Formulas: Regulate Qi

Question 1

What is stagnation of qi?

Answer 1

the local accumulation of nonfunctional qi that manifests as constraint, clumping, or rebellion.

Question 2

What causes qi stagnation?

Answer 2

emotional disturbances, irregular eating habits, trauma, and externally-contracted pathogenic influences. Long-term qi deficiency can also cause qi stagnation.

Question 3

Qi stagnation over time leads to what?

Answer 3

disorders of other bodily functions and systems. Blood stasis, phlegm obstruction, food stagnation, and deficiency disorders are typical.

Question 4

Qi stagnation causes what functions of the qi dynamic to break down?

Answer 4

ascending and descending

Question 5

What are the primary clinical manifestations of qi stagnation?

Answer 5

pain and distention

Question 6

What are the two major types of formulas for regulating the qi?

Answer 6

The first promotes the smooth movement of qi, unblocks stagnation, and is used for treating pain and distension. The second type directs rebellious or abnormal flow of qi downward and is used for treating such problems as vomiting, belching, hiccup, and some forms of coughing or wheezing.

Question 7

The Liver governs?

Answer 7

spreading and movement of qi

Question 8

The Lungs govern?

Answer 8

descension of qi

Question 9

Stagnation is regarded as a form of?

Answer 9

excess

Question 10

When herbs that regulate qi are improperly used they can?

Answer 10

readily injure the fluids and scatter the qi.

Question 11

In Formulas that Promote the Movement of Qi, what are the primary symptoms?

Answer 11

pain and distention

Question 12

In the chest, qi stagnation causes?

Answer 12

chest and back pain, coughing, and shortness of breath. (Chen Pi)

Question 13

In the Spleen and Stomach, qi stagnation causes?

Answer 13

epigastric and abdominal pain and distention, belching, acid reflux, and irregular bowel movements. (Chen Pi, Mu Xiang)

Question 14

Constraint of ascent of Liver qi manifests as?

Answer 14

pain and distention in the chest and hypochondria. (Xiang Fu, Qing Pi, Chuan Lian Zi)

Question 15

In the lower burner, qi stagnation can cause?

Answer 15

painful urinary dysfunction, bulging disorders, irregular menstruation, or dysmenorrhea. (Xiang Fu, Chuan Lian Zi, Wu Yao, Chen Xiang)

Question 16

Yue Ju Wan/Escape Restraint Pill

Answer 16

The representative formula for qi stagnation. Most important. 6 Stagnation Pill for treating six types of constraint: qi, fire, blood, phlegm, dampness, and food. 5 ingredients: Cang Zhu, Chuan Xiong, Xiang Fu, Zhi Zi, Shen Qu)

Question 17

What are the signs and symptoms of Yue Ju Wan/Escape Restraint Pill?

Answer 17

Focal distention and a stifling sensation in the chest and abdomen, fixed pain in the hypochondria, belching, vomiting, acid reflux, mild coughing with copious sputum, reduced appetite, and indigestion.

Question 18

What can give rise to the condition of constraint due to stagnant qi (Yue Ju Wan/Escape Restraint Pill)?

Answer 18

Irregular eating habits, exposure to excessive cold or heat, and inordinate joy, anger, or anxiety.

Question 19

Pai Qi Yin/Discharge Gas Drink

Answer 19

In contrast to the principle formula (Yue Ju Wan/Escape Restraint Pill), this formula focuses more on bloating and gas by promoting the movement of qi and resolving food stagnation in the middle burner.

Question 20

Bai Xia Hou Po Tang/Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction

Answer 20

1 Formula for Plum Pit Qi

Promotes movement of qi, dissipates clumps, directs rebellious qi downward, transforms phlegm.

Question 21

Signs and symptoms of Bai Xia Hou Po Tang/Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction?

Answer 21

Feeling of something caught in the throat, stifling sensation in chest and hypochondria. Tongue: moist or greasy, white coat. Pulse: wiry, slow or wiry, slippery.

Question 22

Liang Fu Wan/Galangal and Cyperus Pill

Answer 22

Warms the middle burner, dispels cold, promotes the movement of qi, and alleviates pain.

Stagnation of Liver qi with cold congealing in Stomach.

Question 23

Signs and Symptoms of Liang Fu Wan/Galangal and Cyperus Pill?

Answer 23

Epigastric pain responds well to warmth, stifling sensation in chest, hypochondriac pain, painful menstruation. Tongue: white coat.

Question 24

What four formulas fall under the category of Formulas that Promote the Movement of Qi?

Answer 24

Yue Ju Wan (Escape Restraint Pill)
Pai Qi Yin (Discharge Gas Drink)
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang (Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction)
Liang Fu Wan (Galangal and Cyperus Pill)

Question 25

In Formulas that Direct Rellious Qi Downward, what organs are treated?

Answer 25

The formulas in this section are used for treating rebellious Lung or Stomach qi. The normal flow of qi in these organs is downward.

Question 26

What does rebellious Lung qi look like?

Answer 26

coughing and wheezing

Question 27

What does rebellious Stomach qi look like?

Answer 27

vomiting or belching

Question 28

Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang/Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward

Answer 28

Abundance above and deficiency below. Abundance above refers to excessive pathogenic qi obstructing the clarifying, downward-directing functions of the Lungs. Deficiency below refers primarily to deficiency of normal qi below, disabling the Kidneys’ function of grasping the qi.

Question 29

Signs and symptoms of Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang/Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward?

Answer 29

Cough/wheezing w/watery, copious sputum, stifling sensation in chest/diaphragm, shortness of breath with labored inhalation and smooth exhalation. Also weakness of low back/legs, edema of extremities and fatigue. Tongue: white, with slippery or greasy coat.

Question 30

Ding Chuan Tang/Arrest Wheezing Decoction

Answer 30

Important asthma formula. Wheezing caused by internal phlegm heat.

Disseminates and redirects the Lung qi, arrests wheezing, clears heat, and transforms phlegm.

Question 31

Signs and Symptoms of Ding Chuan Tang/Arrest Wheezing Decoction?

Answer 31

Coughing and wheezing with copious, thick, and yellow sputum, labored breathing, a greasy, yellow tongue coating, and a slippery, rapid pulse. There may also be simultaneous fever and chills.

Question 32

Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang/Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Decoction

Answer 32

Clears Heat (Zhu Ru clears heat).
Good morning sickness formula. 

Directs rebellious qi downward, stops hiccup, augments the qi, clears heat.

Question 33

Signs and Symptoms of Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang/Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Decoction?

Answer 33

Hiccup, nausea, dry heaves, or retching. Also for vomiting resulting from debility following a prolonged illness.

Question 34

Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang/Clove and Persimmon Calyx Decoction

Answer 34

Hiccup formula. Shi Di (#1 Hiccup herb).

Augments the qi, warms the middle burner, directs rebellious qi downward, and stops hiccup.

Question 35

Signs and Symptoms of Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang/Clove and Persimmon Calyx Decoction?

Answer 35

Hiccup, belching, or vomiting with a stifling sensation in the epigastrium, focal distention of the chest, a pale tongue with a white coating, and a submerged, slow pulse.

Question 36

What four formulas fall under the category of Formulas that Direct Rebellious Qi Downward?

Answer 36

Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang (Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward
Ding Chuan Tang (Arrest Wheezing Decoction)
Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Decoction)
Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang (Clove and Persimmon Calyx Decoction)