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The *Zhubing Yuanhou Lun* (Treatise on the Pathogenesis and Symptoms of All Diseases) states: Water diseases arise from the deficiency of both the Kidney and the Spleen. When Kidney Qi is deficient, it fails to disseminate and circulate water qi; when Spleen Qi is deficient, it fails to control water metabolism. Consequently, water qi becomes excessive and overflows, infiltrating the skin and flowing through the four limbs, resulting in generalized edema.

The *Seng Shen Fang* (Prescriptions by Monk Shen) for treating generalized edema with difficulty in urination and defecation:
Karakane Root (San Sheng, thinly sliced) [Note: Karakane refers to *Aralia cordata* or similar local roots]
Chixiaodou (Red Bean, *Adzuki Bean*, Yi Dou)
These two ingredients are boiled in one Hu (ancient unit of volume) of water until one Dou remains. Drink the decoction gradually and consume the beans, stopping when urination becomes smooth.

It also states: For treating swelling of the face, eyes, body, hands, and feet:
Daji (Euphorbia Root, *Radix Euphorbiae Humifusae*) [One Fen]
Tingli (Descurainia Seed, *Semen Descurainiae*) [Three Fen, stir-fried]
Kushen (Sophora Root, *Radix Sophorae Flavescentis*) [One Fen]
Conghua (Scallion Flower, *Flos Allii Cepae*) [One Fen]
These four ingredients are processed, powdered, and sifted. Take one Fang Cun Bi (a measure of powder) with wheat porridge. It is highly effective.

The *Fan Wang Fang* (Prescriptions by Fan Wang) for treating wandering edema of the body, fullness below the heart, shortness of breath, and impaired appetite:
Daydou (Soybean, *Glycine Maxima*), Yi Dou. Boil in San Dou of water until Yi Dou Seven Sheng remain. Strain the dregs, add Yi Dou of good wine, and boil together until Yi Dou Seven Sheng remain. Consume.

The *Jing Xin Fang* (Heart-Mind Prescriptions) Xie Fei Tang (Lung-Draining Decoction) for treating generalized facial and bodily edema:
Tingli Powder (Size of a bullet)
Dazao (Jujube, *Fructus Jujubae*), Twenty Pieces.
Boil the jujubes in three Sheng of water to obtain one and a half Sheng of juice. Remove the jujubes, add Tingli, and boil to obtain one Sheng. Take all at once. Up to five doses may be taken. If water qi persists, first...
(Note: The *Yi Men Fang* records: Tinglizi Two Liang, stir-fried; Dazao Thirty Pieces; boil in one Dou of water, etc.)

The *Zhang Zhongjing Fang* (Prescriptions of Zhang Zhongjing) Qinglong Tang (Azure Dragon Decoction) for treating pain in the four limbs and edema of the face and eyes:
Mahuang (Ephedra Stem, *Herba Ephedrae*), Half Jin
Xixin (Asarum Root, *Radix Asari*)
Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, *Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens/Secatum*)
Banxia (Pinellia Tuber, *Rhizoma Pinelliae Ternatae*)
These four ingredients are cut and boiled in eight Sheng of water to obtain two Sheng. Take once and stop.

It also states: Sanggen Baidi Tang (Mulberry Root Bark Decoction) for treating water retention in the Spleen and Stomach, edema of the face, eyes, hands, and feet, hardness and fullness in the epigastrium with shortness of breath, and inability to move:
Sanggen Baidi (Mulberry Root Bark, *Cortex Mori Radicis*), Cut Er Sheng
Gui (Cinnamon Twig, *Ramulus Cinnamomi*)
Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger, *Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens*)
Renshen (Ginseng Root, *Radix Ginseng*)
These four ingredients are cut and boiled in three Dou of water until the medicinal power of the mulberry root bark is exhausted and one Dou remains. Strain the dregs, add Gui, Renshen, and Shengjiang, along with Shi Liang of Huangyi (Yellow Maltose), and boil.

The *Yi Men Fang* (Medical Gate Prescriptions) for treating generalized swelling and astringent/difficult urination:
Tinglizi (Descurainia Seed, *Semen Descurainiae*), Two Liang, stir-fried and pounded into paste
Dazao (Jujube, *Fructus Jujubae*), Thirty Pieces, pitted
Boil in one large Dou of water to obtain one small Sheng. Strain the dregs. Place the Tinglizi paste inside the jujubes. Simmer gently while stirring continuously until it can be formed into pills, sized like wu zi (seed of *Koelreuteria paniculata*)...