course f - chapter 9 formulas for regulating the flow of qi

8/3/2019 Course F - Chapter 9 Formulas for Regulating the Flow of Qi

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Chapter 9 Formulas for Regulating the Flow of Qi

This group of formulas is mainly composed of herbs for regulating the flow of qi, having the effects of

promoting the circulation of qi, sending down its upward adverse flow. It can be used to treat the

stagnation and the reversed flow of qi.

This type of formulas is divided into two kinds: the formulas for promoting the circulation of qi and the

formulas for sending down the abnormally-ascending qi.

Section 1 Formulas for Promoting the Circulation of Qi

Qi-promoting formula with the effects of promoting the functional activities of qi is fit for the

treatment of disturbance of the visceral function.

Yueju wan ( Pill for Relieving stagnancy )

Ingredients

Nutgrass flatsedge rhizome, Rhizoma Cyperi

Chuanxiong rhizome, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong

Atractylodes rhizome, Rhizoma Atractylodis

Capejasmine fruit, Fuctus Gardenias

Medicated leaven, Massa Fementata Medicinalis

The dose of all the ingredients is equal in amount.

Administrations

Grind the above-mentioned ingredients into fine powder first, and then make pills with water. Take 6

to 9 grams each time. It can also be decocted in water for oral administration with the dosage

modified proportionally according to the original formula.

Functions

Promoting the circulation of qi to relieve the stagnation.

Indications

Syndrome of six kinds of stagnation marked by oppressed sensation and feeling of stuffiness in the

chest, epigastric distension and pain, gastric discomfort with acid regurgitation, indigestion,

eructation, vomiting and nausea, white and greasy fur of the tongue, taut pulse.

Gastrointestinal neurosis, astroduodenal ulcer, chronic gastritis, infectious hepatitis, cholecystitis,

cholelithiasis, intercostal neuralgia, dysmenorrhea and others marked by symptoms of six kinds of

stagnation can be treated by the modified formula.


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Modern Researches

Modern studies have proved that this formula has the effects of tranquilizing the mind, alleviating

pain, promoting digestion, and relieving spasm of uterine smooth muscle.

Cautions

This formula is indicated only for the stagnancy belong to excess syndromes.

Stagnancy associated with deficiency type should not be treated only with this formula.

Banxia Houpo Tang ( Decoction of Pinellia and Magnolia Bark )

Ingredients

Pinellia tuber, Rhizoma Finelliae 12g

Magnolia bark, Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis 9g

Poria, Poria 12g

Fresh ginger, Rhizoma Zingibera Recens 9gPerilla leaf, Folium Perillae 6g

Administrations

All the herbs listed above are to be decocted in water for oral administration.

Functions

Promoting the circulation of qi to alleviate mental depression, lowering the adverse flow of qi and

resolving phlegm.

Indications

Globus hystericus marked by a subjective sensation as if a plum pit is stuck in the throat which can

neither be thrown up nor swallowed down, or accompanied by fullness and distress in the chest and

hypochondrium, or cough or vomiting, white, moist or greasy fur of the tongue, and slippery or taut

pulse.

Pharyngoneurosis, pharyngitis, edema of plica vocalis, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, neurogenic

vomiting, gastirc neurosis and vomiting of pregnancy marked by stagnancy of phlegm and qi or

reversed flow of qi can be treated by the modified formula.

Modern researches

Modern researches have proved that the formula has the effects of expelling phlegm, arresting cough,

relieving spasm of smooth muscles of bronchus and regulating the function of autonomic nerve and

removing edema.

Cautions

The formula is mainly composed of herbs bitter and pungent in taste, warm and dry in nature, so it is


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only indicated for stagnation of phlegm and qi, partially for the phlegm-dampness. It is

contraindicated in patients with deficiency of yin-fluid or hyperactivity of pathogenic fire due to yin

deficiency.

Gualou Xiebai Baijiu Tang(Decoction of Trichosanthes and Macrostem with Liquor)

Ingredients

Trichosanthes fruit, Fructus Trichosanthis 12g

Macrostem onion, Bulbus Allii Macrostemi 9g

Liquor, proper amount (or 30 to 60 ml)

Administrations

All the above are to be decocted in water for oral administration.

Functions

Dispersing obstruction of chest yang, promoting the circulation of qi to expel phlegm.

Indications

Obstruction of qi in the chest marked by checking pain in the chest, even radiating to the back,

usually accompanied by dyspnea, cough, shortness of breath, white and greasy fur of the tongue, taut

and deep pulse or tense pulse.

Patients with angina pectoris of coronary heart disease, intercostal neuralgia, non-suppurative

costochondritis, chronic bronchitis marked by the syndrome of obstruction of qi in the chest can be

treated by the modified formula.

Modern researches

Modern researches have proved that the formula has the effects of dialing coronary, and relieving

inflammation and pain.

Cautions

1. The amount of liquor can be reduced at discretion in treating patients who are not good at drinking

it.

2. When the formula is used to treat angina pectoris due to blood stasis, herbs for activating blood

flow can be added to the formula, such as peach kernel, safflower, red sage root, Chinese angelica

root, chuanxiong rhizome, red peony and so on.


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Section 2 Formulas for Lowering the Adverse Flow of qi

This group of formulas is mainly composed of the herbs for lowering the adverse flow of the stomach-

qi to arrest vomiting, or the herbs for checking the upward adverse flow of the lung-qi to relieve

asthma. It has the effects of relieving asthma, preventing vomiting and relieving hiccup, and is fit for

treating syndrome of reversed flow of the lung-qi or stomach-qi.

Suzi Jiangqi Tang ( Decoction of Perilla for Descending qi )

Ingredient

Perilla fruit, Fructus Perillae 9g

Pinellia tuber, Rhizoma Pinelliae 9g

Magnolia bark, Cortex Magnoliae offcinalis 6g

Root of purple-flowered peucedanum, Radix Peucedani 6g

Bark of Chinese cassia tree, Cortex Cinnamomi 3gChinese angelica root, Radix Angelicae Sinensis 6g

Fresh ginger, Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens 3g

Perilla. leaf, Folium Perillae 2g

Licorice root, Radix Glycyrrhizae 6g

Chinese-dates, Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae 3 pcs.

Administrations


Functions

Lowering the abnormally ascending qi to relieve asthma and expelling phlegm to arrest cough.

Indications

Abundant expectoration due to excess in the upper part and deficiency in the lower part marked by

cough with dyspnea, shortness of breath, fullness sensation and choking sensation in the chest and

hypochondrium, chest pain, weakness of feet, fatigue of the limbs, white and smooth fur or white,

greasy fur of the tongue. Cough and asthma due to chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, pulmonary

emphysema and pulmonary heart disease marked by the symptoms of abundant expectoration due to

excess in the upper part and deficiency in the lower part in the body can be treated by the modified

formula.

Modern researches

Modern researches have proved that this formula has a stronger phlegm-expelling effect as well as

better cough-arresting and asthma-relieving effects. In addition, it can improve the pituitary-adrenal

function, promote blood circulation and strengthen the cold-resisting ability of the body.


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Cautions

The formula is mainly aimed at eliminating the pathogenic factor and treating the excess in the upper

and the ingredients in it tend to be warm and dry in nature, so it should not be used to treat cough

and asthma due to deficiency of both the lung and kidney or phlegm-dyspnea due to lung-heat .

Dingchuan Tang ( Asthma-relieving Decoction )

Ingredients

Ephedra, Herba Ephedrae 9g

Gingko-nut, semen Ginkgo 9g

Perilla fruit, Fructus Perillae 6g

Bitter apricot kernel, Semen Armeniacae Amarum 9g

Pinellia tuber, Rhizoma Finelliae 9g

Coltsfoot flower, Flos Farfarae 9g

Mulberry bark, Cortex Mori Radicis 9gBaikal Skullcap root, Radix Scutellariae 6g


Administrations


Functions

Facilitating the flow of the lung-qi and removing heat-phlegm to relieve asthma.

Indications

Accumulation of phlegm and heat in the lung with the attack of wind cold on the body surface marked

by cough, dyspnea, profuse yellowish and viscid sputa, or accompanied by aversion to cold, fever,

yellowish, greasy fur of the tongue, slippery rapid pulse.

Chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma marked by the above-mentioned symptoms can be treated by

the modified formula.

Modern researches

Modern researches have proved that the formula can achieve the effects of relieving spasm of

bronchial smooth muscle, expelling phlegm, and arresting cough, inducing sweet and allying fever.

Cautions

1. The formula is contraindicated in patients with recent attack of wind-cold on the body surface

without interior phlegm-heat marked by absence of sweating but asthma.

2. It is also contraindicated in patients with persistent asthma due to deficiency of qi marked by feeble

pulse.


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Xuanfu Daizhe Tang ( Decoction of Inula and Red Ochre )

Ingredients

Inula flower, Flos inulae 9g (Wrapped with a piece of cloth when the decoction is being made )

Red ochre, Ochra Haematitum 15g

Pinellia tuber, Rhizoma Pinelliae 9g

Fresh Ginger, Rhizome Zingiberis Recens 9g

Ginseng, Radix Ginseng 6g

Chinese-dates, Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae 4 pcs.

Preparcd licorice root, Radix Glycyrrhizae praeparata 6g

Administrations


Functions

Lowering the adverse flow of qi and resolving phlegm, invigorating qi and regulating the function of

the stomach,

Indications

Syndrome of the deficient stomach-qi with reversed flow of qi marked by epigastric fullness and

rigidity, frequent eructation, vomiting, salivation, white smooth fur of the tongue, taut and feeble

pulse.

Chronic gastritis, gastroptosis, gastric dilatation, and ulcerous pylorospasm or incomplete

pylorochesis, neurogenic hiccup or vomiting, miniere's disease and other marked by the symptoms of

deficient stomach-qi with reversed flow of qi can be treated by the modified formula.

Modern researches

Modern researches have proved that the formula can produce the effects or tranquilizing the mind,

relieving cough, expelling phlegm, arresting vomiting, relieving spasm of bronchial smooth muscle,

protecting gastric mucosa and promoting the reproduction of the red blood cells and hemoglobin.


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Jupi Zhuru Tang (Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Decoction )

Ingredients

Tangerine peel, Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae 9g

Bamboo shavings, Caulis Bambusae in Taenis 9g

Fresh ginger, Rhizoma Zingiseris Recens 9g

Ginseng, Radix Ginseng 3g


Chinese-dates, Fructus Zizipki Jujubae 5 pcs.

Administrations

All the herbs prescribed above are to be decocted in water for oral administration.

Functions

Lowering the adverse flow of qi to relieve vomiting, invigorating qi clearing away heat.

Indications

Reversed flow of qi due to weak stomach with heat marked by hiccup, vomiting, anorexia, reddish

tongue, and feeble and rapid pulse.

Vomiting of pregnancy, incomplete pylorochesis, gastritic vomiting neurogenic vomiting, ceaseless

hiccup after abdominal operation and others marked by the symptoms of reversed flow of qi due to

weak stomach with heat can be treated by the modified formula.

Modern Researches

Modern studies have proved that the formula can produce the effects of tranquilizing the mind,

relieving inflammation, preventing vomiting and relieving phrenospasm, etc.

Cautions

Hiccup due to heat of excess type or cold of Insufficiency type should not be treated with the formula.

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