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The Dahuang Gancao Tang (Rhubarb and Licorice Decoction) from *Jin Gui Yao Lue* (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) is indicated for vomiting immediately after eating.
Ingredients: Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 4 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix, 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Decoct with 3 sheng of water until 1 sheng remains; divide into two doses and take warm.
Commentary: This prescription is cited under the category of Taiyin syndrome involving vomiting, belching, and hiccups.

According to *Bing Ji* (Pathogenesis), Jinghuang Tang (Schizonepeta and Rhubarb Decoction) is used for sudden vomiting caused by heat qi rushing upward in the Upper Jiao (Upper Burner), presenting with a floating and surging pulse.
Ingredients: Jingjie Sui (Schizonepetae Spica, 1 liang), Renshen (Ginseng Radix, 5 qian), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix, 2.5 qian), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, 3 qian).
Preparation and Administration: Coarsely crush the herbs, decoct as a single dose, strain, and mix with 2 qian of Binglang San (Areca Seed Powder). Take on an empty stomach.
Formula for Binglang San: Binglang (Arecae Semen, 2 qian), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 1.5 qian), Qingfen (Calamina, a small amount); can also be made into pills.
Commentary: This prescription involves herbs belonging to the Jueyin, Yangming, and Taiyang meridians.

According to *Fa Ming* (Elucidation), Renshen Lige Wan (Ginseng Diaphragm-Relieving Pill) is indicated for chest oppression, phlegm-cough, asthma, and distension; it regulates spleen and stomach stagnation and is considered a supreme remedy for Ge Qi (Diaphragmatic Qi Stagnation).
Ingredients: Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Binglang (Arecae Semen, 7.5 qian), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix), Huoxiang (Pogostemonis Herba, 1 liang), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix), Zhishi (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus, each 1 liang), Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, wine-soaked), Nongpo (Moutan Cortex? Note: Text says Nongpo, likely Houpo/Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, processed, 2 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder, add water dropwise to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take with warm water.
Commentary: This prescription involves herbs belonging to the Taiyin and Yangming meridians.

According to *Bing Ji* (Pathogenesis), Zichen Wan (Aquilaria and Purple Stone Pill) is indicated for vomiting food from the Middle Jiao, caused by the interaction of food retention and cold pathogen, resulting in vomiting accompanied by pain.
Ingredients: Banxia Qu (Pinelliae Fermentum), Daizheshi (Haematitum, each 5 qian), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum), Chenxiang (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum), Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, each 1 qian), Wumei Rou (Mume Semen Endocarpium), Dingxiang (Caryophylli Flos), Binglang (Arecae Semen, each 2 qian), Ju Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, 2 qian), Rouguo (Myristicae Semen), Badou Shuang (Crotonis Fructus Frost, each half qian, separately ground).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into powder, mix evenly with Badou Shuang, bind with vinegar paste to make pills the size of millet seeds. Take 50 pills after meals with Shishuang Tang (Persimmon Frost Decoction). Stop when vomiting ceases.
Commentary: This prescription involves herbs belonging to the Taiyin and Yangming meridians.

Nongpo Wan (Magnolia Bark Pill) primarily treats Fan Wei (Reversal Stomach/Inverted Stomach) with vomiting and regurgitation, dysphagia, sensation of qi rushing to the heart, and abdominal binding pain.
Ingredients: Nongpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, likely text error for Houpo), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma, 2.5 liang), Wuzhuyu (Evodiae Fructus, washed seven times with hot water), Ziwan (Adenophorae Radix), Changpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix), Jiegeng (Platycodonis Radix), Fuling (Poria), Zaojiao (Gleditsiae Spina, roasted), Gui (Cinnamomi Cortex, scraped), Ganjiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma, processed), Badou Shuang (Crotonis Fructus Frost, separately ground), Shujiao (Zanthoxyli Pericarpium, stir-fried to release moisture), Renshen (Ginseng Radix, each half liang), Chuan Wutou (Aconiti Radix Preparata, processed, peeled, core removed, 2.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Grind into fine powder, mix evenly with Badou Shuang, bind with refined honey to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 3 pills initially, gradually increasing the dose until bowel movement occurs. Take with Ginger Decoction. In spring and summer, add 2 liang of Huanglian; in autumn and winter, add 2 liang of Nongpo (Houpo).
Commentary: This prescription involves herbs belonging to the Taiyin, Yangming, and Jueyin meridians.