Qi-Guiding Pill，Formula by Qian Guanwen, cited in Volume 4 of *Bai Yi*.，Indicated for conditions where deficient yang rises upward, causing qi stagnation and discomfort; upper excess and lower deficiency; phlegm congestion in the diaphragm; dry throat and difficulty swallowing; coughing with epigastric fullness; shortness of breath with coarse breathing; distension of the abdomen and navel; a sense of fullness, oppression, and restlessness; mild thirst with a desire to drink; dizziness and blurred vision; lower back pain and weak legs; and fatigue in the limbs; as well as for cases of beriberi with upward-rising symptoms, epigastric fullness, and shortness of breath, where there is no cold deficiency in the lower jiao, and where treatment with tonic herbs has failed to resolve the condition.
Qi-Guiding Pill
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Formulas Name : Qi-Guiding Pill
Chinese Name : 导气丹
Drug Formulation
1 jin of tangerine peel (ground into a paste), 1 jin of fresh ginger (ground into a paste), 2 liang of wood fragrant, 4 liang of long pepper, 1 liang of pharbitis (ground into a powder).
Source
Formula by Qian Guanwen, cited in Volume 4 of *Bai Yi*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a fine powder; mix with wheat flour paste to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.
Benefits
Indicated for conditions where deficient yang rises upward, causing qi stagnation and discomfort; upper excess and lower deficiency; phlegm congestion in the diaphragm; dry throat and difficulty swallowing; coughing with epigastric fullness; shortness of breath with coarse breathing; distension of the abdomen and navel; a sense of fullness, oppression, and restlessness; mild thirst with a desire to drink; dizziness and blurred vision; lower back pain and weak legs; and fatigue in the limbs; as well as for cases of beriberi with upward-rising symptoms, epigastric fullness, and shortness of breath, where there is no cold deficiency in the lower jiao, and where treatment with tonic herbs has failed to resolve the condition.
Instructions for Use
Take 30 pills per dose, washed down with roasted radish soup after meals.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 20, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 20, 2026
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Qi-Guiding Pill,Indicated for conditions where deficient yang rises upward, causing qi stagnation and discomfort; upper excess and lower deficiency; phlegm congestion in the diaphragm; dry throat and difficulty swallowing; coughing with epigastric fullness; shortness of breath with coarse breathing; distension of the abdomen and navel; a sense of fullness, oppression, and restlessness; mild thirst with a desire to drink; dizziness and blurred vision; lower back pain and weak legs; and fatigue in the limbs; as well as for cases of beriberi with upward-rising symptoms, epigastric fullness, and shortness of breath, where there is no cold deficiency in the lower jiao, and where treatment with tonic herbs has failed to resolve the condition.