肺主于气，肺为邪所乘，则上气。此为膈内有热，胃间有寒，寒从胃上乘于肺，与膈内
热相搏，故乍寒乍热而上气。上气动于胃，胃气逆，故呕吐也。
肺主于气，候身之皮毛。而气之行，循环脏腑，流通经络，若外为邪所乘，则肤腠闭密
，使气内壅，与津液相并，不得泄越，故上气而身肿也。
结气病者，忧思所生也。心有所存，神有所止，气留而不行，故结于内。其汤熨针石，
别有正方，补养宣导，今附于后。
《养生方》云∶哭泣悲来，新哭讫，不用即食，久成气病。
《养生方·导引法》云∶坐，伸腰，举左手，仰其掌，却右臂，覆右手，以鼻纳气，自
极七息。息间，稍顿右手。除两臂背痛、结气。
又云∶端坐，伸腰，举左手，仰掌，以右手承右胁，以鼻纳气，自极七息。除结气。
又云∶两手拓肘头，拄席，努肚上极势，待大闷始下，来去上下五七。去脊背体内疼、
骨节急强、肚肠宿气。行忌太饱，不得用肚编也。
夫脏气虚，则内生寒也。气常行腑脏，腑脏受寒冷，即气为寒冷所并，故为冷气。其状
或腹胀，或腹痛，甚则气逆上而面青、手足冷。
七气者，寒气、热气、怒气、恚气、忧气、喜气、愁气。凡七气积聚，牢大如杯若
，在心下、腹中，疾痛欲死，饮食不能，时来时去，每发欲死，如有祸状，此皆七气所
生。
寒气则呕吐、恶心；热气则说物不章，言而遑；怒气则上气不可忍，热痛上抢心，短气
欲死，不得气息也；恚气则积聚在心下，心满不得饮食；忧气则不可极作，暮卧不安席；喜
气即不可疾行，不能久立；愁气则喜忘，不识人语，置物四方，还取不得去处，若闻急，即
手足筋挛不举。
The Lung governs Qi. When the Lung is invaded by pathogenic factors, it results in ascending Qi (rebellious Qi flowing upward). This condition arises because there is heat within the diaphragm and cold in the stomach. The cold rises from the stomach to invade the Lung, where it contends with the heat in the diaphragm. Consequently, the patient experiences alternating chills and fever along with rebellious Qi. When this rebellious Qi agitates the Stomach, causing Stomach Qi to rebel upward, vomiting occurs.
The Lung governs Qi and manifests externally on the skin and hair (Hao Mao). Qi circulates among the Zang-Fu organs and flows through the meridians. If external pathogens invade, the pores and interstices become closed and tight, causing Qi to stagnate internally. This stagnant Qi combines with body fluids (Jin-Ye), preventing their outward excretion, which leads to ascending Qi and generalized edema.
The disease of Knotted Qi (Jie Qi) originates from worry and overthinking. When the mind holds onto specific thoughts and the Spirit remains fixed, Qi becomes retained and fails to circulate, thus knotting internally. For treating such conditions with decoctions, moxibustion/ironing therapy, acupuncture, and stone needles, there are separate specific formulas. Methods for nourishing and guiding Qi are appended below.
The *Yangsheng Fang* (Prescriptions for Nourishing Life) states: After weeping or feeling sorrowful, one should not eat immediately; doing so over a long period can lead to Qi disorders.
The *Yangsheng Fang · Daoyin Fa* (Guiding and Pulling Method) states: Sit upright, straighten the waist, raise the left hand with the palm facing up, extend the right arm backward with the right hand covering it, inhale through the nose, and continue for seven full breaths. During the intervals between breaths, slightly pause the movement of the right hand. This practice eliminates pain in both arms and back, as well as Knotted Qi.
It also states: Sit upright, straighten the waist, raise the left hand with the palm facing up, and use the right hand to support the right hypochondrium. Inhale through the nose for seven full breaths. This eliminates Knotted Qi.
Furthermore: Extend both elbows backward, prop oneself on the mat with hands, strain the abdomen upward to its maximum extent, and only lower when feeling extreme suffocation. Repeat this up-and-down motion five to seven times. This removes pain inside the spine and body, stiffness and rigidity of bone joints, and accumulated Qi in the intestines. One must avoid walking while overly full and must not press the abdomen against weaving materials.
When the Qi of the Zang organs is deficient, internal cold is generated internally. Qi normally circulates through the Zang-Fu organs. When the Zang-Fu organs are affected by cold, the Qi is constrained by the cold, resulting in what is termed Cold Qi. Its manifestations include abdominal distension or abdominal pain. In severe cases, Qi rebels upward, causing cyanosis of the face and coldness of the hands and feet.
The Seven Qi refer to Cold Qi, Heat Qi, Anger Qi, Resentment Qi (Hui Qi), Worry Qi, Joy Qi, and Sorrow Qi. When these seven types of Qi accumulate, they form firm masses the size of a cup located in the epigastrium or abdomen. The patient suffers from severe pain that feels life-threatening, inability to eat or drink, and symptoms that come and go. Each attack feels as if disaster is imminent. All these conditions arise from the Seven Qi.
Cold Qi causes vomiting and nausea; Heat Qi causes incoherent speech and anxious talking; Anger Qi causes unbearable rebellious Qi, hot pain rushing to the heart, shortness of breath nearly causing death, and difficulty breathing; Resentment Qi causes accumulation in the epigastrium, chest fullness, and inability to eat; Worry Qi prevents strenuous activity and causes restless sleep at night; Joy Qi prevents fast walking and standing for long periods; Sorrow Qi causes forgetfulness, failure to recognize spoken words, misplacing objects and being unable to find them, and upon hearing urgent news, causes spasms of the tendons in the hands and feet, rendering them immobile.