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Answer: Xiongbi (Chest Bi Syndrome) is caused by cold pathogenic qi invading the zang-fu organs, with qi rushing upward to the heart. There is a sensation of fullness below the chest, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), and a numb, painful obstruction in the throat. Food and drink cannot go down. This is called Xiongbi. As the spleen and stomach gradually weaken, it can lead to death. If pregnant women suffer from this, it also damages the fetus.

Zhishi Lizhong Wan (Bitter Orange and Atractylodes Decoction Pills) treats severe Jiechest (Chest Binding Syndrome) where the epigastrium and diaphragm are elevated and tender to touch.
Ingredients: Poria (Fu Ling), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Ren Shen) (each 2 liang); Immature Bitter Orange Fructus (Zhi Shi) (16 slices); Dried Ginger Rhizoma (Gan Jiang) (prepared); Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Bai Zhu) (each 2 liang); Licorice Root Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao) (roasted, 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind the above ingredients into fine powder. Make honey pills the size of a chicken egg yolk. Take one pill per dose, dissolve in hot water, and swallow. Continue for two or three doses until the chest feels open and clear. If thirst is present, add Trichosanthes Root Radix Trichosanthis (Gua Lou Gen) 2 liang. If diarrhea is present, add Oyster Shell Concha Ostreae (Mu Li) 2 liang.

Jiegeng Zhike Tang (Platycodon and Bitter Orange Decoction) treats Piqi (Stagnant Qi) causing chest fullness nearing suffocation.
Ingredients: Bitter Orange Fructus (Zhi Ke), Platycodon Root Radix Platycodi (Jie Geng) (washed with boiling water to remove pith, each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Cut the herbs into pieces the size of hemp seeds. Divide into two doses. Add two cups of water, decoct to one cup, remove dregs, and take warm. No fixed time required.

Chenxiang Liqi Tang (Agarwood Regulating Qi Decoction) treats stagnant and discordant qi, causing empty fullness in the chest and diaphragm.
Ingredients: Clove Flos Dingxiang (Ding Xiang), Sandalwood Lignum Santali Albi (Tan Xiang), Costus Root Radix Aucklandiae (Mu Xiang) (each 0.5 liang); Patchouli Herba Huoxiang (Huo Xiang) (2 liang); Licorice Root Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao) (2 liang); Amomum Fruit Fructus Amomi (Sha Ren) (0.5 liang); White Cardamom Seed Semen Cardamomi Albii (Bai Dou Kou) (1 liang, kernel only); Agarwood Lignum Aquilariae Resinatum (Chen Xiang); Cinnamon Twig Ramulus Cinnamomi (Wu Yao); Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Ren Shen) (each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder. Take one qian per dose, add a pinch of salt (yi zi), and brew with boiling water. No fixed time required.

Tiaoqi Wan (Qi-Regulating Pills) treats unsmooth qi flow and congestion in the chest and diaphragm.
Ingredients: Green Tangerine Peel Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae Viride (Qing Pi) (stir-fried); Tangerine Peel Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (Chen Pi) (stir-fried); Costus Root Radix Aucklandiae (Mu Xiang) (each 1 liang, avoid fire).
Preparation and Administration: Chop the three herbs separately. Stir-fry with 4 liang of Semen Kochiae (Qian Niu) powder until the powder turns scorched yellow, then sieve out and discard the powder. Grind the remaining three herbs into fine powder. Make honey pills the size of Sophora Seeds Semen Sophorae Japonicae (Tong Zi). Take 50 pills per dose, with ginger tea on an empty stomach.

Answer: Wind refers to the air currents from the eight directions across the four seasons. Its nature is usually observed on the Winter Solstice. Wind coming from its proper direction nourishes all things; wind not coming from its proper direction is named Xuexie Zeifeng (Empty Evil and Robber Wind). When persons with weak constitutions are affected by it, disease arises according to their specific deficiencies. The Shu points of the five zang and six fu organs are all located on the back. Once the zang-fu are deficient, evil pathogens enter through the deficiency and cause damage, manifesting according to the affected organ. If the patient can speak, it is treatable; if they cannot speak, it is difficult to treat. If the Taiyang Meridian is injured and combined with cold-dampness, resulting in trismus (lockjaw) and rigidity of the back, it is named [Chi] (Spasm/Crisis). Therefore, when occurring during pregnancy, characterized by dizziness, fainting, loss of consciousness, followed by waking up after a moment, only to relapse, it is named Zixian (Eclampsia of Pregnancy), also known as Zimao (Pregnancy Dizziness/Fainting). Over time, it may transform into [other conditions]. Sudden fainting during pregnancy with eyes staring straight ahead and loss of recognition, waking up after a moment, then relapsing appearing unconscious, is named [Disease Name Missing], also called Zixian, also called Zimao. Use Gegen Tang (Kudzu Decoction) for treatment. If bamboo is nearby and readily available, prepare Zhuli Tang (Bamboo Sap Decoction) first. If bamboo is distant and not immediately available, prepare Gegen Tang first. These two substances are particularly effective in treating various [Chi/Spasms] and can absolutely revive the dying. For infants suddenly suffering from epilepsy or spasms, treating them with methods for golden wounds (trauma) is also effective. The method for making bamboo sap is as follows:
Take newly felled green Danzhu (Qingdanzhu), cut it, remove the nodes at both ends, slice it, and place it vertically on bricks so that both ends hang empty. Burn the center and both ends to extract the juice, collect it in a vessel, and administer orally.

Gegen Tang (Kudzu Decoction) treats eclampsia of pregnancy near term, caused by wind invasion, leading to sudden confusion, loss of consciousness, vomiting, restlessness, frequent waking, and relapse.
Ingredients: Fritillaria Bulb Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae (Beimu), Kudzu Root Radix Puerariae Lobatae (Gegen), Tree Peony Root Cortex Moutan Radicis (Mudan Pi) (remove heart), Penthorum Herb Herba Penthorii Chinensis (Fangji), Saposhnikovia Root Radix Saposhnikoviae (Fangfeng), Angelica Sinensis Root Radix Angelicae Sinensis (Danggui), Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome Rhizoma Chuanxiong (Xiong), Cinnamon Bark Cortex Cinnamomi Rougui) (take bark), Poria (Fuling), Alisma Rhizome Rhizoma Alismatis (Zexie), Licorice Root Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao) (roasted, each 2 liang), Achyranthes Root Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae (Duhuo), Gypsum Fibrosum Shigao, Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Renshen).
Preparation and Administration: Add six sheng of water to the above ingredients, decoct to obtain three sheng. Divide into three doses. Beimu facilitates easy childbirth. If not yet near term, replace Beimu with Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Shengma). Avoid consuming Seaweed (Haizao) and Brassica vegetables (Songcai).