Rectifying qì

Correction of any morbidity of qì (qì stagnation, qì counterflow, qì vacuity, qì fall), and especially to treat qì stagnation or qì counterflow. See moving qì (which includes coursing depression and rectifying qì and harmonizing the stomach and rectifying qì); downbearing counterflow and precipitating qì (which includes downbearing counterflow and checking vomiting and downbearing qì and calming panting).

Qì-Rectifying Medicinals

• 陈皮 (chén pí) tangerine peel (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium)
• 橘白 (jú bái) white tangerine peel (Citri Exocarpium Album)
• 橘红 (jú hóng) red tangerine peel (Citri Reticulatae Exocarpium Rubrum)
• 橘核 (jú hé) tangerine pip (Citri Reticulatae Semen)
• 橘络 (jú luò) tangerine pith (Citri Fructus Fasciculus Vascularis)
• 橘叶 (jú yè) tangerine leaf (Citri Reticulatae Folium)
• 化橘红 (huà jú hóng) Huazhou pomelo rind (Citri Grandis Exocarpium Rubrum)
• 青皮 (qīng pí) unripe tangerine peel (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride)
• 枳壳 (zhǐ ké) bitter orange (Aurantii Fructus)
• 枳实 (zhǐ shí) unripe bitter orange (Aurantii Fructus Immaturus)
• 川楝子 (chuān liàn zǐ) toosendan (Toosendan Fructus)
• 荔枝核 (lì zhī hé) litchee pit (Litchi Semen)
• 香附子 (xiāng fù zǐ) cyperus (Cyperi Rhizoma)
• 木香 (mù xiāng) costusroot (Aucklandiae Radix), including:
  • 川木香 (chuān mù xiāng) common vladimiria (Vladimiriae Radix)
  • 广木香 (guǎng mù xiāng) costusroot (Aucklandiae Radix)
  • 青木香 (qīng mù xiāng) vladimiria (Vladimiriae Radix)
• 乌药 (wū yào) lindera (Linderae Radix)
• 薤白 (xiè bái) long-stamen onion (Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus)
• 檀香 (tán xiāng) sandalwood (Santali Albi Lignum)
• 沉香 (chén xiāng) aquilaria (Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum)
• 柿蒂 (shì dì) persimmon calyx (Kaki Calyx)
• 甘松 (gān sōng) nardostachys (Nardostachydis Radix et Rhizoma)
• 佛手柑 (fó shǒu gān) Buddha’s hand (Citri Sarcodactylidis Fructus)
• 佛手花 (fó shǒu huā) Buddha’s hand flower (Citri Sarcodactylis Flos)
• 刀豆 (dāo dòu) sword bean (Canavaliae Semen)
• 娑罗子 (suō luó zǐ) horse chestnut (Aesculi Semen)
• 八月札 (bā yuè zhá) akebia fruit (Akebiae Fructus)
• 玫瑰花 (méi guī huā) rose (Rosae Rugosae Flos)
• 梅花 (méi huā) mume flower (Mume Flos)
• 九香虫 (jiǔ xiāng chóng) stinkbug (Aspongopus)