治喜怒不节，忧思兼并，多生悲恐，或时振惊，致脏气不平，憎寒发热，心腹
冲两胁，上塞咽喉，吐咽不下，皆七情所生。
方见气门。
治因忧恚郁结，或作寒热，遂成膈气，不进饮食。
白豆蔻（去皮，一两） 青皮（去白） 缩砂（去皮） 丁香（各二两） 木香（一两
半） 甘草
姜制炒，各八两）
上为细末，每服二钱，不拘时用生姜盐汤调服。
治七情郁结，膈塞不通，及食冷物即发，其病紧痛欲吐，食饮不下，甚者手足
或上气喘急呕逆。
麦门冬（去心） 甘草（炙，各五两） 人参（四两） 川椒（炒，出汗） 远志（去
心，炒） 细辛（去苗） 桂心（各三两） 干姜（炮，一两） 附子（炮，一两）
上为细末，炼蜜丸，如梧桐子大，每服三五十丸，食前米汤下。夏加麦门冬甘草人参各
一两。一方以吴茱萸代桂，遇寒冷则心痛，咽中有物，吐不出咽不下，饮食减少，皆治之。
治五膈五噎，痞满呕吐，心腹刺痛，胁肋胀。
沉香 白豆蔻 荆三棱 蓬莪术 缩砂 荜澄茄 草果仁 益智仁 丁香 川白姜 人
参丁皮（各半两） 木香 白茯苓 香附（炒） 藿香叶 青皮 半夏曲 陈皮（各一两）
甘草（炒，一两一分）
上为粗末，每服三钱，水一盏半，生姜五片，枣二枚，煎至中盏，去滓，食前服。
Treats conditions caused by unregulated joy and anger, combined with worry and excessive thinking, leading to frequent sadness and fear, or occasional tremors and palpitations. This results in disharmony of the Zang-Fu Qi (vital energy of the internal organs), aversion to cold accompanied by fever, Qi rushing from the heart and abdomen to the hypochondrium, upward obstruction of the throat, difficulty swallowing, all of which are generated by the Seven Emotions (joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, fright).
See the Formula for Qi Gate section.
Treats Ge Qi (diaphragmatic qi stagnation) resulting from sorrow and resentment causing depression and stagnation, alternating chills and fever, leading to inability to eat.
Bai Dou Kou (Cardamomi Fructus Rotundus, peeled, 1 liang) Qing Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride, pith removed) Suo Sha (Amomi Fructus, peeled) Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos, each 2 liang) Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 1.5 liang) Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, processed with ginger juice and stir-fried, each 8 liang)
Grind the above into a fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose at any time, mixed with ginger and salt water.
Treats chest diaphragm blockage due to stagnation of the Seven Emotions, triggered immediately after consuming cold food. Symptoms include tight pain with urge to vomit, inability to swallow food and drink. Severe cases may present with cold extremities, rapid breathing, or vomiting and regurgitation.
Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix, core removed) Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, honey-fried, each 5 liang) Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix, 4 liang) Chuan Jiao (Sichuan Pepper Fruit, stir-fried until oil appears) Yuan Zhi (Polygalae Radix, core removed, stir-fried) Xi Xin (Asari Radix et Rhizoma, radix removed) Gui Xin (Cinnamomi Ramulus, each 3 liang) Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, processed, 1 liang) Fu Zi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata, processed, 1 liang)
Grind the above into a fine powder. Mix with refined honey to make pills the size of Sophora seeds. Take 30-50 pills per dose before meals, washed down with rice soup. In summer, add Mai Men Dong, Gan Cao, and Ren Shen, each 1 liang. Another prescription uses Wu Zhu Yu (Evodiae Fructus) instead of Gui Xin. It treats heart pain upon exposure to cold, sensation of a foreign body in the throat that cannot be spat out or swallowed, and reduced appetite.
Treats Five Diaphragms and Five Gags (Wu Ge Wu Ye), presenting with fullness, distension, vomiting, stabbing pain in the heart and abdomen, and distension of the hypochondrium and ribs.
Chen Xiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum) Bai Dou Kou (Cardamomi Fructus Rotundus) Jing San Leng (Curcumae Radix) Peng E Zhu (Curcumae Phaeocaulis Rhizoma) Suo Sha (Amomi Fructus) Bi Cheng Qie (Piperis Kadsurae Fructus) Cao Guo Ren (Tsaoko Fructus Semen) Yi Zhi Ren (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus) Ding Xiang (Caryophylli Flos) Chuan Bai Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens, sliced) Ren Shen Ding Pi (Ginseng Radix Bark, each 0.5 liang) Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix) Bai Fu Ling (Poria, white part) Xiang Fu (Cyperi Rhizoma, stir-fried) Huo Xiang Ye (Agastaches Herba) Qing Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) Ban Xia Qu (Pinelliae Tertiae Fermentum) Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, each 1 liang) Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, stir-fried, 1 liang 1 fen)
Grind the above into a coarse powder. Take 3 qian per dose with 1.5 cups of water, 5 slices of fresh ginger, and 2 dates. Decoct until 1 cup remains, strain, and take before meals.