论曰∶《内经》谓，肾者，胃之关也。关闭不利，故聚水而从其类，上下溢于皮肤而为
肿， 肿者，聚水而生病也。其状目窠上微肿，若新卧起然，颈脉微动，时作咳嗽，股冷
肤肿，口苦舌干，不得正偃，偃则咳清水；不得卧，卧则惊而咳，甚则小便黄涩，以手按肿
处，随手而起，如裹水之状是也。以脉别之，脉沉者水病也。洪大者可治，微细者难医。水
病有不可治者五，唇黑伤肝，一也；缺盆平伤心，二也；脐出伤脾，三也；足下平满伤肾，
四也；背平伤肺，五也。盖脾肾气虚，三焦闭塞，至阴之气内蓄巨阳之气，不得宣通，如是
则水道不利，饮湿攻脾，散于肌肉，而为水肿之病矣。
论曰∶水肿之病，以脾肾气虚，不能制水，水气妄行，溢于皮肤，其证股冷肤肿，时作
咳嗽，不得安卧，小便黄涩，以手按肿处，随手而起是也。
治水病不限年月深浅，洪肿大喘，几不能度日。防己饮方。
防己（一分） 大戟（炒） 木香 赤茯苓（去黑皮） 海蛤 犀角（镑） 胡黄连 白
术诃黎
陈橘皮（去白，
焙） 牵牛子 葶苈（隔纸炒） 郁李仁（各一两） 白槟榔（煨一两半） 大黄（锉，炒
二两）
上十九味，锉如麻豆大。每服二钱匕，水一盏半，煎至一盏，去滓，入麝香少许，再煎
一沸，平旦空心服。如人行五里再服，不可冷服。若久病肠胃虚弱，至第二服即微利；若肠
胃实者，约至数服，亦须转下恶浊黄水，或青黑恶物出三五升，此气化为之也。泻若不甚困
更服，如觉力乏，即以浆水粥止之。
治水气服前药瘥后。服此补气丸方。
防己 犀角（镑） 葶苈（隔纸炒） 牵牛子（半生半熟） 赤茯苓（去黑皮） 诃黎
勒（煨，
去核） 海蛤 芎 生干地黄（焙各一两） 大黄（二两半） 木通（锉） 桑根白皮（锉，
炒）
陈橘皮（去白，焙） 大戟（炒） 防风（去叉） 郁李仁（去皮尖，炒） 木香（各一两）
上一十七味，捣罗为末。炼蜜丸如梧桐子大。每服空心米饮下十丸。若觉气壅，加至十
五丸；如觉通，则减三丸至五丸；大小便不通，即服三十丸。此不独疗水气，但是气疾，皆
治之。
服前防己饮瘥，百日内更服五灵汤方。
葶苈（隔纸炒） 木通（锉） 赤茯苓（去黑皮） 防己 陈橘皮（去白，焙各一两）
上五味，粗捣筛。每服二钱匕，水一盏，煎三两沸，去滓饮之。觉热即勿服。
治水肿。牵牛汤方。
牵牛子 槟榔（煨，锉） 木香 赤茯苓（去黑皮） 陈橘皮（去白，焙各一两）
上五味，粗捣筛。每服二钱匕，水一盏，煎三两沸，去滓温服。此药不独疗水病，凡肺
气、香港脚、贲豚气，上筑心胸不可忍，皆治之。
治一切水气，四肢肿满。妙香汤方。
香子（炒） 乌药（生用） 高良姜（汤浸，焙干） 青橘皮（去白各一两）
上四味，同粗捣筛。每服二钱匕，酒半盏，煎数沸，去滓，稍热服。
治水气肿满。暖肾散方。
巴戟天（去心，麸炒黑） 甘遂（炒黄各一分） 槟榔（一枚生，一枚炮） 木香 苦
葶苈（
纸上炒各一分） 大麦 芫花（醋浸炒黄） 陈橘皮（去白，炒各半两） 腻粉（一钱） 沉
香（
上一十一味，捣罗为散。每服二钱匕，用猪腰子一只，以竹刀子割开，去筋膜，作三片，
掺药末在内，用湿纸裹，慢火煨令香熟，先煮葱白三茎，令熟细切，将葱与粟米同煮粥一碗，
先食粥一半，方食腰子，药后再食粥令尽，临卧服。如至五更，大便并小便下赤黄恶物，乃
验。
治水气肿满。夺命丸方。
大戟（麸炒） 甘遂（炒各一分） 苦葶苈（半两一半生，一半熟） 泽泻（一分半）
上四味，捣罗为末，煮枣肉和丸梧桐子大。若四肢肿者，名为顺水，温浆水下三丸，星
月上时服，至天晓利下恶物；若四肢瘦，腹肿者，名为逆水，煎苦葫芦子陈曲汤下三丸，小
便频快是效，三日后服补药矾石丸。
治水病补药矾石丸方。
白矾（半两） 雄黄（研） 丹砂（研各一分）
上三味，捣罗为末，粟米饭和丸绿豆大，丹砂为衣。每服五丸至七丸，食前生姜汤下，
日二。
治水气肿满。槟榔散方。
槟榔（二枚生） 郁李仁（去皮尖，炒） 芫花（炒） 甘遂（炒） 续随子 木通（锉
各二两）
海蛤（一钱） 陈橘皮（去白，焙） 商陆（各一分）
上九味，捣罗为散。每服一钱匕，温酒调下，临卧服。至五更取下恶物为验。
治水肿久不瘥。大戟丸方。
大戟（炒） 陈橘皮（去白，焙各一分） 巴豆（七粒去皮大麦内炒熟不用大麦）
上三味，捣罗为末，用大麦面糊丸如梧桐子大。每服三丸，生姜汤下，空心日晚服。
治水肿腹满。二气汤方。
牵牛子（半两生用） 甘遂（一钱微炒）
上二味，粗捣筛。分作二服，每服水一盏，煎至五分，放温细呷，不计时。
治水肿。大黄汤方。
大黄（锉碎醋炒二两） 桂（去粗皮） 甘草（炙，锉） 人参 细辛（去苗叶各一两）
桑
根白皮（炙黄色，锉二两）
上六味，粗捣筛。每服用水三盏，药五钱匕，入枣二枚劈破，同煎至九分，去滓入白
饧一匙头，更煎一沸，温服，日三。利小便三五升，即瘥。
治水肿及肢满 饮。芫花汤方。
芫花（炒黄色） 大黄（锉碎，醋炒） 甘遂（微炒） 甘草（炙，锉） 大戟（去皮，
微炒各
一两）
上五味，粗捣筛。每服三钱匕，水二盏，枣二枚劈破，同煎至九分，下芒硝半钱匕，
更煎一沸，去滓温服，以利为度。
治水气面目浮肿，因虚劳香港脚所致。鳖甲汤方。
鳖甲（去裙 ，醋炙焦二两） 人参 柴胡（去苗） 当归（切，焙） 枳壳（去瓤，
麸
炒各二两） 甘草（炙半两） 桃仁（七枚汤浸去皮尖） 白槟榔（煨二枚）
上八味，粗捣筛。先用小便二盏，浸药三钱匕，经半日，煎取七分，去滓温服，以瘥为
度。妇人病状同者，加牛膝半两。
治水肿。利小便。郁李仁丸方。
郁李仁（汤浸去皮尖，微炒三分） 海藻（洗去咸，炒） 桂（去粗皮各半两） 大黄
（锉碎，
醋炒） 葶苈（纸上炒令紫色各一两一分） 黄连（去须半两） 木通（锉） 石苇（去毛，
微炙
各一分） 松萝（三分）
上九味，捣罗为末，炼蜜丸梧桐子大。每服米饮下十五丸，日三，稍增，以知为度。
治水肿。麝香丸方。麝香（研半分） 芫花（炒黄三分） 甘遂（微炒，去皮半两）
上三味，捣罗为末，炼蜜丸梧桐子大。强壮人酒下一十五丸，老弱人十丸。
治水肿。利小便。商陆丸方。
商陆（微炙一两半） 芒硝（研一两） 甘遂（微炒） 大黄（锉碎，醋炒） 芫花（微
炒） 荛
花（微炒各三分） 麝香（研四钱） 猪苓（去黑皮一两）
上八味，捣罗为末，炼蜜丸梧桐子大。每服米饮下五丸，日三服，以微利为度。华佗方，
酒客虚热，当风饮冷，腹冷胀满，加麝香、猪苓各一两。
治水肿，眠卧不得。防己丸方。
防己 海蛤（研各一两） 葶苈（一升蒸熟） 杏仁（六十枚汤浸去皮尖，炒，别捣） 甘
遂（微炒一分）
上五味，先将葶苈、杏仁一处拌和，后以三味捣罗为末，再研匀，入枣肉和丸梧桐子大。
每服米饮下二十丸，渐加至二十五丸，以微利为度。其疾不过五六日即瘥。
治水肿久不瘥。 本丸方。
本（去苗土） 葶苈（炒紫色各一分） 大戟（微炒） 蜀椒（去目及闭口者，炒出
汗） 泽
漆（微炒） 巴豆（去皮、心，麸炒出油尽） 赤小豆（微炒） 泽泻（各半两） 甘遂（微
炒一
两） 牵牛子（炒熟一分） 连翘（微炒半两）
上一十一味，捣罗为末，炼蜜丸梧桐子大。每日空心温酒下一丸，加至二丸。服后小便
多白色即住。
治水肿。桑白皮丸方。
桑根白皮（取上有白椹者，北阴下根白皮，锉，炙黄二两） 郁李仁（汤去皮，炒） 商
陆
（微炙） 葶苈（纸上炒令紫色） 牵牛子（炒熟） 巴豆（清水煮一日，去皮、心、膜，
出油尽
各一两）
上六味，捣罗为末，炼蜜丸梧桐子大。每服茶汤下十五丸，利三五行见效，即止。
治水肿。槟榔丸方。
槟榔（微煨） 附子（炮裂，去皮脐） 吴茱萸（水浸，曝干，炒） 浓朴（去粗皮，
涂姜汁
炙） 干姜（炮） 防己 甘草（炙各一两） 葶苈（纸上炒紫色） 杏仁（浸去皮尖、双
仁，炒） 椒目（微炒） 赤茯苓（去黑皮） 黄 （锉，炒） 麻黄（去根节，炒） 桂
（去粗皮） 栝蒌（去
上一十七味，捣罗为末，炼蜜丸梧桐子大。每服米饮下十丸，日三，稍增至十五丸，未
知加至二十五丸，得大小便利为验。此方兼疗老小虚肿，大病后客肿作喘。
治水气肿满。服商陆豆方。
生商陆（切如麻豆） 赤小豆（与商陆等分） 鲫鱼三枚（去肠存鳞）
上三味，将二味实鱼腹中，以绵缚之，水三升，缓煮豆烂，去鱼，只取二味。空腹食之，
以鱼汁送下，甚者过二日再为之，不过三剂。
治水气。逐气散方。
白商陆（去粗皮，薄切，曝干）
上一味，捣罗为散。用黄颡鱼三枚，大蒜三瓣，绿豆一合，水一升，同煮以豆烂为度。
先食豆饮汁送下，又以汁调下药散二钱匕，水气内消。
Commentary states: The *Neijing* (Inner Canon) mentions that the Kidney is the gate of the Stomach. If the opening and closing of this gate are not smooth, water fluids will accumulate and spread according to their nature, overflowing upwards and downwards into the skin to form edema. "Swelling" refers to illness caused by the accumulation of water fluids. Its manifestations include slight swelling above the eye sockets, resembling the appearance after just waking up; slight pulsation in the neck vessels; occasional coughing; coldness in the thighs and swollen skin; bitter taste in the mouth and dry tongue; inability to lie flat on the back, as doing so induces coughing up of clear fluid; inability to sleep supine, as lying down causes palpitations and coughing; severe cases present with yellow, scanty, and painful urination. Pressing the swollen area results in immediate rebound, resembling a state of being wrapped in water. Differentiation by pulse indicates that a deep pulse signifies water disease. A surging and large pulse indicates a treatable condition, while a fine and weak pulse indicates a difficult-to-treat condition. There are five types of water disease that are incurable: black lips indicate injury to the Liver (first); flat clavicular fossae (quepen) indicate injury to the Heart (second); protruding umbilicus indicates injury to the Spleen (third); flat soles indicate injury to the Kidney (fourth); flat back indicates injury to the Lung (fifth). Generally, this is due to deficiency of Qi in the Spleen and Kidney, obstruction of the Sanjiao (Triple Burner), accumulation of Yin Qi internally, and failure of Yang Qi to circulate freely. Consequently, the water pathways become obstructed, dampness attacks the Spleen, disperses into the muscles, and results in edema.
Commentary states: Edema arises from deficiency of Qi in the Spleen and Kidney, leading to an inability to control water fluids. Water Qi acts recklessly, overflowing into the skin. Symptoms include coldness in the thighs, swollen skin, occasional coughing, inability to rest comfortably, yellow and painful urination, and immediate rebound upon pressing the swollen areas.
Treatment for water disease is not limited by the duration since onset. For conditions with surging/large pulses and severe asthma, where life seems barely sustainable, use Fangji Yin Decoction.
Fangji (1 fen), Daji (stir-fried), Muxiang, Chifuling (black skin removed), Hai Ge, Xijiao (sliced), Huhuanglian, Baizhu, Helile, Chenjupi (white part removed, baked), Qianniuzi, Tingli (stir-fried between paper), Yuliren (each 1 liang), Bai Binglang (roasted, 1.5 liang), Dahuang (chopped, stir-fried, 2 liang).
The above nineteen ingredients are chopped to the size of hemp seeds. Take 2 qianbi per dose, decoct in 1.5 sheng of water until reduced to 1 sheng, strain, add a small amount of Shexiang, boil once more, and take on an empty stomach in the morning. Administer a second dose after walking for five li; do not take cold. For chronic cases with weak intestines and stomach, mild purgation occurs after the second dose. For excess patterns in the intestines and stomach, after several doses, foul yellow water or dark green/black matter (3-5 sheng) will be discharged, resulting from Qi transformation. If diarrhea does not cause excessive fatigue, continue administration; if weakness is felt, stop with Jiangshui Zhou (fermented grain porridge).
After recovery from water Qi using the previous Fangji Yin, administer Buqi Wan (Tonify Qi Pill).
Fangji, Xijiao (sliced), Tingli (stir-fried between paper), Qianniuzi (half raw, half cooked), Chifuling (black skin removed), Helile (roasted, pitted), Hai Ge, Xiong, Sheng Gan Dihuang (baked, each 1 liang), Dahuang (2.5 liang), Mutong (chopped), Sanggenbaipi (chopped, stir-fried), Chenjupi (white part removed, baked), Daji (stir-fried), Fangfeng (forks removed), Yuliren (skin and tip removed, stir-fried), Muxiang (each 1 liang).
The above seventeen ingredients are crushed, sifted into powder, and mixed with refined honey to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 10 pills on an empty stomach with rice drink. If Qi stagnation is felt, increase to 15 pills; if free flow is achieved, reduce by 3-5 pills. For urinary/fecal retention, take 30 pills. This formula treats not only water Qi but all Qi disorders.
After recovery from Fangji Yin, administer Wuling Tang within 100 days.
Tingli (stir-fried between paper), Mutong (chopped), Chifuling (black skin removed), Fangji, Chenjupi (white part removed, baked, each 1 liang).
The above five ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take 2 qianbi per dose, decoct in 1 sheng of water for three boils, strain, and drink. Do not take if heat sensation occurs.
For edema, use Qianniu Tang.
Qianniuzi, Binglang (roasted, chopped), Muxiang, Chifuling (black skin removed), Chenjupi (white part removed, baked, each 1 liang).
The above five ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take 2 qianbi per dose, decoct in 1 sheng of water for three boils, strain, and take warm. This treats not only water disease but also Fei Qi (Lung Qi), Hongjiaojiao (foot qi/gout), Ben Tun Qi (revolving Qi), which rushes upward to the chest and heart causing unbearable distress.
For all water Qi and fullness/swelling of the four limbs, use Miaoxiang Tang.
Xiangzi (stir-fried), Wuyao (raw), Gaoliangjiang (soaked in water, baked dry), Qingjupi (white part removed, each 1 liang).
The above four ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take 2 qianbi per dose, decoct in half a zhan of wine for several boils, strain, and take slightly warm.
For water Qi swelling and fullness, use Nuanshen San.
Bajitian (heart removed, bran-roasted black), Gansui (stir-fried yellow, each 1 fen), Binglang (one raw, one roasted), Muxiang, Ku Tingli (stir-fried on paper, each 1 fen), Damai, Yuanhua (vinegar-soaked, stir-fried yellow), Chenjupi (white part removed, stir-fried, each 0.5 liang), Nifen (1 qian), Chenxiang.
The above eleven ingredients are crushed and sifted into powder. Take 2 qianbi per dose. Use one pig kidney, cut open with a bamboo knife, remove fascia, slice into three pieces, stuff with powder, wrap in wet paper, and slow-roast until fragrant. Boil three stalks of scallion white until soft, chop finely, and cook congee with millet and scallions. Eat half the congee first, then the kidney, then finish the congee after taking the medicine, before bed. Efficacy is confirmed by discharge of red-yellow foul matter in stool and urine at wugeng (5-7 AM).
For water Qi swelling and fullness, use Duoming Wan.
Daji (bran-roasted), Gansui (stir-fried, each 1 fen), Ku Tingli (0.5 liang, half raw, half cooked), Zexie (1.5 fen).
The above four ingredients are crushed, sifted, and mixed with jujube paste to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. For limb swelling (Shun Shui/Water Following), take 3 pills with warm fermented grain water when stars/moon appear; efficacy is discharge of foul matter at dawn. For limb emaciation with abdominal swelling (Ni Shui/Water Opposing), take 3 pills with decoction of Ku Hulu Zi and aged Qu; efficacy is frequent and rapid urination. After three days, administer Bishi Wan (Tonifying Pill).
For water disease, use Tonifying Bishi Wan.
Baifan (0.5 liang), Xionghuang (ground), Dansha (ground, each 1 fen).
The above three ingredients are crushed, sifted, mixed with millet rice paste to make pills the size of mung beans, coated with Dansha. Take 5-7 pills before meals with ginger soup, twice daily.
For water Qi swelling and fullness, use Binglang San.
Binglang (two raw), Yuliren (skin and tip removed, stir-fried), Yuanhua (stir-fried), Gansui (stir-fried), Xusui Zi, Mutong (chopped, each 2 liang), Hai Ge (1 qian), Chenjupi (white part removed, baked), Shanglu (each 1 fen).
The above nine ingredients are crushed and sifted into powder. Take 1 qianbi per dose, mix with warm wine, take before bed. Efficacy is confirmed by discharge of foul matter at wugeng.
For chronic edema, use Daji Wan.
Daji (stir-fried), Chenjupi (white part removed, baked, each 1 fen), Badou (seven grains, skin removed, stir-fried in damai until cooked, discard mai).
The above three ingredients are crushed, sifted, and made into pills the size of paulownia seeds using damai flour paste. Take 3 pills with ginger soup on an empty stomach in the morning and evening.
For edema with abdominal fullness, use Erqi Tang.
Qianniuzi (0.5 liang, raw), Gansui (1 qian, lightly stir-fried).
The above two ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Divide into two doses. Decoct each dose in 1 sheng of water until reduced to 0.5 sheng, cool to warm, and sip slowly. Time is not restricted.
For edema, use Dahuang Tang.
Dahuang (chopped, vinegar-stir-fried, 2 liang), Gui (bark removed), Gancao (roasted, chopped), Renshen, Xixin (tips and leaves removed, each 1 liang), Sanggenbaipi (roasted yellow, chopped, 2 liang).
The above six ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take 5 qianbi of herbs with 3 sheng of water and two cracked jujubes. Decoct until reduced to 0.9 sheng, strain, add one spoonful of Baixi (white maltose), boil once, and take warm. Three times daily. Efficacy is confirmed by urination of 3-5 sheng.
For edema and limb fullness, use Yuanhua Tang.
Yuanhua (stir-fried yellow), Dahuang (chopped, vinegar-stir-fried), Gansui (lightly stir-fried), Gancao (roasted, chopped), Daji (skin removed, lightly stir-fried, each 1 liang).
The above five ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Take 3 qianbi per dose with 2 sheng of water and two cracked jujubes. Decoct until reduced to 0.9 sheng, add 0.5 qianbi of Mangxiao, boil once, strain, and take warm. Stop when purged.
For water Qi facial swelling due to Xu Lao (consumptive disease) and Hongjiaojiao, use Biejia Tang.
Biejia (apron removed, vinegar-roasted charred, 2 liang), Renshen, Chaihu (tips removed), Danggui (sliced, baked), Zhike (pith removed, bran-roasted, each 2 liang), Gancao (roasted, 0.5 liang), Taoren (seven grains, soaked in water, skin and tip removed), Bai Binglang (roasted, two grains).
The above eight ingredients are coarsely crushed and sifted. Soak 3 qianbi of herbs in two sheng of urine for half a day, decoct until reduced to 0.7 sheng, strain, and take warm. Efficacy is cure. For women with same symptoms, add Niuxi (0.5 liang).
For edema, promoting urination, use Yuliren Wan.
Yuliren (soaked in water, skin and tip removed, lightly stir-fried, 3 fen), Haizao (washed to remove saltiness, stir-fried), Gui (bark removed, each 0.5 liang), Dahuang (chopped, vinegar-stir-fried), Tingli (stir-fried on paper until purple, each 1 liang 1 fen), Huanglian (roots removed, 0.5 liang), Mutong (chopped), Shiwei (hairs removed, lightly roasted, each 1 fen), Songluo (3 fen).
The above nine ingredients are crushed, sifted, and mixed with refined honey to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 15 pills with rice drink, three times daily. Increase gradually until effective.
For edema, use Shexiang Wan.
Shexiang (ground, 0.5 fen), Yuanhua (stir-fried yellow, 3 fen), Gansui (lightly stir-fried, skin removed, 0.5 liang).
The above three ingredients are crushed, sifted, and mixed with refined honey to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Strong individuals take 15 pills with wine; elderly/weak take 10 pills.
For edema, promoting urination, use Shanglu Wan.
Shanglu (lightly roasted, 1.5 liang), Mangxiao (ground, 1 liang), Gansui (lightly stir-fried), Dahuang (chopped, vinegar-stir-fried), Yuanhua (lightly stir-fried), Raohua (lightly stir-fried, each 3 fen), Shexiang (ground, 4 qian), Zhuling (black skin removed, 1 liang).
The above eight ingredients are crushed, sifted, and mixed with refined honey to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 5 pills with rice drink, three times daily. Stop when mild purgation occurs. Hua Tuo's prescription: for drinkers with deficiency-heat, drinking cold in wind, causing cold abdominal fullness, add Shexiang and Zhuling (each 1 liang).
For edema with insomnia, use Fangji Wan.
Fangji, Hai Ge (ground, each 1 liang), Tingli (1 sheng, steamed until cooked), Xingren (60 grains, soaked in water, skin and tip removed, stir-fried, separately pounded), Gansui (lightly stir-fried, 1 fen).
The above five ingredients: first mix Tingli and Xingren, then crush/sift the other three into powder, blend uniformly, mix with jujube paste to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 20 pills with rice drink, gradually increase to 25 pills. Stop when mild purgation occurs. Cure within 5-6 days.
For chronic edema, use Ben Wan.
Ben (tips and soil removed), Tingli (stir-fried purple, each 1 fen), Daji (lightly stir-fried), Shujiao (eyes and closed ones removed, stir-fried until sweat appears), Zeqi (lightly stir-fried), Badou (skin and heart removed, bran-roasted until oil is gone), Chixiaodou (lightly stir-fried), Zexie (each 0.5 liang), Gansui (lightly stir-fried, 1 liang), Qianniuzi (cooked, 1 fen), Lianqiao (lightly stir-fried, 0.5 liang).
The above eleven ingredients are crushed, sifted, and mixed with refined honey to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take one pill on an empty stomach with warm wine daily, increasing to two. Stop when urine becomes abundant and white.
For edema, use Sangbaipi Wan.
Sanggenbaipi (from trees with white mulberries, northern shade roots, chopped, roasted yellow, 2 liang), Yuliren (skin removed by water, stir-fried), Shanglu (lightly roasted), Tingli (stir-fried on paper until purple), Qianniuzi (cooked), Badou (boiled in clear water for one day, skin/heart/membrane removed, oil gone, each 1 liang).
The above six ingredients are crushed, sifted, and mixed with refined honey to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 15 pills with tea/water. Efficacy is 3-5 bowel movements; then stop.
For edema, use Binglang Wan.
Binglang (lightly roasted), Fuzi (roasted until cracked, skin and navel removed), Wuzhuyu (soaked in water, dried, stir-fried), Houpo (bark removed, brushed with ginger juice, roasted), Ganjiang (roasted), Fangji, Gancao (roasted, each 1 liang), Tingli (stir-fried on paper until purple), Xingren (soaked, skin/tip/double kernels removed, stir-fried), Jiaomu (lightly stir-fried), Chifuling (black skin removed), Huangqi (chopped, stir-fried), Mahuang (roots/joints removed, stir-fried), Gui (bark removed), Gualou (removed... [text cuts off]).
The above seventeen ingredients are crushed, sifted, and mixed with refined honey to make pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 10 pills with rice drink, three times daily. Gradually increase to 15 pills; if no effect, increase to 25 pills. Efficacy is free passage of stool and urine. This formula also treats deficiency edema in old/young, and post-illness external edema with asthma.
For water Qi swelling and fullness, use Shanglu Dou Recipe.
Raw Shanglu (chopped like hemp seeds), Chixiaodou (equal parts to Shanglu), Three Crucian Carp (guts removed, scales kept).
The above three ingredients: stuff the two herbs into the fish bellies, tie with silk, simmer in 3 sheng of water until beans are soft. Remove fish, keep only the two ingredients. Eat on an empty stomach, washing down with fish broth. Severe cases repeat after two days. Do not exceed three courses.
For water Qi, use Zhuqi San.
White Shanglu (coarse bark removed, thinly sliced, sun-dried).
The above one ingredient is crushed and sifted into powder. Use three Yellow Catfish (Huangsang Yu), three cloves of garlic, one he of mung beans, and one sheng of water. Simmer together until beans are soft. Eat beans first, wash down with juice, then take 2 qianbi of powder mixed with juice. Water Qi dissipates internally.