Poria, Almond and Licorice Soup has the effects of promoting qi circulation and diuresis (promoting the movement of gases, thus promoting the movement of water and liquids), opening up the chest and dispersing knots, and is indicated for treating chest paralysis (stuffy pain in the chest), congestion of qi in the chest, and shortness of breath. Poria, Almond and Glycyrrhiza Soup is a prescription recorded in “The Essentials of the Golden Chamber”, which is composed of Poria, Almond and Glycyrrhiza, and can be used for treating chest paralysis and pain, chest tightness and feeling of gas blockage with symptoms of shortness of breath. This phenomenon is mostly due to phlegm-dampness obstructing lung qi, resulting in lung qi not being declared. Therefore, almonds can promote the lungs and lower the qi, promote the lung qi, so that the lung qi is no longer blocked; and licorice, poria can strengthen the spleen and dispel dampness (by tonifying the spleen to make the dampness discharge), eliminate the phlegm-dampness that blocks the lung qi, so that it can treat the chest pain, chest tightness, gas congestion, shortness of breath caused by phlegm-dampness blockage of the lungs and symptoms of chest pain, chest tightness, gas congestion, and shortness of breath. It should be noted that although Poria, Almond and Licorice Soup is a scriptural formula, it needs to be prescribed by a Chinese medicine practitioner for use with additions or subtractions after identification; one should not buy and take it without authorization.