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Treats ten types of edema syndromes.
The first type starts with swelling in the feet, rooted in the Heart (Xin). Herb: Tingli (Descurainiae Semen seu Lepidii Semen) (stir-fried together with glutinous rice, then remove the rice).
The second type involves swelling in the abdomen, rooted in the Abdomen. Herb: Jiaomu (Zanthoxyli Fructus).
The third type involves swelling in the yin region, rooted in the Kidney (Shen). Herb: Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma).
The fourth type involves swelling in the knees, rooted in the Liver (Gan). Herb: Yuanhua (Kadsurae Flos) (stir-fried with vinegar).
The fifth type involves swelling in the face, rooted in the Lung (Fei). Herb: Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex).
The sixth type involves swelling in the heart region (ribs), rooted in the ribs. Herb: Xionghuang (Realgar).
The seventh type involves swelling in the four limbs, rooted in the Spleen (Pi). Herb: Gansui (Euphorbiae Pekinensis Radix).
The eighth type involves swelling in the mouth, rooted in the Small Intestine (Xiaochang). Herb: Bajitian (Morindae Officinalis Radix) (remove the heart/core).
The ninth type starts with swelling in the waist, rooted in the Kidney (Shen). Herb: Daji (Euphorbiae Humifusae Radix).
The tenth type starts with swelling in the four limbs, rooted in the Stomach (Wei). Herb: Fuling (Poria).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. The primary herb for the specific condition is doubled in dosage, while the remaining herbs are used in equal parts. Take 2-3 qian per dose, mixed well water on an empty stomach. Stop when bowel movement becomes loose/unobstructed. Adjust dosage according to the patient's deficiency or excess. Observe dietary restrictions as prescribed.

Treats edema with scanty and difficult urination.
Herbs: Dilong (Pheretima), Zhuling (Polyporus), Zhensha (Cinnabaris).
Grind the above herbs into a powder. Mix with juice from green onions and apply to the umbilicus. Bind tightly with a cloth band.
The pathogenesis is cold-dampness failing to disperse, leading to dampness-edema syndrome. The pulse is deep and slow; complexion is often bluish-white; there is no irritability or thirst; urination is difficult, scanty, and astringent; stool is loose and uncontrolled.
Take one head-yellow catfish with eight whiskers, decoct it with mung beans until about one he remains.
Cook it into a thick soup and take it all at once. Naturally, the edema will gradually subside.

Tuizhong Jixian Wan (Swelling-Reducing Jixian Pill) treats various swellings.
Herbs: Shanglu (Phytolaccae Radix), Zhuling (Polyporus), Hanfangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix), Ku Tingli (Semen Descurainiae seu Lepidii), Jiaomu (Zanthoxyli Fructus), Huashi (Talcum), Haijinsha (Lygodii Spora), Hei Qianniu (Semen Pharbitidis), Dafupi (Arecae Pericarpium), Xuisui Zi (Euphorbiae Lathyridis Semen) (oil removed), Chi Fuling (Poria cum Rubro) (each 1 liang), Badou (Semini Crotonis) (27 grains, oil removed), Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma) (0.5 liang, cleaned).
Grind the above herbs into a fine powder. Mash roasted garlic and mix with the powder to form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take 25 pills per dose, taken warm at wu geng (early morning, around 3-5 AM). Take once every two days. For the first dose, take with Shanglu Decoction; for the second dose, take with Chixiaodou Decoction; for the third dose, take with Mugua Decoction.

Treats qi stagnation in the four limbs, abdominal urgency and fullness, distension of the chest, diaphragm, and hypochondrium, rising of deficient qi, and turbid urine.
Herbs: Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix), Zhuling (Polyporus), Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma), Chi Fuling (Poria cum Rubro), Banxia (Pinelliae Rhizoma), Zhike (Aurantii Fructus), Binglang (Arecae Semen), Dengxincao (Junci Medulla), Suzi (Perillae Fructus) (equal parts).
Chop the above herbs finely. Take 1 liang per dose, decoct with two zhan of water. Add a small amount of Moschus powder and take together.