Main Treated Disease Name：Plum Pit Qi

Song Formula
Plum pit qi occurs with a knot in the throat. It seems that there is an extra thing in the throat. Pricking Gongsun, Neiguan, Shangwan, Zhongwan, Lieque, and Zhaohai will bring relief.

Introduction of Acupoints
Gongsun: Located one cun behind the metacarpophalangeal joint of the big toe of the foot, in the inner depression.
Neiguan: Located two cun above Daling.

Shangwan: Located five cun above the umbilicus.
Zhongwan: Located four cun above the umbilicus.
Lieque: Located one cun and five fen above the lateral side of the wrist. When the two hands are crossed, it is at the tip of the index finger.
Zhaohai: Located four fen below the medial malleolus of the foot. There are tendons in front and behind, and the acupoint is in the middle.

Analysis of Etiology and Pathology
[Analysis 1]: According to the Golden Mirror: In women, there is a feeling in the throat like a roasted piece of meat, or like a plum pit knotted in the throat. Note: As stated in the Qianjin Fang, there is a sticking feeling in the throat as if there is a piece of roasted meat, which cannot be spat out or swallowed. This is what is called having a feeling like a roasted piece of meat in the throat, commonly known as plum pit qi. It is caused by internal injury due to the seven emotions and external injury due to cold.

Physiological Analysis
The throat is the deep part of the oral cavity, connecting the esophagus and the trachea. The pharynx is a physiological term. It is in the deep part of the oral cavity and the nasal cavity. On one side, it connects to the pharynx, and on the other side, it connects to the esophagus. From the bottom of the skull to the seventh cervical vertebra, it forms a sac-like tube, which is a part of the esophagus.

Medical Cases
[Case 1]: Ms. Chen, 54 years old, from Fuliang County, Jiangxi Province, lives on the third section of Xinyi Road, Taipei City. She felt that there was something in her throat, and the qi in her chest was cold and blocked. For years, she had choking, coughing, and shortness of breath. On January 6, 1967 (the fifty-sixth year of the Republic of China), she came to me for diagnosis and treatment. When I inquired about the origin of the disease, she said that since March 17, 1951 (the fortieth year of the Republic of China), after catching a cold and eating a watermelon, she gradually felt that there was something in her throat. There was nothing to spit out and nothing to swallow. The qi in her chest was blocked, and her breathing was difficult. She often beat her chest, and after doing so, her breath became slightly smoother. This disease had lasted for sixteen years since its occurrence. She had been examined and treated in major hospitals, but all were ineffective. She had been taking both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine continuously over the years, but there was still no improvement. I thought that since many famous doctors had treated her without success, it was really a strange disease. I immediately pricked Shangwan, Gongsun, Neiguan, Lieque, and Zhaohai. After three successive acupuncture treatments, her long-standing illness that had lasted for more than ten years was cured.
[Case 2]: Sun Xikang, 19 years old, from Laiyang, Shandong Province, lives on Kenan Street, Taipei City. He had suffered from plum pit qi for many years. On December 29, he came to our clinic for diagnosis and treatment together with his father. After eleven treatments in total, he was cured.