bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage After grinding the four flavors into a thick paste with water, take the juice either infused or decocted with water. Decoct with water twice to make two doses, and take two doses per day.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Moving qi and downbearing counterflow, soothing the chest to dissipate bind.
bubble_chart Indications
Primarily used for emotional distress, chronic cholecystitis, chronic gastritis; presenting with qi counterflow, wheezing, chest and diaphragm discomfort, restlessness, and loss of appetite.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
The syndrome treated by this formula, abnormal rising of qi and rapid breathing, is caused by damage from the seven emotions, liver qi depression, and transverse rebellion invading the lungs. In the formula, Lindera moves qi and soothes the liver to relieve depression, serving as the sovereign medicinal; Aquilaria moves qi and downbears counterflow to calm wheezing, Areca Seed lowers qi and transforms stagnation to relieve fullness, acting as the minister medicinal; however, qi-breaking substances can easily deplete healthy qi, so Ginseng is added to tonify qi and support uprightness, ensuring that the stagnant qi disperses without harming healthy qi, and all symptoms are resolved without lingering issues.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Modern medicine believes that this prescription regulates mental and emotional states, enhances cardiopulmonary function, improves gastrointestinal function, and is used for neurasthenia, chronic gastritis, and chronic cholecystitis.
