治水肿，面赤烦渴，面目肢体悉肿，腹胀喘急，小便涩少。
甜葶苈（略炒） 猪苓（去皮） 汉防己（以上各一两）
上为细末，绿头鸭血为丸，如梧桐子大，每服七十丸，用木通汤送下。
治水肿，从腰以上俱肿，以此汤发汗。
麻黄（去根节，四两） 甘草（二两）
上 咀，每服三钱，水一盏半，煮麻黄再沸，内甘草煎至八分，取汗，慎风冷。有人患
气
大腹皮 陈皮 茯苓皮 生姜皮 青皮 地骨皮 甘草皮（以上各半两）
上为细末，每服三钱，水一大盏，煎八分，温服，无时候。
治年少血气俱热，遂生疮疥，变为肿满，或烦或渴，小便不利。
赤小豆（炒） 当归（去芦，炒） 商陆 泽泻 连翘仁 赤芍药 汉防己 木猪苓（去
皮） 桑白皮（炙） 泽漆（以上各
上 咀，每服四钱，水一盏半，生姜五片，煎至八分，去滓，温服，不拘时候。热甚者，
加
治水肿喘急，大小便不利。
郁李仁 杏仁（炮，去皮尖） 薏苡仁（以上各一两）
上为细末，用米糊为丸，如梧桐子大，每服四十丸，不拘时候，米饮下。
虽不言治肿，然水肿人，肾肿水光，不可行者，三服神验。
麻仁（五两，别研） 枳实（麸炒，半斤） 浓朴（去粗皮，姜制，半斤） 芍药（半
斤）
大黄（去皮，一斤，蒸切）
上前二味，别研如泥，用四味为细末，入臼杵匀，蜜丸如梧子大，每服二十丸，临卧温
水下，以大便通利为度，未利再服。此是古法今治，肾肿水光只一二服，以退为度，不必
利可也。
Treats edema (swelling), presenting with a red face, irritability, and thirst; generalized swelling of the face, eyes, and limbs; abdominal distension, wheezing, and urgency; and scanty, difficult urination.
*Thladianthae Fructus* (lightly stir-fried) *Polyporus* (skin removed) *Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix* (each above one tael).
Grind the above into a fine powder. Use blood from a green-headed duck as a binder to form pills the size of *Koelreuteriae* seeds. Take seventy pills per dose, delivered with *Akebiae Caulis* decoction.
Treats edema where swelling is present all over from the waist upwards. Use this formula to induce sweating.
*Ephedrae Herba* (roots and joints removed, four taels) *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma* (two taels).
Cut the herbs into small pieces. Take three qian per dose, add one and a half zhan of water. Boil *Ephedrae Herba* until it boils again, then add *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma* and simmer until eight parts remain. Induce sweating; avoid wind and cold. Someone suffering from qi... [text cuts off]
*Arecae Pericarpium* *Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium* *Poriae Cortex* *Zingiberis Recens Cortex* *Citri Viridis Pericarpium* *Lycii Cortex* *Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma* (cortex only, each above half a tael).
Grind the above into a fine powder. Take three qian per dose, add one large zhan of water, simmer until eight parts remain. Take warm, at any time.
Treats young people with excessive heat in both blood and qi, leading to sores and scabies, which transform into swelling and fullness, accompanied by irritability or thirst, and difficult urination.
*Phaseoli Semen Rubrum* (stir-fried) *Angelicae Sinensis Radix* (radicle removed, stir-fried) *Phytolaccae Radix* *Alismatis Rhizoma* *Forsythiae Fructum* (kernel) *Paeliae Radix Rubra* *Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix* *Polyporus* (skin removed) *Mori Cortex* (roasted) *Phytolaccae Radix* (each above... [dosage missing]).
Cut the herbs. Take four qian per dose, add one and a half zhan of water and five slices of fresh ginger. Simmer until eight parts remain. Strain and take warm, at any time. For severe heat, add... [herb missing].
Treats edema with wheezing and urgency, and difficulty in urination and defecation.
*Prunellae Fructus* *Semen Armeniacae Amarum* (processed, skin and tips removed) *Coicis Semen* (each above one tael).
Grind the above into a fine powder. Use rice paste as a binder to form pills the size of *Koelreuteriae* seeds. Take forty pills per dose, at any time, delivered with rice drink.
Although not explicitly stated as treating swelling, for patients with edema who exhibit kidney swelling, shiny skin like water, and complete inability to urinate, three doses yield miraculous results.
*Semen Persicae* (five taels, ground separately) *Immaturae Citri Fructus* (bran-roasted, half a jin) *Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex* (rough bark removed, ginger-processed, half a jin) *Paeoniae Radix Alba* (half a jin).
*Rhei Radix et Rhizoma* (skin removed, one jin, steamed and cut).
Grind the first two ingredients separately into a paste. Grind the remaining four into a fine powder. Place them in a mortar and pound evenly. Form honey pills the size of *Koelreuteriae* seeds. Take twenty pills per dose before retiring, delivered with warm water. The goal is smooth bowel movement; if not achieved, take again. This is an ancient method applied today. For kidney swelling with shiny skin, only one or two doses are needed to reduce the swelling; do not insist on strong purgation.