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The Lung governs Qi and connects with respiration. The movement of Qi circulates between the exterior and interior, flowing into the meridians. If the Zang-Fu organs are weak, Wind-Cold pathogenic factors may combine and attack upwards against the Qi mechanism.

Mahuang San (Cinnamon Twig Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*]: Treats chronic upward rebellion of Qi, characterized by panting and urgency, restlessness in sitting or lying down.
Ingredients: Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, remove roots and nodes), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, scald in water to remove skin and tips, keep twin kernels, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow), Chifuling (Poria Cocos with Red Bark), Sangbaipí (Cortex Morii Radicis, chopped), Zisu Jingye (Stems and Leaves of Perilla Frutescens), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, decoct in water until 2/5 remains).

Tingli Wan (Descurainiae Semen Pill): Take Tinglizi (Semen Descurainiae seu Lepidii) six liang, roast until purple, pound into a paste. Form pills the size of wutong seeds. After each meal, take ten pills with jujube soup. Twice daily. Requires ten dried jujubes, split open.

Xingren San (Semen Armeniacae Amarum Powder) [from *Shenghui Fang*]: Treats chronic upward rebellion of Qi with phlegm stagnation in the chest causing oppression and inability to eat.
Ingredients: Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, scald to remove skin and tips, keep twin kernels, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba, remove roots and nodes), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri, one liang each, remove sprouts), Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae, two liang, stir-fry with bran until slightly yellow, remove... [text missing here] ... large cup, raw... [text missing here]).

Chifuling San (Poria Cocos with Red Bark Powder): Treats chronic upward rebellion of Qi, discomfort in the heart and diaphragm, complete loss of appetite, and incessant coughing.
Ingredients: Chifuling (Poria Cocos with Red Bark, one liang), Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi), Zisu Jingye (Stems and Leaves of Perilla Frutescens, two fen), Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, three fen, scald to remove white pith and bake), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, three fen, scald to remove skin... [text missing here]), Houpo (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis, three liang, remove... [text missing here]), Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae, half liang, wash in water... [text missing here]).

Xuanfuhua Wan (Inulae Flos Pill): Treats chronic upward rebellion of Qi with excessive phlegm and saliva, Qi obstruction, wheezing, and oppression.
Ingredients: Xuanfuhua (Flos Inulae, one liang), Zaojiao (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis, one liang, remove black skin, roast with raw lard until slightly yellow, remove seeds), Chuan Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, one and a half liang, chop and lightly roast), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, one and a half liang... [text missing here]), form pills the size of wutong seeds.

For chronic upward rebellion of Qi that does not cease, despite repeated treatments:
Ingredients: Zhu... [text missing here] (San Ju, cut), Zao (Jujubae Fructus, fifty pieces, cut), Tian Tingli (Semen Descurainiae seu Lepidii, one liang, roast over paper until purple). Soak the above herbs in five sheng of wine for three to five days. Each... [text missing here].

For upward rebellion lasting three to five years without cure:
Ingredients: Dazao (Jujubae Fructus), Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum, one hundred pieces each), Chi (Semen Sojae Preparatum, one hundred ten grains), Shujiao (Fructus Zanthoxyli, three hundred grains). First pound Xingren and Chi thoroughly, add Zao and Jiao, then... [text missing here].

For accumulated years of upward rebellion without cure, approaching death:
Ingredients: Langdangzi (Semen Hyoscyami, roast until color changes and use), Shu Yanggan (Sheep Liver, cooked, sliced thinly and dried). Equal parts of each, pound separately. Mix with divine vinegar from the seventh day of the seventh lunar month until well combined. At night do not... [text missing here]. If internal cooking of rice... [text missing here].

Xuanfuhua Wan (Inulae Flos Pill): For accumulated years of upward rebellion where medication has failed.
Ingredients: Xuanfuhua (Flos Inulae, remove roots, bake, one liang), Dahuang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, chop and roast, one and a half liang), Zaojiao (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis, roast, remove skin and seeds, one liang and one fen). Grind into fine powder. Use refined honey to form pills the size of wutong seeds.

Nongpu Wenfei San (Magnolia Bark Warming Lung Powder): Treats chronic upward rebellion of Qi with distension and fullness in the chest and hypochondrium.
Ingredients: Nongpu (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis, remove rough bark, soak in glutinous rice porridge overnight, stir-fry and bake dry), Tinglizi (Semen Descurainiae seu Lepidii, stir-fry until slightly scorched, grind to fine powder, one liang), Zaojiaozi (Semen Gleditsiae Sinensis, one sheng, not boiled or steamed... [text missing here]), twice... [text missing here], empty stomach... [text missing here], Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens)... [text missing here].

Treats chronic upward rebellion of Qi with frequent spitting of phlegm and saliva, inability to sleep or lie down.
Take one long stalk of Zaojiao (Fructus Gleditsiae Sinensis), remove black skin, coat with lard, roast until slightly yellow and scorched, remove seeds, and grind to powder. Use refined honey to form pills the size of wutong seeds. Take each dose after meals... [text truncated here]