Charles Chace recently brought this following passage to my attention. We both found it interesting in helping to understand Ye Tian-Shi’s case studies and putting into context the shorthand style that his cases are presented in. It is an excerpt from Thinking with Cases — Specialist Knowledge and Chinese Cultural History(2007) by Charlotte Furth. A great read.
“… the admirers of Ye Gui (1666-1745) saw to it that after his death some of this legendary doctor’s personal clinical records found…

Lu (24) [suffered] damage from constraint. Sinews were distended and there was heart pain (epigastric).
gou teng (Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis)
sheng xiang fu (unprocessed Cyperi Rhizoma)
yu jin (curcuma tuber)
bai ji li (Tribuli Fructus)
mu dan pi (Moutan Cortex)
bo he (Menthae haplocalycis Herba)
chen pi (Citri reticulatae Pericarpium)
fu ling (Poria)
Original case by: Ye Tian-Shi
Translated by: Jason Blalack
Original Chinese: 陆（二四） 郁伤。筋胀心痛。钩藤 生香附 郁金 白蒺藜 丹皮 薄荷 广皮 茯苓

I thought that this case might be a nice follow-up to the question that was asked about why Ye Tian-Shi chose this or that medicinal for the Liver.
Original Case by: Ye Tian-Shi
Ye was melancholic, which agitated the Liver, causing disease. After persisting for a long time [the disease process] began to involve the Spleen and Stomach. Hence, the center became damaged and he was unable to take in food and had an inability to taste flavors. There was…

Constraint Case #2: A certain patient presented with qi constraint and general discomfort. This is wood not orderly reaching. After belching she felt more comfortable. Rambling Powder (xiao yao san) minus Atractylodis macrocephalae Rhizoma (bái zhú) plus Cyperi Rhizoma (xiäng fù) was given.
Original Chinese: 某 气郁不舒。木不条达。嗳则少宽。逍遥散去白术加香附。
Rambling Powder (xiao yao san) originally includes: Bupleuri Radix (chái hú), dry-fried Angelicae sinensis Radix (châo däng guï), Paeoniae Radix alba (bái sháo) , Atractylodis macrocephalae Rhizoma (bái zhú), Poria (fú líng), Glycyrrhizae Radix…

Cheng,  an older woman, presented with a wiry and choppy pulse, with external cold and internal heat. She had teeth pain, dry tongue, and insomnia. This is Liver and Spleen constraint and clumping.
Herbal prescription:
yu jin (Curcumae, Tuber)
gou teng (Uncariae cum Uncis, Ramulus)
mu dan pi (Moutan, Radicis Cortex)
xia ku cao (Prunellae, Spica)
sheng xiang fu (Unprocessed Cyperi, Rhizoma)
bo he (Menthae, Herba)
chen pi (Citri Reticulatae, Pericarpium)
fu ling (Poriae Cocos, Sclerotium)
Chinese: 程（妪） 脉弦涩。外寒内热。齿痛舌干。无寐。乃肝脾郁结不舒。郁金 钩藤…