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The abdomen is hard as iron, fluid oozes from the umbilicus, which then transforms into worms circling the body causing extreme itching that cannot be cleared by brushing or sweeping.
Bathe in a strong decoction of *Cangzhu* (Atractylodis Rhizoma), then apply a mixture of *Cangzhu* and a handful of *Suan Shiliu Gen* (Punica Granatum Root Bark). Decoct strongly with water. Chew meat jerky first, then take this remedy to achieve cure. (Alternatively, crush scallions with roots into juice, mix with sesame oil.)
Apply powder made from *Longgu* (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi et Osseum) and *Kufan* (Alumen Exsiccatum) topically.
Apply powder made from *Chishizhi* (Halloysitum Rubrum) topically.
Crush one ancient coin, add three large walnuts, stir-fry until hot, then take with one cup of vinegar.
Take one tael of *Luobozǐ* (Brassicae Semens), lightly stir-fried, decocted in one bowl of water until boiling three times, then drink.
Drink wine boiled with lotus leaves. For abdominal pain due to blood stasis, take leek juice mixed with hot wine, or seven *Taoren* (Persicae Semen) (stir-fried and ground), taken with wine.
Take one teaspoon of *Jiuqu Mo* (Medicated Leaven Powder) mixed with boiling water, three times daily.
Soak *Sharen* (Amomi Fructus) in white radish juice, dry by stir-frying (repeat soaking and frying several times), grind into powder, take one qian each time with rice soup.
Take one *Hulu* (Lagenariae Spongiosa Fructus) (do not remove seeds, charred to retain efficacy), taken with warm wine after meals, or with boiling water.
The abdomen is distended and makes sounds when shaken.
Eat one bowl of *Chidou* (Adzuki Beans) boiled with a bunch of *Baimaogen* (Imperatae Rhizoma), stop when the distension subsides.
Take three qian of old drum skin from many years ago, calcined on tiles into powder, taken with wine.
For edema caused by water retention: Boil one cucumber with its seeds until soft, take on an empty stomach.
Garlic: One clove per year of age, boiled with sugar, consume regularly (avoid salt for three years). Alternatively, use whole loofahs exposed to frost, bake and grind into powder, take with boiling water.
Four taels of salt (stir-fried hot), wrapped in silk cloth and placed on the umbilicus; if it melts into water, it indicates Water Distension (Shui Gu); if red, Food Distension (Shi Gu); if purple, Blood Distension (Xue Gu); if black water, Qi Distension (Qi Gu); if the color remains unchanged, it indicates Qi Deficiency with Fullness (Xu Zhong Man).
Decoct straw used for roofing for many years, fumigate and wash twice or thrice; yellow fluid will discharge via urination, effective. (No need to avoid salt or soy sauce, treats all types of distension.)
This is an immortal prescription.
Cut off the top of a watermelon, scoop out thirty percent of the pulp, fill with garlic cloves, replace the top, place in a new clay pot, cover with another new clay pot, and steam until cooked. Consume the melon, garlic, and broth completely; the distension will vanish within three days. (No need to avoid salt or soy sauce.)