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The formula is found in the *Shanghan Lun* (Treatise on Cold Damage) section. Add *Muxiang* (Aucklandiae Radix) and *Yinchen* (Artemisiae Scopariae Herba) to treat edema, where swelling occurs throughout the body below the waist; this method promotes urination to eliminate edema. Zhang Zhongjing stated: "For swelling below the waist, promoting diuresis is appropriate; for swelling above the waist, inducing sweating is appropriate."

Treating dysfunction of the Spleen and Lung, failing to transport and transform, leading to Qi stagnation in the skin, water retention and difficulty in excretion, resulting in puffy face and eyes, swollen and full limbs, distension and bloating of the heart and abdomen, and shortness of breath with upward reversal.
*Sangbaipi* (Mori Cortex), *Shengjiangpi* (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens Pericarpium), *Dafupi* (Arecae Pericarpium), *Fulingpi* (Poria Cum Ligno Pericarpium), *Chenpi* (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium) (each 1 qian 5 fen). Decoct in water, take three times daily. Strictly avoid raw, cold, greasy, and hard foods.

Treating summer-heat and dampness injuring the Spleen, causing edema and abdominal distension, dark red urine, and loose stools.
*Tinglizi* (Descurainiae Semen seu Lepidii Semen) (2 qian 5 fen, stir-fried until fragrant), *Muxiang* (Aucklandiae Radix) (5 fen), *Fuling* (Poria), *Zhuling* (Polyporus) (peeled, each 2 qian 5 fen), *Rougui* (Cinnamomi Cortex) (2 qian), *Huashi* (Talcum) (3 liang), *Zexie* (Alismatis Rhizoma), *Mutong* (Akebiae Caulis), *Gancao* (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma) (each half liang), *Baizhu* (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) (1 liang). Grind into fine powder, take 2 qian per dose, swallow with plain boiled water, at any time.
Another prescription
Treating edema and abdominal distension.
*Ku Tinglizi* (Descurainiae Semen seu Lepidii Semen), *Gansui* (Kansui Radix) (wrapped in flour, baked until cooked, soaked in cold water before use), *Shanglugen* (Phytolaccae Radix), *Daji* (Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix) (each 2 qian 5 fen), *Dahuang* (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma), *Yuanhua* (Genkwa Flos) (each 1 qian), *Qingfen* (Calomelas) (a small amount), *Hei Qianniuzi* (Pharbitidis Semen, first harvest) (1 liang). Grind into fine powder, add Qingfen, and grind again. Take 2 qian per dose, mix with honey water and swallow. The sign of efficacy is the passage of black, yellow, and foul-smelling water. Avoid raw, cold, salted, and soy sauce foods.

*Cangzhu* (Atractylodis Rhizoma) (4 qian 5 fen, soaked in rice washing water), *Caowu* (Aconiti Kusnezoffii Radix) (1 qian, peeled), *Qianghuo* (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) (1 liang), *Badou* (Crotonis Fructus) (1 qian 5 fen, peeled, core removed, membrane and oil removed, ground separately), *Xingren* (Persicae Semen) (21 pieces, peeled, tips removed, stir-fried in flour, ground separately). Grind into fine powder, make pills with wheat starch paste, size of *Tongzi* (Camellia oleifera seeds). Take 11 pills per dose, swallow with ginger decoction before going to bed. Avoid salt, soy sauce, sexual intercourse, and foods that trigger disease for one hundred days. This medicine is extremely effective.
Another prescription
Use one black male pig stomach. First clean it thoroughly with tea soup and clear oil. Place three live toads inside, putting one copper coin in the mouth of each toad, and place a small amount of *Huhuanglian* (Coptidis Rhizoma) powder on the coin. Live-load the toads into the stomach, tie both ends tightly to prevent air leakage. Boil over alternating mild and strong heat for one day. On the next morning at Wugeng (3-5 AM), remove the toads, discard the skin, intestines, and liver, but tear up the remaining meat along with the pig stomach and consume it all entirely, swallowing with good wine. Avoid salt, soy sauce, chicken, goose, fish, noodles, mutton, and other Qi-stagnating foods. It is advisable to eat pork and duck.