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Treats hernia (Shan Jia), abdominal masses, accumulations, cold phlegm-fluid retention, abdominal distension and fullness, rebellious Qi with coughing and stabbing pain, wind epilepsy and hemiplegia, half-body paralysis, lower back pain with cold knees, and various conditions characterized by Qi obstruction.
Garlic (6 jin 4 liang, peeled and sliced, boiled in 4 dou of water to obtain 1 dou of juice, dregs removed) Butter (1 sheng, added to garlic juice) Cow's milk (2 sheng) Long pepper (Bibo) Black pepper Dry ginger (each 3 liang) Rock honey Asafoetida (Awei) Rong salt (each 2 liang) Acorus tatarinowii (Shichangpu) Costus root (Muxiang) (each 1 liang) Dried grapes (4 liang)
The above twelve ingredients are ground into powder, mixed into the garlic juice, and gently decocted in a copper vessel over low heat until one dou remains. Take one liang orally on an empty stomach with wine. After five days, gradually increase the dose to three liang. After twenty days, when the four limbs feel comfortable and harmonious, further increase to six liang. This formula is excellent for treating all types of cold Qi.

Formula for treating Qi obstruction causing difficulty in breathing.
Platycodon root (Jiegeng) Tangerine peel (Jupi) Dry ginger (Ganjiang) Magnolia bark (Houpo) Immature bitter orange (Zhishi) Asarum (Xixin) Lepidium seed (Tinglizi) (each 3 fen) Evodia fruit (Wuyu) Atractylodes macrocephala (Baizhu) (each 6 fen) Black pepper Sichuan pepper Aconite (Wutou) (each 2 fen) Long pepper (Bibo) (10 fen) Ginseng Cinnamon twig (Guixin) Prepared aconite (Fuzi) Poria (Fuling) Peucedanum (Qianhu) Leptotaenia root (Fang Kui) Ligusticum chuanxiong (Chuanxiong) (each 5 fen) Licorice root (Gancao)
The above twenty-four ingredients are ground into powder, formed into pills the size of mulberry seeds using honey. Take ten pills orally with wine, three times a day. If there is heat, take on an empty stomach.

Formula for treating excess Qi and painful accumulation preventing eating and breathing.
Areca nut (Binglang) (37 pieces) Prepared aconite (Fuzi) (one piece) Pinellia ternata (Banxia) (1 sheng) Asarum (Xixin) (1 liang) Fresh ginger (Shengjiang) (8 liang) Rhubarb (Dahuang) Aster tataricus (Ziwan) Bupleurum (Chaihu)
The above twelve ingredients are cut into small pieces, boiled in one dou of water to obtain three sheng, and divided into three doses. The interval between doses should be equivalent to the time it takes a person to walk ten li. If there are hard, stone-like nodules, add Turtle shell (Biejia) 2 liang and Leptotaenia root (Fang Kui) 2 liang. If Qi rebellion is severe, add cut Mulberry bark (Sangpi) 2 sheng, Immature bitter orange (Zhishi) 2 liang, and Magnolia bark (Houpo) 2 liang. Adjust according to the patient's strength. After taking two doses, wait ten days, then take the previous Platycodon Qi-Dispersing Pills.

Formula for treating chronic Qi disease with regular attacks, severe colic in the heart and abdomen, sudden loss of Qi, solid abdomen, which doctors cannot cure and is also referred to as Gu poison:
Areca nut (Binglang) (large ones, 28 pieces) Prepared aconite (Fuzi) (one piece) Pinellia ternata (Banxia) (1 sheng) Bupleurum (Chaihu) (3 liang) Fresh ginger (Shengjiang) (8 liang) Tangerine peel (Jupi) Licorice root (Gancao) Cinnamon twig (Guixin) Angelica sinensis (Danggui) Immature bitter orange (Zhishi) (each 2 liang)
The above ten ingredients are cut into small pieces, boiled in one dou of water to obtain three sheng, and divided into three doses. Take one dose every five days, for a total of three doses, to permanently eradicate the root cause.