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To treat Yin Edema (Yin Shui, edema characterized by cold deficiency), first strengthen the Spleen Earth.
Houpo (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis, peeled, processed with ginger juice, stir-fried) 1 liang, Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) 1 liang, Mugua (Fructus Chaenomelis, pulp removed) 1 liang, Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae) 1 liang, Caoguo Ren (Semen Tsaoko) 1 liang, Dafuzi (Fructus Arecae) 1 liang, Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, processed, peeled and navel removed) 1 liang, Bai Fuling (Poria) 1 liang, Ganjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Preparatum, processed) 1 liang, Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, honey-fried) half liang.
Crush the above herbs. For each dose, take 4 qian, add 1.5 zhan of water, 5 slices of fresh ginger, and 1 jujube. Decoct until 0.7 zhan remains, strain, and take warm at any time.

To treat Yin Edema, secondly warm the Kidney Water.
Fuzi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, processed) 2 liang, Muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae, baked) half liang, Huixiang (Fructus Foeniculi, stir-fried) half liang, Chuanjiao (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli, stir-fried until oil appears) half liang, Duhuo (Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, radicle removed) half liang, Houpo (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis, processed with ginger juice, stir-fried) half liang, Juhong (Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae Rubrum) half liang, Wuzhuyu (Fructus Evodiae, stir-fried) half liang, Guixin (Cortex Cinnamomi) half liang, Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) half liang, Roudoukou (Semen Myristicae, wrapped in flour and baked) half liang, Binglang (Semen Arecae) half liang, Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis) 1 liang.
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Use wheat paste to make pills the size of sophora seeds. Take 70 pills per dose, administered with Perilla Soup on an empty stomach or before meals.

To treat Water Qi disease (Shuiqi, pathological fluid retention), characterized by severe generalized edema, rapid breathing and asthma, irritability with excessive thirst, and difficulty in urination and defecation, especially for patients who cannot tolerate hot-natured medicines.
Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis), Chixiaodou (Semen Phaseoli Uriginis, stir-fried), Shanglu (Radix Phytolaccae), Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii, radicle removed), Dafupi (Pericarpium Citri Grandis), Jiaomu (Semen Zanthoxyli) half liang, Mutong (Caulis Akebiae), Qinjiao (Radix Gentianae Macrophyllae, radicle removed) half liang, Binglang (Semen Arecae), Fulingpi (Poria) equal parts.
Take equal parts of the above herbs, crush them. For each dose, take 4 qian, add 1.5 zhan of water and 5 slices of fresh ginger. Decoct until 0.7 zhan remains, strain, and take warm at any time.

To treat swelling and fullness, and Water Qi Gu Distension (ascites due to water qi).
Tiantingli (Semen Lepidii Desmidiati, sweet variety) half liang, Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) half liang, Sangbaipi (Cortex Mori Radicis), Chi Fuling (Poria with red wood), Fangji (Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae) 3 fen, Qianniu (Semen Pharbitidis, half raw, half cooked) half liang, Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii) 3 fen, Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) 3 fen, Zexie (Rhizoma Alismatis) 3 fen, Yuliren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae, soaked in water, skin removed, roasted until purple, weighed 3 fen). The Tingli and Yuliren should be ground separately into a very fine paste.
Grind the remaining herbs into a fine powder and mix with the two pastes. Combine with refined honey, pound in a mortar, and form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Start with 10 pills, taken on an empty stomach and before evening meal, twice daily, administered with Ginger and Tangerine Peel Soup. If ineffective, increase to 20-30 pills, stopping when efficacy is achieved. Alternatively, add Luobozizi (Semen Raphani) and Gansui (Radix Euphorbiae Kansui) 2 fen, sliced and stir-fried.