夫肾主于水。脾胃俱主于土。土性克水。脾与胃合。胃为水谷之海。若胃脘不能传化。
使水
脉闭
治水气。腹大脐肿腰痛。不能转动方。
赤小豆（五合） 桑根白皮（三两锉） 白术（二两） 鲤鱼（一头三斤者净洗如常）
上以水一斗。都一处煮。候鱼熟。取出鱼。尽意食之。其豆亦宜吃。勿着盐味。其汁入
葱白
治水肿利小便。鲤鱼粥方。
鲤鱼（一头可重一斤去肠净洗） 商陆（二两锉） 赤小豆（三合） 紫苏茎叶（二两）
上于净锅中。着水五大盏。都候鱼烂熟。空腹食之。其汁入葱白生姜橘皮。及少醋。调
和作
治水气洪肿。宜服羊肉 方。
精羊肉（五两切） 商陆（四两切） 葱白（七茎并须） 豉（一合）
上以水三大盏。煮商陆取二盏半。去滓。下肉及葱等。煮作 。空腹食之。并汁取尽。
治水气。面目及四肢虚肿。大便不通。宜服牵牛子粥方。
牵牛子（一两一半生一半炒并为细末） 粳米（二合） 生姜（一分细切）
上将米煮粥。候熟。抄牵牛子末三钱。散于粥上。并入生姜搅转。空腹食之。须臾通转。
即
又方。
冬麻子（二合以水研取汁一大盏半） 糯米（二合）
上以麻子汁和米。煮作粥。着少葱姜豉食之。
又方。
郁李仁（一两半汤浸去皮水研取汁） 薏苡仁（二两研碎如粟米）
上以郁李仁汁。煮薏苡仁。作粥。空腹食之。
又方。
鲤鱼（一头可重一斤去鳞肠肚净洗） 冬麻子（半斤水研滤取汁一升） 赤小豆（半升
淘令
净）上先以水四大盏。煮鱼豆欲熟。入麻子汁。更煮十余沸。出鱼。空腹食之。其豆及汁并
宜食
又方。
商陆汁（三合） 生姜汁（一合） 生地黄汁（二合）
上相和。煎三五沸。每服二合。搅粥半盏。空心食之。
治水气。利小便。除浮肿。黑豆粥方。
黑豆（半升） 桑枝（锉半升） 构皮（枝）（锉半升）
上以水五大盏。煮取二大盏。去滓。每取汁一盏。入米一合。煮作粥。空心食之。
又方。
鲤鱼（一头重一斤治如食法）
上煮令熟。取汁并鱼。入冬瓜葱白。作羹食之。如未效。再作食之。
治脚肿满转入腹。垂死方。
赤小豆（一升淘令净）
上以水三斗。煮熟。去豆取汁。浸脚。冷即重暖用之。其豆食之亦妙。
治十种水病不瘥。垂命方。
猪肉（半斤细切）
上用粳米三合。水三升。入葱豉椒姜作粥。每日空腹食之。
又方。
青头鸭（一只剥去毛足头及肠）
上修事和粳米煮。令熟。着五味姜葱豉。任意食之。切勿入盐。
The Kidney governs water. The Spleen and Stomach both govern Earth [element]. The nature of Earth overcomes Water. The Spleen and Stomach are interior-exteriorly related. The Stomach is the Sea of Water and Grain. If the epigastrium fails to transmit and transform,
causing fluid accumulation and obstruction of the pulse,
to treat Qi Edema (Water Qi). For abdominal distension with umbilical swelling, lower back pain, and inability to turn the body:
Adzuki Bean (Vigna angularis) (5 he)
Mulberry Root Bark (Morus alba root bark) (3 liang, crushed)
Atractylodes Rhizome (Bai Zhu) (2 liang)
Carp (Cyprinus carpio) (one fish weighing 3 jin, cleaned as usual)
Take one dou of water. Boil all ingredients together. When the fish is cooked, remove it. Consume the fish freely. The beans should also be eaten. Do not add salt. Add scallion white to the broth.
To treat edema and promote urination: Carp Congee Recipe.
Carp (Cyprinus carpio) (one fish weighing about 1 jin, intestines removed and cleaned)
Phytolacca Root (Shang Lu) (2 liang, crushed)
Adzuki Bean (Vigna angularis) (3 he)
Perilla Stem and Leaf (Zi Su Geng Ye) (2 liang)
Place in a clean pot. Add five large zhan of water. Boil until the fish is thoroughly soft. Consume on an empty stomach. The broth may be seasoned with scallion white, fresh ginger, tangerine peel, and a little vinegar.
To treat severe edema due to Water Qi, suitable for Mutton Decoction:
Lean Mutton (5 liang, sliced)
Phytolacca Root (Shang Lu) (4 liang, sliced)
Scallion White (7 stalks, including roots)
Fermented Soybean (Chi Shi) (1 he)
Add three large zhan of water. Boil Phytolacca Root until reduced to two and a half zhan. Remove dregs. Add mutton and scallions. Cook into a soup/congee. Consume on an empty stomach. Drink all the broth.
To treat Water Qi causing puffiness of the face, eyes, and limbs, and constipation: Purslane Seed Congee Recipe.
Purslane Seed (Qian Niu Zi) (1.5 liang; half raw, half stir-fried, ground into fine powder)
Japonica Rice (Geng Mi) (2 he)
Fresh Ginger (Sheng Jiang) (1 fen, finely sliced)
Boil the rice to make congee. When cooked, sprinkle 3 qian of Purslane Seed powder onto the congee. Mix well with sliced ginger. Consume on an empty stomach. Bowel movement will occur shortly.
Another prescription.
Flaxseed (Dong Ma Zi) (2 he, ground in water to extract 1.5 large zhan of juice)
Glutinous Rice (Nuo Mi) (2 he)
Mix flaxseed juice with glutinous rice. Cook into congee. Season with a little scallion, ginger, and fermented soybean. Consume.
Another prescription.
Bush Cherry Pit (Yu Li Ren) (1.5 liang, soaked in hot water, skin removed, macerated in water to extract juice)
Coix Seed (Yi Yi Ren) (2 liang, ground to the size of millet grains)
Cook Coix Seed using Bush Cherry Pit juice to make congee. Consume on an empty stomach.
Another prescription.
Carp (Cyprinus carpio) (one fish weighing about 1 jin, scales, intestines, and viscera removed, cleaned)
Flaxseed (Dong Ma Zi) (0.5 jin, water-macerated and filtered to extract 1 sheng of juice)
Adzuki Bean (Vigna angularis) (0.5 sheng,
washed clean)
First, use four large zhan of water to boil the carp and adzuki beans until nearly cooked. Add flaxseed juice. Boil for ten more boils. Remove the fish. Consume on an empty stomach. The beans and broth are both suitable for consumption.
Another prescription.
Phytolacca Juice (Shang Lu Zhi) (3 he)
Fresh Ginger Juice (Sheng Jiang Zhi) (1 he)
Rehmannia Root Juice (Sheng Di Huang Zhi) (2 he)
Mix these juices. Boil for three to five boils. Take 2 he per dose. Stir into half a zhan of congee. Consume on an empty stomach.
To treat Water Qi, promote urination, and reduce edema: Black Soybean Congee Recipe.
Black Soybean (Hei Dou) (0.5 sheng)
Mulberry Twig (Sang Zhi) (crushed, 0.5 sheng)
Paper Mulberry Bark (Gou Pi) (crushed, 0.5 sheng)
Use five large zhan of water. Boil to obtain two large zhan of liquid. Remove dregs. Take one zhan of liquid per dose. Add one he of rice. Cook into congee. Consume on an empty stomach.
Another prescription.
Carp (Cyprinus carpio) (one fish weighing 1 jin, prepared as for food)
Boil until cooked. Take the broth and fish meat. Add winter melon and scallion white. Make into a soup. Consume. If there is no effect, prepare and consume again.
To treat leg swelling spreading to the abdomen, a critical condition:
Adzuki Bean (Vigna angularis) (1 sheng, washed clean)
Use three dou of water. Boil until cooked. Remove beans and take the juice. Soak feet in the juice. Reheat if it cools down. Eating the beans is also beneficial.
To treat ten types of water diseases that have not healed, a life-threatening condition:
Pork (0.5 jin, finely sliced)
Use three he of Japonica Rice and three sheng of water. Add scallion, fermented soybean, Sichuan pepper, and fresh ginger to make congee. Consume daily on an empty stomach.
Another prescription.
Green-headed Duck (Qing Tou Ya) (one duck, feathers, feet, head, and intestines removed)
Process the duck and cook with Japonica Rice until done. Season with five flavors, ginger, scallion, and fermented soybean. Consume at will. Do not add salt.