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For Dispersing Qi,For stabbing pain in the heart and stomach, radiating to the chest and flanks, with internal excess heat and a rapid, forceful pulse.

Formulas Name : For Dispersing Qi

Chinese Name : 宜气散

Drug Formulation

Gardenia seeds (stir-fried with salt and wine), talc, rhubarb, and wood fragrant.

Source

*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 10.

Benefits

For stabbing pain in the heart and stomach, radiating to the chest and flanks, with internal excess heat and a rapid, forceful pulse.

Instructions for Use

First, decoct the Gardenia seeds with fresh ginger to make a decoction; then grind the remaining herbs into a fine powder and mix them into the decoction. Take while warm. This will induce vomiting of phlegm if the condition is upper-body in nature, or diarrhea if lower-body in nature, and the pain will cease immediately. Externally, roast radish seeds, wrap them in silk, and frequently apply them as a hot compress to the painful area.

For Dispersing Qi,*Gujin Yijian* (A Mirror of Medicine Through the Ages), Volume 10.,For stabbing pain in the heart and stomach, radiating to the chest and flanks, with internal excess heat and a rapid, forceful pulse.

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