论
《内经》曰∶百病皆生于气也，故怒则气上，喜则气缓，悲则气消，恐则气下，寒则气收，炅则气泄，惊则气乱，
劳则气耗，思则气结。夫人身之正气，与血为配，血行脉中，气行脉外，一呼脉行三寸，一吸脉行三寸，气血并行，周
流乎一身之中，灌溉乎百骸之内，循环无端，运气不悖，而为生生不息之妙用也。经曰∶一息不运则机缄穷，一毫不续
则穹壤判。若内无七情之所伤，外无六淫之所感，何气病之有哉。其不善摄生者，五志之火无时不起，五味之偏无日不
伤，是以酿成胶痰固积，留滞于六腑，郁火邪气，充塞乎三焦，使气血失其常候，腑脏不能传导，是故外邪得以乘虚而
凑袭矣。以致清阳不升，浊阴不降，而诸般气痛，朝辍暮作，而为胶固之疾，非良工妙手莫易治焉。若夫为胁痛，为心
腹痛，为周身刺痛，甚则为反胃，为膈噎等证，即此之由也。大抵男子属阳，得气易散，女人属阴，遇气多郁，是以男
子之气病者常少，女人之气病者常多。故治法曰妇人宜调其血以耗其气，男子宜调其气以养其血，此之谓也。学人宜致
思焉。
脉法
《脉经》曰∶脉滑者多血少气，涩者少血多气，大者血气俱多。脉来大而坚者血气俱实，小者血气俱少。脉来细而
微者血气俱虚。代者气衰。细者气少。浮而绝者气欲绝。弦大而滑中有短气。尺脉涩而坚，为血实气虚。尺脉细而微，
血气俱不足也。
刘立之曰∶下手脉沉，便知是气，沉极则伏，涩弱难愈。其或沉滑，气兼痰饮病也。
方法
丹溪曰∶周流乎一身以为生者，气也。苟内无所伤，外无所感，何气病之有。今冷气、滞气、逆气、上气，皆是肺
受火邪，气得炎上之化，有升无降，熏蒸清道，甚而转成剧病。局方例用辛香燥热之剂，以火济火，咎将谁归。又曰∶
气无补法，世俗之论也，以其为病痞满壅塞，似难于补。不思正气虚者，不能营运，邪滞着而不出，所以为病。经曰∶
壮者气行则愈，怯者着而为病。苟或气怯，不用补法，气何由行。又曰∶冷生气者，出于高阳生之谬言也。病患自觉冷
气从下而上者，非真冷也，盖上升之气，自肝而出，中挟相火，自下而上，其热为甚，火极似水，阳亢阴微。又曰∶凡
气有余便是火，是皆为治之正论也，可不究欤。
调气用木香。然木香味辛，气能上升，如气郁而不达，固宜用之；若阴火冲上而用之，则反助火邪而病甚矣，故当
用黄柏、知母，而少用木香佐之。
禀受素壮而气刺痛，当用枳壳、乌药。若因气不舒而刺痛，当用木香调达之。
若肥白人气刺痛者，宜与人参、白术，加枳壳、木香。
一方，解五脏结气，益少阴经血，用栀子炒令将黑为末，以生姜汁入汤同煎饮之，其效甚捷。
（以上丹溪方法凡五条）
清膈丸 治因湿热气滞。
黄芩 黄连（各五钱，炒） 香附（一两五钱） 苍术（二两）
上为细末，新取红熟栝蒌，去皮捣烂，和丸如绿豆大，每服三、五十丸，白汤下。
正气天香汤（河间） 治妇人一切诸气作痛，或上凑心胸，或攻筑胁肋，腹中结块，发渴刺痛，月水因之而不
调，或眩晕呕吐，往来寒热，无问胎前产后，一切气候普皆治之。
乌药（一钱五分） 香附（六钱） 陈皮 紫苏 干姜（各六分半）
上细切，作一服，水一盏半，煎至一盏，去渣稍热服。
木香槟榔丸（子和） 此药流湿润燥，推陈致新，滋阴抑阳，散郁破结，活血通经。治男子妇人呕吐酸水，痰
涎不利，头目昏眩，并一切酒毒食积，及米谷不化，或下痢脓血，大便秘塞，风壅积热，口苦烦渴，涕唾稠粘，膨胀气
满等证。
木香 槟榔 青皮（去穣） 陈皮（去白） 黄柏 莪术（煨） 枳壳（麸炒） 黄连（去毛） 大黄（酒拌，湿
纸包煨） 黑丑（取头末） 香附（各一两，童便浸） 当归（一两五钱）
上为细末，滴水为丸，如梧桐子大，每服五、七十丸，温水下，以利为度。
苏合香丸（局方） 大能顺气化痰，并治传尸骨蒸劳瘵，卒暴心痛，小儿惊搐，大人中风卒死等证。
沉香 麝香（另研） 诃子（煨去核） 木香 丁香 荜茇 安息香（另研为末，用无灰酒一升煮为膏） 白术 白
檀香（各一两） 薰陆香（另研） 苏合油（加入安息膏内） 龙脑（另研，各一两） 朱砂（另研飞，用为衣） 乌
犀角屑（各五钱） 香附子（另末，一两）
上为细末，研极匀，入安息膏及炼蜜和匀，丸如梧桐子大，空心温酒化下四丸，白汤亦可。
苏子降气汤（局方） 治气不升降，痰涎壅塞，气满气痛等证。
川归（去头，酒浸） 甘草（炙） 前胡（去芦） 浓朴（姜制，各五分） 肉桂（去粗皮） 陈皮（去白，各七
分半） 半夏（泡） 紫苏子（另研，各一钱）
上细切，作一服，加生姜三片，大枣一枚，水一盏半，煎至一盏，去渣不拘时服。
异香散（局方） 治胃气不和，饮食不化，腹胁膨胀，一切冷气结聚作痛等证。（方见胁痛门。）
沉香降气汤（局方） 治阴阳壅滞，气不升降，胸膈痞闷，噫醋吞酸。
沉香（四钱） 砂仁（五钱） 甘草（炙，一两二钱） 香附（童便浸一宿，四两）
上为细末，每服二钱，入盐少许，白汤调下。
复元通气散（局方） 治跌扑损伤，或负重挫闪，致气滞于血分作痛，并一切气不宣通，瘀血凝滞，周身走痛
等证。
舶上茴香（炒） 穿山甲（ 火煨） 木香（各一两半） 玄胡索（碎炒） 白丑（取头末） 甘草（炙） 陈皮
（去白各一两） 当归（一两五钱）
今加乳香 没药（各五钱）
上为细末，每服二钱，热酒调下，不饮酒人白汤下，病在上食后，病在下食前服。
木香流气饮 治诸气痞塞不通，胸膈膨胀，面目虚浮，四肢肿满，口苦咽干，大小便不利。
藿香叶 木香（不见火） 浓朴（姜制） 青皮（去白） 香附（去毛，童便浸） 麦门冬（去心） 白芷（各七
分半） 甘草（五分） 陈皮（去白，一钱） 大腹皮（酒洗净） 干木瓜 人参（去芦） 蓬莪术（煨） 丁香皮（不
见火） 半夏（汤泡，各二分） 赤茯苓（去皮） 石菖蒲（各三分） 草果仁（五分） 紫苏叶 槟榔 白术 肉桂 木
通（各六分） 沉香（七分半）
上细切，分作二服，每服加生姜三片，大枣一枚，水一盏半，煎至一盏，去渣服。
（丹溪活套）云∶苍天之气贵乎清净，若浩然充塞乎宇宙之间，以为生生不息之运用者，此一元之正气也。彼为云、
为雾、为风雹、为雷霆鼓舞于天地之间者，皆山泽湿热郁蒸之气也。在人者亦犹是焉，其清纯之元气，与血并行，循环
无端，未尝有盈亏也。彼冲出横行于脏腑之间，而为痛、为痞满、为积聚等证者，亦犹天地间云雷之鼓舞，因湿热郁蒸
而发者也。湿热郁蒸之久在天地，则为霖雨雹雪等物；在人身者，为积聚、为 癖、为痰气痞满之类。治之之法，在胸
臆之间而为痞满刺痛伏梁等证者，二陈汤加枳实、黄连、桔梗、栝蒌仁、木香之类。在下焦而为奔豚七疝等证者，本方
加桃仁、山楂、栀子、枳核、茴香、川楝、荔核之类。在两胁攻筑作痛者，本方加青皮、柴胡、芍药、草龙胆之类。在
中焦而为痞满胀急者，本方加木香、浓朴、槟榔、枳壳，或用平胃散以平其敦阜之气。惟妇人胎前产后一切气疾作楚者，
俱用四物汤为主治，加疏通行气之药。此治气之大法也，学人宜细详之。
论
《黄帝内经》说：各种疾病都产生于气的异常，所以愤怒会使气机上逆，喜悦会使气机舒缓，悲伤会使气机消减，恐惧会使气机下陷，寒冷会使气机收敛，炎热会使气机泄越，惊恐会使气机紊乱，劳倦会使气机耗损，思虑会使气机郁结。人体的正气，与血相互配合，血在脉管中运行，气在脉管外运行，一次呼气脉气运行三寸，一次吸气脉气运行三寸，气血并行，周身循环流动，灌溉全身骨骼关节，循环往复没有尽头，运气不违背规律，从而产生生生不息的奇妙作用。经书说：一息之气不运转，则生命机能穷尽；一丝之气不延续，则天地阴阳判分。如果内部没有七情（喜、怒、忧、思、悲、恐、惊）的伤害，外部没有六淫（风、寒、暑、湿、燥、火）的侵袭，怎么会有气病呢？那些不善于养生的人，五志之火无时无刻不起动，五味偏嗜无一天不损伤身体，因此酿成胶固的痰饮和积滞，留滞在六腑，郁结的火热邪气，充塞在三焦，使气血失去正常的状态，脏腑不能正常传导，所以外邪得以乘虚而入。导致清阳之气不能上升，浊阴之气不能下降，从而出现各种气痛，早晨停止傍晚又发作，成为顽固难治的疾病，不是医术高明的人难以治愈。至于出现胁痛、心腹痛、周身刺痛，甚至出现反胃、膈噎等证候，都是因为这个原因。大抵男子属阳，气容易散失；女子属阴，遇气多易郁结，所以男子的气病通常较少，女子的气病通常较多。因此治疗方法说：妇人适宜调血以耗气（注：此处原文逻辑似有矛盾或特定语境，通常妇人多血少气，宜调血理气，但依原文直译），男子适宜调气以养血，说的就是这个道理。学习中医的人应当深入思考。
脉法
《脉经》说：脉象滑利的，是多血少气；脉象涩的，是少血多气；脉象大的，是气血俱多。脉来大而坚硬的，是气血俱实；脉象小的，是气血俱少。脉来细而微弱的，是气血俱虚。脉象代（间歇）的，是气衰。脉象细的，是气少。脉浮而中断欲绝的，是气将绝。脉弦大而滑利中带有短气感的，提示气短。尺部脉涩而坚硬，是血实气虚。尺部脉细而微弱，是气血俱不足。
刘立之说：诊脉时若感到脉沉，就知道是气病，沉到极点则为伏脉，脉涩弱则难愈。如果是沉滑脉，则是气病兼有痰饮病。
方法
朱丹溪说：周流于全身维持生命的，就是气。如果内部没有受伤，外部没有受感，怎么会有气病呢？现在的冷气、滞气、逆气、上气，都是肺受到火邪的影响，气具有炎上的特性，只有升没有降，熏蒸清道，严重时会转变成重病。《局方》通常使用辛香燥热的药物，以火助火，过错归咎于谁呢？又说：气病没有补法，这是世俗的观点，因为气病表现为痞满壅塞，似乎难以用补法。但不想想，正气虚弱的人，不能营运气血，邪气滞留而不能排出，所以才生病。经书说：强壮的人气行则病愈，怯弱的人气滞着而为病。如果气怯弱，不用补法，气怎么能运行呢？又说：寒气生自下而上，是高阳生的谬论。病人自觉有冷气从下往上走，并不是真正的冷，这是因为上升的气发自肝经，中间夹杂相火，自下而上，其热非常厉害，火极似水，阳亢阴微。又说：凡是气有余便是火，这些都是治疗气病的正确论述，能不深入研究吗？
调理气机使用木香。然而木香味辛，气能上升，如果气郁结而不通达，固然适宜使用它；但如果阴火上冲而使用它，反而会助长火邪使病情加重，所以应当使用黄柏、知母，并少量使用木香作为佐药。
禀赋素来强壮且气机刺痛者，当使用枳壳、乌药。如果是因为气机不舒畅而刺痛，当使用木香来调达气机。
如果是肥胖面白之人出现气刺痛，适宜加入人参、白术，再加枳壳、木香。
一方剂，能解除五脏结气，补益少阴经血，用栀子炒至将黑研为末，用生姜汁入汤同煎服用，效果很快。
（以上丹溪的方法共五条）
以上研为细末，新取红熟栝蒌，去皮捣烂，和药丸如绿豆大小，每次服用三、五十丸，白开水送服。
正气天香汤（河间方） 治疗妇人一切气机作痛，或者气上冲心胸，或者攻窜胁肋，腹中有结块，发作时口渴刺痛，月经因此不调，或者眩晕呕吐，往来寒热，不问胎前产后，各种气候因素引起的病症普遍都能治疗。
乌药（一钱五分）、香附（六钱）、陈皮、紫苏、干姜（各六分半）
以上细切，作为一服药量，用水一盏半，煎至一盏，去渣稍热服用。
木香槟榔丸（子和方） 此药能流湿润燥，推陈致新，滋阴抑阳，散郁破结，活血通经。治疗男子妇人呕吐酸水，痰涎不利，头目昏眩，以及一切酒毒食积，还有米谷不化，或者下痢脓血，大便秘塞，风壅积热，口苦烦渴，涕唾稠粘，膨胀气满等证候。
木香、槟榔、青皮（去瓤）、陈皮（去白）、黄柏、莪术（煨制）、枳壳（麸炒）、黄连（去毛）、大黄（酒拌，湿纸包煨）、黑丑（取头末）、香附（各一两，童便浸）、当归（一两五钱）
以上研为细末，滴水为丸，如梧桐子大小，每次服用五、七十丸，温水送服，以大便通畅为度。
苏合香丸（局方） 大能顺气化痰，并治疗传尸骨蒸劳瘵，突然剧烈心痛，小儿惊搐，大人中风卒死等证候。
沉香、麝香（另研）、诃子（煨去核）、木香、丁香、荜茇、安息香（另研为末，用无灰酒一升煮为膏）、白术、白檀香（各一两）、薰陆香（另研）、苏合油（加入安息膏内）、龙脑（另研，各一两）、朱砂（另研飞，用作衣）、乌犀角屑（各五钱）、香附子（另研末，一两）
以上研为细末，研磨极均匀，加入安息膏及炼蜜调和均匀，丸如梧桐子大小，空腹时用温酒化开四丸服用，白开水也可以。
苏子降气汤（局方） 治疗气不升降，痰涎壅塞，气满气痛等证候。
川当归（去头，酒浸）、甘草（炙制）、前胡（去芦）、浓朴（姜制，各五分）、肉桂（去粗皮）、陈皮（去白，各七分半）、半夏（泡制）、紫苏子（另研，各一钱）
以上细切，作为一服药量，加生姜三片，大枣一枚，用水一盏半，煎至一盏，去渣不拘时候服用。
异香散（局方） 治疗胃气不和，饮食不化，腹胁膨胀，一切冷气结聚作痛等证候。（方剂见胁痛门。）
沉香降气汤（局方） 治疗阴阳壅滞，气不升降，胸膈痞闷，打嗝吞酸。
沉香（四钱）、砂仁（五钱）、甘草（炙制，一两二钱）、香附（童便浸一夜，四两）
以上研为细末，每次服用二钱，加入少许盐，白开水调服。
复元通气散（局方） 治疗跌扑损伤，或者负重挫闪，导致气滞于血分作痛，以及一切气机不宣通，瘀血凝滞，周身游走疼痛等证候。
舶上茴香（炒制）、穿山甲（火煨）、木香（各一两半）、玄胡索（碎炒）、白丑（取头末）、甘草（炙制）、陈皮（去白各一两）、当归（一两五钱）
以上研为细末，每次服用二钱，热酒调服，不饮酒的人用白开水送服，病在上部饭后服，病在下部饭前服。
木香流气饮 治疗诸气痞塞不通，胸膈膨胀，面目虚浮，四肢肿满，口苦咽干，大小便不利。
藿香叶、木香（不见火）、浓朴（姜制）、青皮（去白）、香附（去毛，童便浸）、麦门冬（去心）、白芷（各七分半）、甘草（五分）、陈皮（去白，一钱）、大腹皮（酒洗净）、干木瓜、人参（去芦）、蓬莪术（煨）、丁香皮（不见火）、半夏（汤泡，各二分）、赤茯苓（去皮）、石菖蒲（各三分）、草果仁（五分）、紫苏叶、槟榔、白术、肉桂、木通（各六分）、沉香（七分半）
以上细切，分作两服药量，每服药量加生姜三片，大枣一枚，用水一盏半，煎至一盏，去渣服用。
（丹溪活套）说：苍天的气贵在清净，如果浩然充塞于宇宙之间，作为生生不息运用的，这是一元的正气。那些成为云、雾、风雹、雷霆在天地间鼓舞的，都是山泽湿热郁蒸之气。在人身上也是这样，清纯的元气，与血并行，循环往复，未曾有盈亏变化。那些冲出横行于脏腑之间，表现为痛、痞满、积聚等证候的，也如同天地间云雷的鼓舞，是因湿热郁蒸而发的。湿热郁蒸久了在天地，就形成霖雨雹雪等物；在人身，就形成积聚、癖块、痰气痞满之类。治疗的方法，在胸臆之间表现为痞满刺痛伏梁等证候的，用二陈汤加枳实、黄连、桔梗、栝蒌仁、木香之类。在下焦表现为奔豚七疝等证候的，本方加桃仁、山楂、栀子、枳核、茴香、川楝、荔核之类。在两胁攻窜作痛的，本方加青皮、柴胡、芍药、草龙胆之类。在中焦表现为痞满胀急的，本方加木香、浓朴、槟榔、枳壳，或者用平胃散来平抑其敦厚高阜之气。只有妇人胎前产后一切气疾作痛者，都用四物汤为主治，加上疏通行气的药物。这是治疗气病的大法，学习的人应当仔细详察。
Treatise
The *Huangdi Neijing* (Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon) states: "All diseases arise from Qi." Therefore, anger causes Qi to ascend, joy causes Qi to slacken, grief causes Qi to dissipate, fear causes Qi to descend, cold causes Qi to contract, heat causes Qi to leak, shock causes Qi to become disordered, overexertion causes Qi to be depleted, and contemplation causes Qi to knot. The body's healthy Qi is paired with Blood; Blood circulates within the vessels, while Qi circulates outside the vessels. With each exhalation, the pulse moves three cun; with each inhalation, the pulse moves three cun. Qi and Blood move together, circulating throughout the body, irrigating the bones and joints, cycling endlessly without deviation, thereby producing the miraculous function of continuous life generation. The classics say: "If Qi does not move for one breath, the mechanism of life is exhausted; if it does not continue for even a hair's breadth, heaven and earth are separated." If there is no internal injury from the Seven Emotions (joy, anger, worry, thought, grief, fear, fright) and no external invasion by the Six Evils (wind, cold, summer-heat, dampness, dryness, fire), how could there be Qi disorders? Those who do not know how to preserve their health have the fires of the Five Wills arising at all times, and the biases of the Five Flavors injuring the body every day. Thus, they brew sticky phlegm and solid accumulations, which stagnate in the Six Fu organs. Depressed fire and pathogenic Qi fill the Sanjiao (Triple Burner), causing Qi and Blood to lose their normal state, and the Zang-Fu organs to fail in their conducting functions. Consequently, external pathogens take advantage of the deficiency to invade. This leads to clear Yang failing to ascend and turbid Yin failing to descend, resulting in various types of Qi pain that cease in the morning and recur in the evening, becoming stubborn and difficult-to-treat ailments that only skilled physicians can cure. Such conditions manifest as hypochondriac pain, heart and abdominal pain, stabbing pain throughout the body, and even regurgitation or dysphagia (obstruction of the esophagus). These all stem from this cause. Generally speaking, men belong to Yang, and their Qi is easily scattered; women belong to Yin, and their Qi is prone to depression. Therefore, Qi disorders are less common in men and more common in women. Thus, the treatment principle states: for women, it is appropriate to regulate Blood to consume/regulate Qi; for men, it is appropriate to regulate Qi to nourish Blood. This is what is meant. Students should ponder this deeply.
Pulse Diagnosis
The *Mai Jing* (Classic of Pulse Diagnosis) states: A slippery pulse indicates abundant Blood and deficient Qi; a choppy pulse indicates deficient Blood and abundant Qi; a large pulse indicates abundant Qi and Blood. A pulse that is large and firm indicates excess in both Qi and Blood; a small pulse indicates deficiency in both Qi and Blood. A fine and faint pulse indicates deficiency in both Qi and Blood. An intermittent pulse (Dai pulse) indicates declining Qi. A fine pulse indicates deficient Qi. A floating pulse that cuts off suggests impending collapse of Qi. A wiry, large, and slippery pulse accompanied by shortness of breath indicates Qi deficiency. A choppy and firm pulse at the Chi position (cun-guan-chi) indicates Blood excess and Qi deficiency. A fine and faint pulse at the Chi position indicates insufficiency in both Qi and Blood.
Liu Lizhi said: If the pulse feels deep upon palpation, it indicates a Qi disorder; if it is extremely deep (hidden/fu pulse) and choppy/weak, it is difficult to cure. If it is deep and slippery, it indicates a Qi disorder complicated by Phlegm-Fluids.
Methods
Zhu Danxi said: That which circulates throughout the body to sustain life is Qi. If there is no internal injury and no external invasion, how could there be Qi disorders? Current conditions such as Cold Qi, Stagnant Qi, Rebellious Qi, and Ascending Qi are all caused by the Lung being affected by Fire Pathogens. Since Qi has the nature of ascending due to fire, it rises but does not descend, steaming the clear passages, and severely transforming into critical illness. The *Ju Fang* (Formulary of the Bureau) typically uses acrid, aromatic, drying, and hot agents, adding fire to fire. Who bears the blame? He also said: "There is no tonification method for Qi disorders" is a secular view. Because Qi disorders present as fullness and obstruction, they seem difficult to treat with tonification. However, consider that when Healthy Qi is deficient, it cannot circulate, allowing pathogenic stagnation to adhere and remain, thus causing disease. The classics say: "The strong recover as Qi moves; the weak develop disease as Qi stagnates." If Qi is weak, without tonification, how can Qi move? He also said: The idea that "Cold generates Qi" is a fallacy attributed to Gao Yangsheng. When patients feel cold Qi rising from below upwards, it is not true cold. Rather, the ascending Qi originates from the Liver channel, carrying Ministerial Fire upward. The heat is intense; extreme fire resembles water, indicating Hyperactive Yang and Deficient Yin. He also said: "Whenever there is excess Qi, there is Fire." These are all correct theories for treating Qi disorders; must one not investigate them?
To regulate Qi, use Muxiang (Costus Root). However, Muxiang is acrid and its Qi ascends. If Qi is depressed and not unblocked, it is indeed suitable to use it; but if Yin Fire is rushing upward, using it will instead assist the Fire Pathogen and worsen the disease. Therefore, one should use Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark) and Zhimu (Anemarrhena Rhizome), using Muxiang sparingly as an assistant.
For those with robust constitutions experiencing stabbing pain due to Qi, use Zhike (Aurantium Fruit) and Wuyao (Lindera Root). If the stabbing pain is due to constrained Qi, use Muxiang to smooth and unblock it.
For obese, pale individuals experiencing Qi-related stabbing pain, add Renshen (Ginseng Root) and Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome), along with Zhike and Muxiang.
One formula resolves the knotted Qi of the Five Zang organs and benefits the blood of the Shaoyin channel. Use Zhizi (Gardenia Fruit) stir-fried until nearly black, ground into powder, decocted with fresh ginger juice in water, and drunk. The effect is very rapid.
(Above are five methods from Danxi.)
Qingge Wan (Clear Diaphragm Pill) treats conditions caused by Damp-Heat and Qi Stagnation.
Huangqin (Scutellaria Root), Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome) (each 5 qian, stir-fried); Xiangfu (Cyperus Rhizome) (1 liang 5 qian); Cangzhu (Atractylodes Lancea Rhizome) (2 liang).
Grind into fine powder. Take fresh ripe Gualou (Trichosanthes Fruit), remove the skin, pound into a paste, and mix with the powder to form pills the size of mung beans. Take 30–50 pills per dose, washed down with warm water.
Zhengqi Tianxiang Tang (Upright Qi Heavenly Fragrance Decoction) (Hejian Formula) treats all types of Qi-induced pain in women, whether Qi rushes to the chest and heart, attacks the hypochondrium, forms masses in the abdomen, causes thirst and stabbing pain, irregular menstruation, dizziness, vomiting, alternating chills and fever, regardless of pre- or postpartum status, treating all climate-related disorders universally.
Wuyao (Lindera Root) (1 qian 5 fen); Xiangfu (Cyperus Rhizome) (6 qian); Chenpi (Citrus Peel); Zisu (Perilla Leaf); Ganjiang (Dried Ginger) (each 6 fen 5 li).
Cut finely, prepare as one dose. Add 1.5 cups of water, decoct to 1 cup, remove dregs, and drink slightly warm.
Muxiang Binglang Wan (Costus and Areca Nut Pill) (Zihe Formula) promotes fluid circulation, moistens dryness, eliminates the old and generates the new, nourishes Yin and suppresses Yang, disperses depression and breaks knots, invigorates Blood and unblocks meridians. It treats vomiting of sour fluid, difficulty expectorating phlegm-saliva, dizziness of head and eyes in men and women, as well as all alcohol toxicity and food accumulation, undigested rice and grain, dysentery with pus and blood, constipation, wind-stagnation with accumulated heat, bitter taste, irritability and thirst, thick sticky sputum, distension, and Qi fullness.
Muxiang (Costus Root); Binglang (Areca Seed); Qingpi (Green Citrus Peel) (remove pith); Chenpi (Citrus Peel) (remove white pith); Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark); Ezhu (Curcuma Rhizome) (roasted); Zhike (Aurantium Fruit) (bran-fried); Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome) (remove hairs); Dahuang (Rhubarb Root) (mixed with wine, wrapped in wet paper and roasted); Heiqiu (Black Morning Glory Seed) (take the finest powder); Xiangfu (Cyperus Rhizome) (each 1 liang, soaked in child's urine); Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root) (1 liang 5 qian).
Grind into fine powder, add drops of water to form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 50–70 pills per dose, washed down with warm water. Stop when bowel movement becomes loose/clear.
Suhe Xiang Wan (Styrax Pill) (Bureau Formula) greatly promotes Qi regulation and Phlegm resolution. It also treats transmission corpse bone-stealing consumption tuberculosis, sudden severe heart pain, pediatric convulsions, and adult stroke with sudden death.
Chenxiang (Aquilaria Wood); Shexiang (Musk) (grind separately); Hezi (Chebula Fruit) (roast, remove seed); Muxiang (Costus Root); Dingxiang (Clove); Bibo (Long Pepper Fruit); Anshixiang (Styrax Resin) (grind into powder separately, boil with 1 sheng of pure wine to make a paste); Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome); Baitanxiang (Sandalwood) (each 1 liang); Xunluxiang (Frankincense) (grind separately); Suheyous (Styrax Oil) (add to Anshi paste); Longnao (Borneol) (grind separately, each 1 liang); Zhusha (Cinnabar) (grind and wash separately, use as coating); Wuxijiaoxie (Rhinoceros Horn Shavings) (each 5 qian); Xiangfuzi (Cyperus Fruit) (grind into powder separately, 1 liang).
Grind into fine powder, mix thoroughly. Add Anshi paste and refined honey, mix evenly, and form pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 4 pills dissolved in warm wine on an empty stomach; warm water is also acceptable.
Suzi Jiangqi Tang (Perilla Seed Descending Qi Decoction) (Bureau Formula) treats failure of Qi to ascend and descend, Phlegm-Saliva obstruction, Qi fullness, and Qi pain.
Chuangui (Sichuan Angelica Root) (remove head, soak in wine); Gancao (Licorice Root) (roasted); Qianhu (Peucedanum Root); Nongpo (Magnolia Bark) (ginger-processed, each 5 fen); Rougui (Cinnamon Bark) (remove rough bark); Chenpi (Citrus Peel) (remove white pith, each 7 fen 5 li); Banxia (Pinellia Tuber) (soaked); Zisuzi (Perilla Seed) (grind separately, each 1 qian).
Cut finely, prepare as one dose. Add 3 slices of fresh ginger and 1 jujube. Add 1.5 cups of water, decoct to 1 cup, remove dregs, and take at any time.
Yixiang San (Rare Fragrance Powder) (Bureau Formula) treats Stomach Qi disharmony, indigestion, abdominal and hypochondriac distension, and pain caused by the aggregation of all Cold Qi. (Formula see Hypochondriac Pain section.)
Chenxiang Jiangqi Tang (Aquilaria Descending Qi Decoction) (Bureau Formula) treats Yin-Yang stagnation, failure of Qi to ascend and descend, chest and diaphragm oppression, belching, and acid regurgitation.
Chenxiang (Aquilaria Wood) (4 qian); Sharen (Amomum Fruit) (5 qian); Gancao (Licorice Root) (roasted, 1 liang 2 qian); Xiangfu (Cyperus Rhizome) (soaked in child's urine overnight, 4 liang).
Grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, add a little salt, and mix with warm water.
Fuyuan Tongqi San (Restoring Origin Unblocking Qi Powder) (Bureau Formula) treats trauma from falls and blows, or strain from heavy lifting, causing Qi stagnation in the Blood level leading to pain, as well as all conditions of unventilated Qi, coagulated Blood stasis, and wandering pain throughout the body.
Bo Shang Huixiang (Imported Fennel Seed) (stir-fried); Chuanshanjia (Pangolin Scales) (fire-roasted); Muxiang (Costus Root) (each 1 liang 5 qian); Yanshusuo (Corydalis Rhizome) (crushed and stir-fried); Baiqiu (White Morning Glory Seed) (take the finest powder); Gancao (Licorice Root) (roasted); Chenpi (Citrus Peel) (remove white pith, each 1 liang); Danggui (Angelica Sinensis Root) (1 liang 5 qian).
Now add Rushi (Olibanum/Frankincense) and Moyao (Myrrh) (each 5 qian).
Grind into fine powder. Take 2 qian per dose, mixed with hot wine. For those who do not drink alcohol, use warm water. Take after meals for upper body diseases, before meals for lower body diseases.
Muxiang Liuqi Yin (Costus Flowing Qi Decoction) treats all Qi blockages and obstruction, chest and diaphragm distension, facial puffiness, limb swelling, bitter taste, dry throat, and difficulty urinating or defecating.
Huoxiangye (Patchouli Leaf); Muxiang (Costus Root) (do not burn); Nongpo (Magnolia Bark) (ginger-processed); Qingpi (Green Citrus Peel) (remove white pith); Xiangfu (Cyperus Rhizome) (remove hairs, soak in child's urine); Maidong (Ophiopogon Tuber) (remove heart); Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica Root) (each 7 fen 5 li); Gancao (Licorice Root) (5 fen); Chenpi (Citrus Peel) (remove white pith, 1 qian); Dafupi (Areca Pericarp) (wash with wine); Gan Mugua (Dried Quince); Renshen (Ginseng Root) (remove rhizome); Peng Ezhu (Curcuma Rhizome) (roasted); Dingxiangpi (Clove Skin) (do not burn); Banxia (Pinellia Tuber) (soak in boiling water, each 2 fen); Chifuling (Red Poria) (remove skin); Shichangpu (Acorus Rhizome) (each 3 fen); Caoguoren (Cardamom Seed) (5 fen); Zisuye (Perilla Leaf); Binglang (Areca Seed); Baizhu (Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome); Rougui (Cinnamon Bark); Mutong (Akebia Stem) (each 6 fen); Chenxiang (Aquilaria Wood) (7 fen 5 li).
Cut finely, divide into two doses. Each dose adds 3 slices of fresh ginger and 1 jujube. Add 1.5 cups of water, decoct to 1 cup, remove dregs, and take.
(Danxi Huotao) says: The Qi of Heaven values purity and clarity. If it fills the universe majestically, serving as the operation of continuous life generation, this is the Primary Healthy Qi. What becomes clouds, fog, wind, hail, thunder, and lightning, stirring between heaven and earth, are all the Qi of mountain and marsh damp-heat depressing and steaming. In humans, it is the same. The pure original Qi runs parallel with Blood, cycling endlessly, never having surplus or deficit. What rushes and moves horizontally between the Zang-Fu organs, manifesting as pain, fullness, and accumulations, is also like the stirring of clouds and thunder between heaven and earth, triggered by long-term damp-heat depression and steaming. In heaven and earth, long-term damp-heat steaming forms rain, hail, and snow; in the human body, it forms accumulations, masses, Phlegm-Qi, and fullness. The method of treatment: For conditions in the chest and epigastrium presenting as fullness, stabbing pain, and Fuliang (subdiaphragmatic mass), use Erchen Tang (Two-Cured Decoction) plus Zhishi (Immature Aurantium Fruit), Huanglian (Coptis Rhizome), Jiegeng (Platycodon Root), Gualouren (Trichosanthes Seed), and Muxiang (Costus Root). For conditions in the Lower Jiao presenting as Ben Tun (running piglet) and Seven Hernias, add Taoren (Peach Seed), Shanzha (Hawthorn Fruit), Zhizi (Gardenia Fruit), Zhike (Aurantium Fruit), Huixiang (Fennel Seed), Chuanlian (Sichuan Chinaberry Fruit), and Lihe (Lychee Seed) to the base formula. For pain attacking the hypochondrium, add Qingpi (Green Citrus Peel), Chaihu (Bupleurum Root), Shaoyao (Peony Root), and Cao Longdan (Gentiana Scabra Root) to the base formula. For fullness and urgency in the Middle Jiao, add Muxiang (Costus Root), Nongpo (Magnolia Bark), Binglang (Areca Seed), and Zhike (Aurantium Fruit) to the base formula, or use Pingwei San (Level the Abdomen Powder) to calm its excessive Qi. Only for all Qi disorders causing pain in women during pregnancy and postpartum, use Siwu Tang (Four Substance Decoction) as the main treatment, adding herbs to vent and move Qi. This is the general method for treating Qi disorders; students should examine it carefully.