《病源论》云∶水癖由饮水浆不消，水气结聚而成，癖在于两胁之侧，转动便痛，不耐
风寒
《效验方》云∶可服诸下药泻之。
《玄感方》∶灸挟脐两旁各三十壮。
又方∶灸两乳下一夫肋间二穴。
《新录方》杏仁作煎或作丸，酒服如枣，日三。
又方∶灸桃仁准上。
又方∶单熬大麦 为散，服如上。
《本草经》水研蓖麻子二十枚，服吐恶沫也。
《病源论》云∶身面卒洪肿者，亦水病之候也，脾虚不能制水，故水流溢，散于皮肤，
令身体卒然洪肿。
《范汪方》治卒肿大戟洗汤方∶
大戟（四两） 莽草（二两） 茵芋（二两） 大黄（二两） 黄连（二两） 芒硝（二
两） 葶苈（二
凡八物，皆 咀，以水一斗五升，煮得一斗，绞去滓，洗肿上，日三。
又云∶治诸卒肿风掣痛方∶末芥子，温汤和涂纸上以贴，燥复易，不堪其痛，热者小涂
之，
《僧深方》治暴肿方∶
破鸡子搅令其黄白涂肿上，燥复涂，大良。
又方∶大豆一升，熟煮饮汁，食豆不过三作良。
《落手方》治暴肿方∶捣葶苈子，薄之两三过即消。
《葛氏方》治卒肿身面皆洪大方∶
凡此肿，或者虚气、或者风冷气、或者水饮气，此方皆治之∶用大鲤鱼一头，以淳苦酒
三升
又方∶大豆一升，熟煮漉，饮汁食豆，不过三作必愈，小豆亦佳。
又方∶大豆一斗，以水五斗，煮取二斗，去豆，纳酒八升，更煎取九升，分三四服，肿
瘥
又方∶灸足内踝下白肉际三壮。
又云∶治肿入腹苦满，急害饮食方∶葶苈（七两） 椒目（三两） 茯苓（二两） 吴
茱萸（二两）
又方∶大戟 乌扇 术（各二两） 捣筛蜜丸如梧子，旦服二丸，当下。
又方∶若肿从脚起，稍上进者，入腹则杀人，治之方∶
生猪肝一具细切，顿食，勿与盐，乃可用苦酒耳。
又方∶煮豉汁饮之，以滓薄脚。
According to *Zhu Bing Yuan Hou Lun* (Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Manifestations of All Diseases), "Shuipi" (Water Stagnation) is formed by the accumulation of water qi due to the failure to digest ingested fluids. The pathology lies on both sides of the hypochondrium; pain occurs upon movement, and the patient cannot tolerate wind and cold.
According to *Xiaoyan Fang* (Effective Prescriptions), one may administer various purgative herbs to drain it.
According to *Xuangan Fang*: Moxibustion should be applied thirty moxa cones at each side of the umbilicus.
Another prescription: Apply moxibustion to two acupoints in the intercostal space below the nipples, one finger-breadth away.
According to *Xinlu Fang*: Process apricot kernels into a syrup or pills, take orally with wine, size of a jujube, three times daily.
Another prescription: Apply moxibustion using peach kernels as reference.
Another prescription: Roast barley alone, grind into powder, and take as described above.
According to *Shennong Bencao Jing*: Grind twenty castor seeds in water; ingestion will induce vomiting of foul foam.
According to *Zhu Bing Yuan Hou Lun*: Sudden severe swelling of the body and face is also a sign of water disease. Due to Spleen deficiency failing to control water, fluid overflows and spreads into the skin, causing sudden severe swelling of the body.
*Fan Wang Fang* treats sudden massive swelling with Da Ji Decoction for Washing:
Da Ji (Radix Euphorbiae Humifusae, four liang), Mang Cao (Herba Cnidii, two liang), Yin Yu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii, two liang), Da Huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, two liang), Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis, two liang), Mang Xiao (Natrii Sulfas, two liang), Ting Li (Semen Lepidii seu Descurainiae, two liang).
These eight substances are all cut into pieces, boiled in fifteen sheng of water until reduced to ten sheng, strained to remove dregs, and used to wash the swollen area, three times daily.
It also states: To treat various sudden swellings with wind-induced pulling pain: Powder mustard seeds, mix with warm water, apply on paper to the affected area, replace when dry. If pain is unbearable, apply sparingly for heat syndromes.
*Seng Shen Fang* treats sudden swelling:
Break an egg, stir the yolk and white together, and apply to the swollen area; reapply when dry. This is highly effective.
Another prescription: Boil one sheng of soybeans, drink the juice, eat no more than three portions of beans; this is beneficial.
*Luoshou Fang* treats sudden swelling: Crush Semen Lepidii seu Descurainiae, apply thinly to the site; it will subside after two or three applications.
*Ge Shi Fang* treats sudden massive swelling of the whole body and face:
For such swelling, whether caused by deficient qi, cold wind qi, or water-drink qi, this formula treats all: Use one large carp, processed with three sheng of pure sour vinegar...
Another prescription: Boil one sheng of soybeans, strain, drink the juice and eat the beans; recovery is certain within three doses. Adzuki beans are also suitable.
Another prescription: Boil one dou of soybeans in five dou of water until reduced to two dou, remove the beans, add eight sheng of wine, and boil again until nine sheng remain. Divide into three or four doses; the swelling will resolve.
Another prescription: Apply moxibustion, three cones, at Bai Rou Ji (White Flesh Margin) located below the medial malleolus of the foot.
It also states: To treat swelling entering the abdomen causing fullness and hindering eating: Ting Li (Semen Lepidii seu Descurainiae, seven liang), Jiao Mu (Semen Zanthoxyli, three liang), Fu Ling (Poria, two liang), Wu Zhu Yu (Fructus Evodiae, two liang)...
Another prescription: Da Ji (Radix Euphorbiae Humifusae), Wu Shan (Iris Tectorii Rhizome), Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) (two liang each). Pound, sieve, and make honey pills the size of mulberry seeds. Take two pills in the morning; expect purgation.
Another prescription: If swelling starts from the feet and progresses upward, becoming fatal once it enters the abdomen, treat it thus: Slice one fresh pig liver finely and consume it all at once. Do not use salt; only vinegar may be added.
Another prescription: Drink decoction of fermented soybeans (Chi), and apply the dregs to the feet.