏 甘草 地黄 芍药 栝蒌根(深师作橘皮,
各
一两) 川椒(三两,深师作桔梗) 枳实(五枚) 人参(一两) 吴萸(五合)
上十二味 咀,以水一斗,煮取三升,分三服,日三。
又方 治虚冷上气、劳气等方。
半夏(一升) 人参 生姜 桂心 甘草(各一两)
上五味 咀,以水一斗,煮取三升,分三服,日二。
Indicated for the "Seven Qi" (Seven Types of Pathogenic Qi) disorders. The Seven Qi refer to Cold Qi, Heat Qi, Anger Qi, Resentment Qi (Qi of indignation), Joy Qi, Worry Qi, and Sorrow Qi. Diseases caused by these qi imbalances all result in accumulations (masses), which are hard and firm like a cup, accompanied by severe colic pain in the heart and abdomen, inability to eat, intermittent onset and remission, and extreme suffering during attacks. Generally, Cold Qi manifests as vomiting and regurgitation with chest and epigastric fullness; Heat Qi manifests as mental confusion, dizziness, vertigo, and seminal emission; Anger Qi manifests as uncontrollable irritability, heat and pain rushing up to the heart, shortness of breath nearly leading to suffocation, and difficulty breathing; Resentment Qi manifests as abdominal accumulation and fullness, preventing eating and drinking; Joy Qi manifests as an inability to walk quickly or stand for long periods; Worry Qi manifests as an inability to engage in strenuous labor and restless sleep; Sorrow Qi manifests as forgetfulness resembling states of anger or excessive joy, edema of the four limbs, and immobility. This formula also treats residual conditions following wind-stroke after childbirth.
Da Huang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 2 liang 5 qian) Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix, unspecified amount) Ban Xia (Pinelliae Tuber, unspecified amount) Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus, unspecified amount) Chai Hu (Bupleuri Radix, unspecified amount) Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, unspecified amount) Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, unspecified amount) Jie Geng (Platycodonis Radix, unspecified amount) Chang Pu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma, unspecified amount) Fu Ling (Poria, unspecified amount) Chuan Xiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma, unspecified amount) Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, unspecified amount) Chuan Jiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, unspecified amount; alternatively Gui Xin/Cinnamomi Cortex may be used) Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum, unspecified amount) Tao Ren (Persicae Semen, unspecified amount).
The above fifteen ingredients are ground into powder, mixed with honey, and formed into pills the size of wu zi (Cocculus trilobus seeds). Take three pills per dose, administered with wine, three times daily. Gradually increase the dosage to ten pills per dose. (Note: Qianjin Yifang excludes Fu Ling, Chuan Xiong, Gan Cao, Shi Gao, and Tao Ren.)
Formula for treating Cold Qi, Heat Qi, Worry Qi, Labor Qi, Sorrow Qi, or food-induced Ge Qi (Diaphragmatic Qi stagnation); as well as internal injury from Labor Qi, disharmony of the Five Zang organs, qi deficiency, and weakness.
Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma) Huang Qin (Scutellariae Radix) Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex; Shenshi Fang uses Gui Xin/Cinnamomi Cortex) Ban Xia (Pinelliae Tuber) Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) Shao Yao (Paeoniae Radix) Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix; Shenshi Fang uses Ju Pi/Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, each 1 liang) Chuan Jiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, 3 liang; Shenshi Fang uses Jie Geng/Platycodonis Radix) Zhi Shi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, 5 pieces) Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix, 1 liang) Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus, 5 he).
The above twelve ingredients are coarsely crushed, decocted in one dou (approx. 10 liters) of water until reduced to three sheng (approx. 3 liters). Divide into three doses, taken three times daily.
Another formula for treating Xu Leng Shang Qi (Deficiency-Cold Rebellious Qi) and Lao Qi (Labor Qi):
Ban Xia (Pinelliae Tuber, 1 sheng) Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Cortex) Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, each 1 liang).
The above five ingredients are coarsely crushed, decocted in one dou of water until reduced to three sheng. Divide into three doses, taken twice daily.