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Anger causes Qi to rebel. In severe cases, it leads to vomiting blood. There are also cases where improper diet causes Qi to rebel upwards. Generally, when a person experiences rebellious Qi preventing them from lying down, and their breathing is silent, this indicates Stomach Qi rebelling. The Stomach meridian originates from the foot; if the channel Qi fails to circulate and the collateral vessels are obstructed, water fluids follow the pathways of body fluids and stagnate, leading to a dull pain in the back and abnormal pulse at the Cun position. This section treats conditions of deficiency-cold in the Zang-Fu organs, rebellious Qi attacking upwards, oppression and stuffiness in the chest and diaphragm, vomiting and reflux, distension and fullness in the abdomen and hypochondrium, shortness of breath, cold limbs, and difficulty in movement. It is suitable to take Heheli Powder (Heheli Li Pi San).

Heheli Li Pi (Cortex Terminaliae) (1 liang), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae) (0.5 liang), Chen Jupi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Aged) (1 liang, soaked in decoction, white pith removed, dried), Binglang (Arecae Semen) (0.5 liang), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) (0.5 liang, processed until cracked), Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Secati) (0.5 liang), Chi Fuling (Poria with Red Heart) (equal parts). The above herbs are coarsely pounded and sieved into a powder. Each dose consists of 5 qian, boiled with 1 zhong zhan of water, adding 0.5 fen of Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) and 3 dates, decocted until reduced to 6 fen, then filtered.

For treatment of excess Qi, with rebellious fullness in the chest, obstruction preventing eating, and shortness of breath, it is suitable to take Binglang Powder (Binglang San).

Binglang (Arecae Semen) (1 liang), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparata) (1 liang, washed seven times with hot water to remove slipperiness), Qing Jupi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride) (0.5 liang, soaked in decoction, white pith removed, dried), Qianhu (Radix Peucedani) (1 liang, radix stem removed), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (1 liang, honey-fried until slightly red, chopped). The above herbs are pounded and sieved into a powder. Each dose consists of 3 qian, boiled with 1 zhong zhan of water, adding 0.5 fen of Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens), decocted until reduced to 6 fen, then filtered. Take warm, at any time.

For treatment of rebellious Qi, with urgent fullness in the heart and abdomen, vomiting without ability to eat, and pain in the abdomen and hypochondrium, all caused by long-standing cold in the Zang-Fu organs or accumulation due to worry and anger, it is suitable to take Zhishi Powder (Zhishi San).

Zhishi (Fructus Aurantii Immaturus) (1 liang, bran-fried until slightly yellow), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparata) (1 liang, washed seven times with hot water to remove slipperiness), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi) (1 liang), Qing Jupi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride) (3 fen, soaked in decoction, white pith removed, dried), Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) (0.5 liang, honey-fried until slightly red, chopped). The above herbs are pounded and sieved into a powder. Each dose consists of 3 qian, boiled with 1 zhong zhan of water, adding 0.5 fen of Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens), decocted until reduced to 6 fen, then filtered. Take warm, at any time.

For treatment of Qi rushing upwards, with rebellious fullness in the chest, panting and shortness of breath, inability to lie down peacefully, cold Qi in the abdomen, and intestinal rumbling, it is suitable to take Banxia Powder (Banxia San).

Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparata) (2 liang, washed seven times with hot water to remove slipperiness), Wuzhuyu (Fructus Evodiae) (0.5 liang, soaked in hot water seven times, dried and lightly fried), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi) (1 liang), Renshen (Radix Ginseng) (1 liang, radix stem removed), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) (1 liang, bran-fried until slightly yellow). The above herbs are pounded and sieved into a powder. Each dose consists of 5 qian, boiled with 1 zhong zhan of water, adding 0.5 fen of Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens), decocted until reduced to 6 fen, then filtered. Take warm, at any time.

For treatment of rebellious Qi, with oppression and stuffiness in the chest, shortness of breath, internal deficiency-cold in the abdomen, vomiting after eating, emaciation, and insufficiency, it is suitable to take Heheli Pill (Heheli Wan).

Heheli Li Pi (Cortex Terminaliae) (1 liang), Chenxiang (Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum) (1 liang), Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata) (1 liang, processed until cracked, skin and navel removed), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi) (1 liang), Wuweizi (Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis) (1 liang), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) (1 liang, bran-fried until slightly yellow, pith removed). The above herbs are pounded into fine powder, mixed with refined honey to form pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take at any time, with warm wine, 30 pills per dose.

For treatment of rebellious Qi, with fullness and oppression in the chest, inability to breathe easily, deficiency-cold in the Zang-Fu organs, hard masses in the heart and abdomen, retention of phlegm-fluids, and indigestion of retained food, use Jiegeng Pill (Jiegeng Wan).

Jiegeng (Radix Platycodonis) (1 liang, radix stem removed), Hujiao (Piperis Longi Fructus) (3 fen), Bibo (Fructus Piperis Kadsurae), Qing Jupi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride) (0.5 liang, soaked in decoction, white pith removed, dried), Chuanjiao (Semen Zanthoxyli) (0.5 liang, eyes and closed-mouth ones removed, lightly fried to remove sweat), Baizhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) (3 fen, bran-fried until slightly yellow, pith removed), Wuzhuyu (Fructus Evodiae) (3 fen, soaked in hot water). The above herbs are pounded into fine powder, mixed with refined honey and pounded three or two hundred times, formed into pills the size of Sophora seeds. Each dose takes 20 pills with warm wine, three times a day.