淋洗囊肿神效。
连须葱白头（二十一根，不必洗净，去土） 川椒（一两） 麦芽（一两，炒焦） 地肤
子（一两） 四味煎汤，淋洗囊上良久，次日再洗，以消为度。
治水肿，小便涩少。
猪苓 地龙（生） 针砂（醋煮） 甘遂（各等分） 为度，葱汁研，成膏，敷脐中
一寸浓，以帛缚之，水从小便出为度，日易二次。
一方
专治蛊症。
甘遂（一两） 广木香（一两） 为末，每服一钱五分，用猪腰子一个，竹刀劈开，去筋
膜，掺药在内，薄荷裹定，外裹湿纸（煨）熟，临卧细嚼，温酒下，利去黄水为度，再
服后药三剂。
人参（三钱五分） 白术（二钱） 茯苓（二钱） 槟榔（二钱） 黄 （二钱） 当归（二钱）
生地（二钱） 水煎食前服。凡治鼓疾，一泻三补，无不应验。
治一切鼓肿胀，并气虚中满，单腹胀。
茯苓皮 草果皮 牡丹皮 地骨皮 五加皮 大腹皮 甘草皮 菟丝子 大腹子 车
前子 生姜皮 木通皮 木瓜皮 紫苏子
葶苈子 水煎服之。如要断根者，将十五味药等分为细末，各一钱五分，用雄猪肝一
个，不下水者，先将温水煮一滚，取出用竹尖钻孔数个，入药在内，蒸熟切片，捣蒜蘸
食之，不过一二个，永不发也。
一方
治水肿尿涩。
用马兰同黑豆、小麦，酒水煎服。
A decoction for washing is highly effective for scrotal cysts.
Scallion white with roots intact (21 stalks, no need to wash, remove soil) *Sichuan pepper* (50 g) *Malt* (50 g, stir-fried until charred) *Kochia seed* (50 g). Decoct these four herbs in water and wash the scrotum for a prolonged period; repeat the next day, continuing until the swelling subsides.
For treating edema with scanty, difficult urination.
*Polyporus* *Earthworm* (raw) *Needle sand* (boiled in vinegar) *Kansui root* (equal parts). Grind into powder, mix with scallion juice to form a paste, apply to the umbilicus with a thickness of approximately one cun, secure with a cloth bandage. Continue until fluid is discharged via urine; change application twice daily.
Another prescription
Specifically treats gu distension (ascites due to parasitic or toxic accumulation).
*Kansui root* (50 g) *Costus root* (50 g). Grind into powder, take 7.5 g per dose. Take one pig kidney, split open with a bamboo knife, remove tendons and membranes, insert the powder inside, wrap tightly with mint leaves, then wrap externally with wet paper and bake/roast until cooked. Chew thoroughly before bed and swallow with warm wine. Continue until yellow fluid is purged; thereafter, take three doses of the following tonic formula:
*Ginseng* (10.9 g) *Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome* (6 g) *Poria* (6 g) *Areca seed* (6 g) *Astragalus root* (6 g) *Angelica sinensis* (6 g) *Rehmannia glutinosa root* (6 g). Decoct in water and take before meals. In treating distension diseases, employing one purgative treatment followed by three tonifying treatments yields consistent efficacy.
For treating all types of abdominal distension and swelling, as well as middle-jiao fullness due to qi deficiency and isolated abdominal distension.
*Poria* peel *Citrus reticulata* peel *Moutan bark* *Lycium bark* *Acanthopanax bark* *Betel nut* peel *Licorice* peel *Dodder seed* *Betel nut* *Plantago seed* *Ginger* peel *Akebia stem* peel *Quince* peel *Perilla seed* *Descurainia seed*. Decoct in water and drink. To eradicate the root cause, grind the above fifteen herbs into fine powder, taking 7.5 g of each. Take one male pig liver (not washed), briefly boil in warm water, remove, pierce with a bamboo skewer, insert the powder, steam until cooked, slice, mash with garlic, and eat. Consuming only one or two livers ensures permanent cure without recurrence.
Another prescription
For treating edema with difficult urination.
Decoct *Kalimeris indica*, black soybeans, and wheat together in water and wine.