Library

The Qi of the Zang-Fu organs all ascends and pours into the Lung. The Lung governs Qi. If Yin and Yang are disharmonious, Lung Qi is deficient, and pathogenic factors attack, it leads to Lung distension and rebellious Qi.

For treating Shangqi (Rebellious Qi), with symptoms of throat obstruction, shortness of breath, inability to sleep or lie down, stiffness and pain in the back and waist, vexing pain in the four limbs, abdominal fullness, and inability to eat, use Heheli San Formula.
Heheli Pi (Chestnut Shell, 1 liang) Binglang (Areca Seed, 3 fen) Sanggen Baidi (Morus Root Bark, 1 liang, cut into pieces) Chifuling (Red Poria, 1 liang) Chenjupi (Aged Tangerine Peel, 3 fen, soaked in boiling water, white pith removed) Ziwan (Asterae Radix, 3 fen, washed)
Crush and sieve the above herbs into a powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1 da zhen (approx. 200ml) of water and 0.5 fen of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), decoct until 0.5 da zhen remains, remove dregs. Take warm at any time.

For treating Shangqi (Rebellious Qi), with symptoms of chest fullness and obstruction, and inability to breathe, use Zhishi San Formula.
Zhishi (Immature Bitter Orange, 0.5 liang, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow) Kua Donghua (Winter Flower, 3 fen) Chifuling (Red Poria, 3 fen) Gancao (Licorice Root, 0.5 liang, honey-fried until slightly red and cut into pieces) Xingren (Apricot Kernel, 1 liang, soaked in boiling water, skin and pointed ends removed, double-kernel, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow) Guixin (Cinnamon Twig, 0.5 liang)
Crush and sieve the above herbs into a powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1 da zhen of water, 0.5 fen of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), and 3 dates, decoct until 0.5 da zhen remains, remove dregs. Take warm at any time.

For treating Shangqi (Rebellious Qi) with panting and inability to sleep or lie down, it is suitable to take Wuweizi San Formula.
Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit, 3 fen) Chenjupi (Aged Tangerine Peel, 3 fen, soaked in boiling water, white pith removed, baked) Ziwan (Asterae Radix, 1 liang, washed, seedlings and soil removed) Beimu (Fritillaria Bulb, 3 fen, roasted until slightly yellow) Xingren (Apricot Kernel, 0.5 liang, soaked in boiling water, skin and pointed ends removed, double-kernel, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow) Gancao (Licorice Root, 0.5 liang, honey-fried until slightly red and cut into pieces)
Crush and sieve the above herbs into a powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1 da zhen of water and 0.5 fen of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), decoct until 0.5 da zhen remains, remove dregs. Take warm at any time.

For treating Shangqi (Rebellious Qi), with inability to sleep or lie down, needing to sit while holding onto objects, spitting blood, and inability to eat or drink, it is suitable to take Zisuzi San Formula.
Zisuzi (Perilla Seed, 1 liang, lightly stir-fried) Sanggen Baidi (Morus Root Bark, 1 liang, cut into pieces) Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, 3 fen, washed seven times in boiling water to remove slipperiness) Ziwan (Asterae Radix, 1 liang, washed, seedlings and soil removed) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, 0.5 liang, processed/cracked) Kua Donghua (Winter Flower, 0.5 liang)
Crush and sieve the above herbs into a powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1 da zhen of water and 0.5 fen of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), decoct until 0.5 da zhen remains, remove dregs. Take warm at any time.

For treating Shangqi (Rebellious Qi) with rapid panting, inability to sleep or lie down, and accumulated Qi in the abdomen and hypochondrium, use this formula.
Xingren (Apricot Kernel, 0.5 liang, soaked in boiling water, skin and pointed ends removed, double-kernel, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow) Chifuling (Red Poria, 1 liang) Muxiang (Costus Root, 1 liang) Biejia (Turtle Shell, 1 liang, coated with vinegar and fried until yellow)
Crush and sieve the above herbs into a powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1 zhong zhen (approx. 150ml) of water, 0.5 fen of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), and one large bundle of Dengxin (Juncus Medulla), decoct until 0.6 zhong zhen remains, remove dregs. Take warm at any time.

For treating Shangqi (Rebellious Qi), with inability to sleep or lie down and shortness of breath.
Chenjupi (Aged Tangerine Peel, 1 liang, soaked in boiling water, white pith removed, baked) Renshen (Ginseng Root, 1 liang, rhizome removed) Wuweizi (Schisandra Fruit, 1 liang) Zisu Jingye (Perilla Stem and Leaf, 1 liang)
Crush and sieve the above herbs into a powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1 da zhen of water, 3 dates, and 0.5 fen of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), decoct until 0.5 da zhen remains, remove dregs. Take warm.

For treating Shangqi (Rebellious Qi) with rapid panting, inability to sleep or lie down, coughing, and incessant salivation/phlegm.
Mahuang (Ephedra Herb, 1 liang, roots and joints removed) Xingren (Apricot Kernel, 1 liang, soaked in boiling water, skin and pointed ends removed, double-kernel, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow) Chifuling (Red Poria, 1 liang) Chenjupi (Aged Tangerine Peel, 3 fen, soaked in boiling water, white pith removed)
Crush and sieve the above herbs into a powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1 da zhen of water and 0.5 fen of Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger), decoct until 0.5 da zhen remains, remove dregs. Take warm at any time.

For treating Shangqi (Rebellious Qi) with chest fullness, inability to sleep day or night, and critical condition, use Zhongru Wan Formula.
Zhongru Fen (Stalactite Powder, 2 liang) Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, 1 liang, processed) Kua Donghua (Winter Flower, 0.5 liang) Xixin (Asarum Root, 0.5 liang) Sanggen Baidi (Morus Root Bark, 1 liang, cut into pieces) Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, 0.5 liang, washed seven times in boiling water to remove slipperiness) Ziwan (Asterae Radix, 1 liang, washed, seedlings and soil removed)
Pulverize the above herbs into fine powder. Mix with refined honey and pound for three to two hundred strokes. Form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 30 pills with millet gruel at any time.