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[Zhuangqiawei Wan (Colliding Qi Asafoetida Pill)]
Treats five types of Yie disease (dysphagia and regurgitation), nine kinds of heart pain, Pi masses (accumulated masses in the hypochondrium or abdomen), cold qi attacking with stabbing pain, as well as cold stagnation in the Spleen and Stomach, chest fullness and distension, vomiting of sour fluid, male Xiao Chang Qi (intestinal hernia), female Xue Qi (blood qi) disorders, Xue Ci (stabbing blood pain), and other diseases.
Herbs: Huixiang (Foeniculum Vulgare Fruit, stir-fried), Qingpi (Citrus Reticulata Pericarpium, white pith removed), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, stir-fried), Peng'Ezhu (Curcumae Longae Rhizoma, processed), Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Chenpi (Citrus Reticulata Pericarpium, white pith removed, each 1 liang), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, 0.5 liang), Dingxiangpi (Syzygii Aromatisati Flos Cortex, processed, 1 liang), Suosharen (Amomi Fructus), Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex, bark removed, each 0.5 liang). Shengjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, 4 liang, sliced, mixed with half [liang] of salt... [text appears incomplete here, implying processing]) are pounded into powder. Aswei (Asafoetida) paste is used to bind them into pills, sized like a cornelian cherry (Jitou). For every jin (approx. 500g) of pills, 7 qian of Zhusha (Cinnabar) is used as a coating. For male Qi pain, swallow one to two pills with stir-fried ginger-salt decoction. For female Xue Qi disorders, swallow with vinegar water. For daily maintenance, take one pill, chew thoroughly, and swallow with tea or wine as preferred.

[Chenxiang Jiangqi Tang (Aucklandiae Decoction for Descending Qi)]
Treats stagnation of Yin and Yang, failure of Qi to ascend and descend properly, oppression and blockage in the chest and diaphragm, abdominal distension and fullness, panting and shortness of breath, dry retching with irritability and fullness, cough without taste, lethargy, and reduced appetite. It also treats Wei Bi (stomach obstruction) with retained fluids, belching with an acidic smell and aversion to sour odors, support and knotting under the hypochondrium, constant feeling of oppression and stuffiness, as well as cough due to middle Jiao cold, empty ringing in both hypochondria, and pulling pain below the umbilicus; all these can be treated. For patients suffering from Hongjiao (Beriberi/Foot Distemper), where toxic vapors rise causing hardness and fullness of the heart and abdomen, and edema of the limbs, it is also effective. Daily consumption opens the stomach, resolves phlegm, dissipates stagnation, and stimulates appetite.
Herbs: Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma, stir-fried, hairs removed, 400 liang), Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum, 18.5 liang), Suosharen (Amomi Fructus, 48 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, [processing missing in text], 120 liang).
The above are ground into fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose, add a little salt, and brew with boiling water. Take on an empty stomach in the early morning amidst fog and dew to expel evil Qi and prevent malarial fevers and epidemics.

[Xiao Wuchen Tang (Minor Black and Dark Decoction)]
Regulates the Middle Jiao, promotes Qi movement and relieves chest distress, treating stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen.
Herbs: Wuyao (Linderae Radix, core removed, 10 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, stir-fried, 1 liang), Xiangfuzi (Cyperi Rhizoma, skin and hairs removed in a mortar, dried by roasting, 20 liang).
The above are ground into fine powder. Take 1 qian per dose, add a little salt, or no salt, and brew with boiling water. Take at any time.