Seven Qi Pills，From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 10, citing *Xiaopin Fang*.，Diseases caused by the seven types of qi—cold, anger, joy, worry, resentment, sorrow, and heat—all give rise to masses that are as hard as a cup, located in the abdomen. They cause heart pain and restlessness, an inability to eat or drink, and symptoms that come and go intermittently. Each episode brings excruciating pain; when caused by cold qi, there is vomiting and distension beneath the heart;when caused by cold energy, vomiting occurs along with distension and fullness beneath the heart; when caused by heat energy, the patient experiences confusion and disorientation, as if constantly dizzy, and may suffer from seminal emission; when caused by anger, the patient cannot tolerate heat, the illness surges upward to the heart, causing shortness of breath so severe it feels as if one might die, and an inability to breathe; when caused by resentment, the mass accumulates beneath the heart, preventing the intake of food or drink; when caused by joy, the patient cannot walk briskly or stand for long periods;When affected by a feeling of sorrow, one must not engage in strenuous labor and cannot rest comfortably in bed; when affected by a feeling of rage, one experiences anger and forgetfulness, scattering belongings about and forgetting where they were placed, with swelling in the soles of the feet and hands and limbs that cannot be raised. It also treats postpartum conditions, early onset of symptoms, and residual disorders from stroke.
Seven Qi Pills
Formulas Name : Seven Qi Pills
Chinese Name : 七气丸
Drug Formulation
Rhubarb 10 fen (roasted), Ginseng 3 fen, Sichuan Pepper 2 fen (roasted), Pinellia 3 fen (roasted), Aconite 5 fen (roasted), Platycodon 3 fen, Asarum 3 fen, Cornus 3 fen (roasted), Dried Ginger 3 fen,3 fen of Acorus, 3 fen of Poria, 3 fen of Ligusticum, 3 fen of Aster, 3 fen of Licorice, 3 fen of Gypsum, 3 fen of Bupleurum, and 3 fen of Peach Kernel.
Source
From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 10, citing *Xiaopin Fang*.
Processing
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder, mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed.
Benefits
Diseases caused by the seven types of qi—cold, anger, joy, worry, resentment, sorrow, and heat—all give rise to masses that are as hard as a cup, located in the abdomen. They cause heart pain and restlessness, an inability to eat or drink, and symptoms that come and go intermittently. Each episode brings excruciating pain; when caused by cold qi, there is vomiting and distension beneath the heart;when caused by cold energy, vomiting occurs along with distension and fullness beneath the heart; when caused by heat energy, the patient experiences confusion and disorientation, as if constantly dizzy, and may suffer from seminal emission; when caused by anger, the patient cannot tolerate heat, the illness surges upward to the heart, causing shortness of breath so severe it feels as if one might die, and an inability to breathe; when caused by resentment, the mass accumulates beneath the heart, preventing the intake of food or drink; when caused by joy, the patient cannot walk briskly or stand for long periods;When affected by a feeling of sorrow, one must not engage in strenuous labor and cannot rest comfortably in bed; when affected by a feeling of rage, one experiences anger and forgetfulness, scattering belongings about and forgetting where they were placed, with swelling in the soles of the feet and hands and limbs that cannot be raised. It also treats postpartum conditions, early onset of symptoms, and residual disorders from stroke.
Instructions for Use
Take 3 pills each time, washed down with wine, three times a day. If no effect is felt, gradually increase the dose until a response is observed, up to a maximum of 10 pills.
Seven Qi Pills,Diseases caused by the seven types of qi—cold, anger, joy, worry, resentment, sorrow, and heat—all give rise to masses that are as hard as a cup, located in the abdomen. They cause heart pain and restlessness, an inability to eat or drink, and symptoms that come and go intermittently. Each episode brings excruciating pain; when caused by cold qi, there is vomiting and distension beneath the heart;when caused by cold energy, vomiting occurs along with distension and fullness beneath the heart; when caused by heat energy, the patient experiences confusion and disorientation, as if constantly dizzy, and may suffer from seminal emission; when caused by anger, the patient cannot tolerate heat, the illness surges upward to the heart, causing shortness of breath so severe it feels as if one might die, and an inability to breathe; when caused by resentment, the mass accumulates beneath the heart, preventing the intake of food or drink; when caused by joy, the patient cannot walk briskly or stand for long periods;When affected by a feeling of sorrow, one must not engage in strenuous labor and cannot rest comfortably in bed; when affected by a feeling of rage, one experiences anger and forgetfulness, scattering belongings about and forgetting where they were placed, with swelling in the soles of the feet and hands and limbs that cannot be raised. It also treats postpartum conditions, early onset of symptoms, and residual disorders from stroke.