Tangerine Peel, Bitter Orange, and Ginger Decoction

金匱要略

-- For chest impediment, with qi blockage in the chest and shortness of breath, Fuling Xingren Gancao Tang governs it; Juzhi Jiang Tang also governs it. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))

Jupi one jin, Zhishi three liang, Shengjiang half a jin. For the above three ingredients, use five sheng of water; boil to take two sheng; divide into warm doses and take twice. (Shanghan Zabing Lun)

Use five sheng of water; boil to take two sheng; divide into warm doses and take twice. (Modern usage: six bowls of water boiled down to two bowls; after meals, take one bowl warm each time.)

湯劑

Chest impediment

Chest impediment, qi blockage in the chest, shortness of breath, hard fullness below the heart, vomiting, hiccups, and counterflow.