（附胀）
水肿之症，皆由脾胃虚弱，不能制水所致。岐伯所谓水胀、肤胀、鼓胀、肠覃、石瘕，名虽不同，即斯症也。肿之
初起，目窠微肿如卧蚕之状，渐及浑身胖大，面目虚浮，咳嗽喘急，胸膈 胀，足胫跗肿，小便不利，即水肿之候矣。
千金云∶水肿有十，其名不同，所感亦异，合而为五。一曰风肿，先从四肢肿起，时常走注，皮肤麻木；二曰气肿，其
侯乍消乍起，乍盛乍虚；三曰血肿，其候血丝缕缕；四曰阳水，色多青黄，身热口渴，大小便秘涩；五曰阴水，色多青
白，大便溏泻，小便清利，四肢厥冷。各随其症而治之。脉浮大易治；脉沉细者难治。凡水肿，肌肉崩溃、足胫流水、
缺盆平满、脐凸唇黑、手足心平，有此症者，五脏内伤不可治矣。素问曰∶面肿者为风，足肿者为水。若腰以上肿者，
宜发散；腰以下肿者，必当利水。此治肿之要法也。肾水横流，当益脾元防泛溢；药凭淡渗，谨调胃气始全功。
胀满之症，即鼓胀是也。亦由脾胃虚弱，过食生冷，并腥荤毒物，凝滞中膈，积久不消，清浊不分，升降失职，则
生胀矣。肿胀忌盐、酱、面食、腥荤，服药方效。
又有久疟、久泻、久痢、久疾，饮食少进，脾气虚极，自然身发浮肿。用药当补脾胃，扶元气为主。宜补不宜泻。
四君子汤、补中益气汤去甘草，加分利阴阳温暖之药。脾元一复，肿自消矣。治宜宽缓，不在水肿治例。
葶苈散 治十种水气，咳嗽喘急，坐卧不安，小便短少。
葶苈（一钱五分，微炒研） 泽泻 黑丑（各一钱） 椒目（炒研） 猪苓（各一钱二分）
葱白三茎，水煎，空心服。日午下小便升许，间日再用葱白煮稀粥催之。
五皮饮 治风湿客于脾经，气血凝滞，以致面目浮虚，肢体肿满，心腹膨胀，上气喘急。
五加皮 地骨皮 大腹皮 茯苓皮 生姜皮
各等分，水煎。气急加紫苏、桑皮、陈皮、杏仁。
加味胃苓汤 治一切水肿胀满。随症加减，功效如神。
苍术（一钱二分） 浓朴（七分） 陈皮 茯苓 白术 猪苓 泽泻（各一钱） 紫苏 香附（各七分） 木香（五
分）
阶沿草十叶，淡竹叶二十片，生姜三片，水煎。风肿∶九味羌活汤加紫苏；气肿∶木香流气饮去甘草；阳水身热∶
八
正散；阴水身凉∶本方加干姜；血肿∶桃仁承气汤兼平胃散；春月∶升麻、羌活、防风；夏月∶香需、干葛、黄连；秋
月∶桂枝、白芍，倍紫苏；冬月∶干姜、官桂；喘急∶杏仁、桑皮、苏子；心膈饱胀∶槟榔、枳壳；气胀∶苏子、葶苈
（炒研）、大腹皮；口渴∶花粉、麦冬、五味；发热∶柴胡、黄芩、干葛；痢疾∶枳壳、槟榔、黄连∶泄泻∶黄连、诃
子；
小便短涩∶木通、滑石；便秘∶大黄、芒硝。
神助丸 治十种水气，随症加减。
一青水∶先从左边胁肿起，根在肝，大戟、芫花；
二赤水∶先从舌根肿起，一云脚根，根在心，葶苈；
三黄水∶先从腰腹肿起，根在脾，甘遂、椒目；
四白水∶先从脚肿起，根在于肺，桑白皮；
五黑水∶先从肾肿起，根在肾，泽泻、连翘；
六玄水∶先从面肿起，根在外肾，芫花；
七风水∶先从肾肿起，根在膀胱，甘遂、茯苓；
八石水∶先从四肢肿起，根在骨， 本；
九高水∶先从小腹肿起，根在小肠，巴豆、巴戟；
十气水∶或盛或衰，根在腹，赤小豆。
主君者一两，臣使五钱。三钱蜜丸，茯苓汤下。为散亦可。
八正散 治阳水发热，头目浮肿，大小便不通，及热淋。
瞿麦 蓄 大黄 滑石 栀子 木通 车前子（各一钱） 甘草（少）
灯心二十寸，水煎。
分气饮 治肿胀，气短而喘。
陈皮 桑皮 桔梗 枳壳 半夏（六分，制） 大腹皮 苏子 紫苏 木通（各一钱） 草果（五分）
生姜三片，水煎。
香平散 治大小水肿，隔气噎塞，并效。
蓬术（醋炒） 三棱（醋炒） 香附（醋炒） 黑丑（各一两） 干姜（五钱） 苍术（一两，炒） 浓朴（六钱，
制） 陈皮（七钱） 甘草（一钱）
为末，每服一钱，姜汤调下。醋糊为丸亦可。
木香槟榔丸（方见前。治肿胀甚效。）
槟榔丸 水肿腹胀，心膈痞闷，喘急不安。
槟榔 黑丑（炒） 萝卜子（炒） 青皮（巴豆炒，去豆） 香附（各一两） 木香（五钱）
为末，姜糊为丸。每服二三十丸，白滚汤下。
土狗半边散 治诸般水肿。
芫花（醋炒） 甘遂 大戟 土狗（七个，五月内取能飞者） 大黄（半生半熟。各三钱）
先将葱捣烂为饼，推新瓦上，将土狗安葱上，焙干。去翅、足、嘴，每个剪作两片，分左右成对，记之再焙干，为
末。欲退左边肿，即以左边七片末，加药二钱，淡竹叶、天冬煎汤，五更调服。候左边肿消至第四日，再服右边七片末，
加药如前。服未效，用大黄三钱，煎汤助之。如未动，茶清助之。
圣腰子 治十般水肿。忌甘草数日。
大戟 牵牛 木香（各一钱） 甘遂（五分，共研细）
将腰子左右一对，每用一个，剖开入末药一钱，纸裹煨熟，细细呷之。
蛤粉丸 治气虚，面目虚浮、肿胀。
蛤粉 大蒜（一个，煨熟）
捣丸，麻子大。每服三十丸，白滚汤下。若气不升降，大蒜一个，每瓣入小茴七粒，纸裹煨熟，细嚼，白汤下。泻
不止，每瓣加丁香一粒，如茴香煨服。
甘遂饼 治膜外水气。
甘遂 大麦麸（各五钱）
为末，和作饼，烧熟食之。如不利，热汤催之；利不止，冷水洗手足头面即止。小儿减之。
广术溃坚汤 治肿胀，内有痞块积聚，坚硬如石，坐卧不安，二便短涩，上气喘急，遍体虚浮并效。
浓朴（姜制） 黄芩 草豆蔻 益智仁 当归 黄连 半夏（制） 蓬术（醋炒） 红花 升麻 吴茱萸 柴胡 神
曲（炒） 泽泻 甘草（一分） 青皮 陈皮（各五分）
生姜三片，水煎。
治胀神方 治大小一切肿胀。久病十剂，无有不效。
砂仁（七分、五分、五分） 陈皮（一钱） 枳实（七分、五分、七分） 浓朴（七分、五分） 草豆蔻（一钱、
七分） 半夏（七分、五分、七分） 青皮（五分） 红花（一钱、五分） 槟榔（七分） 山楂（七分、五分、五分）
苍术（一钱、七分、五分） 神曲（五分） 山栀（五分） 香附（一钱、五分、七分） 川芎（七分） 茯苓（七分）
胡桃肉五钱，生姜三片，枣一枚，水煎。
初三剂，照上分两；次三剂，照中；后三剂，照下分数。
肿胀丹方（取水法） 大人作一饼，小儿作二饼。
真轻粉（二钱） 巴豆肉（五钱） 生硫黄（二钱）
共碾为饼。如烂，加飞罗面少许，用绢一片，铺脐上，将药饼当脐罨之，再用绢缚紧。约人行五六里，其恶水泻下，
二三便，方去饼。以稀粥补之。久患隔日再用。一饼，可救十人。
敷脐膏 消胀利水。
大田螺（四个） 大蒜（五个） 车前子（三钱）
共捣为饼。罨脐上，以帛缚紧即效。
又方 用此方忌甘草。
地龙（二条） 甘遂（一钱五分） 猪苓（三钱） 针砂（醋 ，三钱）
为末，葱涎调敷脐上。日换一次，以绢缚之。
蛊胀良方
沉香（三钱） 木香（二钱） 大黄（五钱） 泽泻 青皮 陈皮（各五钱） 砂仁（三钱） 木通（五钱） 连
翘（二钱） 桑皮 黑丑 葶苈（各五钱） 槟榔（一钱） 益智仁（三钱） 枳壳（五钱） 川椒（一钱） 大椒（二
钱） 甘遂（四钱）
为末。大人二钱，小儿一钱，五更时服。病在上陈皮汤；在中桑皮汤；在下沉香汤下。忌盐、酱、荤、酒。此方水
叠为丸亦妙，浸火酒亦妙。
单方 治症如前。上嗳气，下放屁即效。
大虾蟆（一个入砂仁三钱）
盐泥封固，火缎存性，为末，酒调空心服。大人二钱，小儿一钱。
鸡醴
鸡粪（乃屎中白者，晒干，或半斤四两）
锅内炒焦，入酒二斤，澄清，去粪，取酒。空心频频饮之。忌咸酸一切杂物妙。
商陆根（去皮，水煮，吃根连汤，频频饮之。）
黑鱼（同蒜煨熟吃，或煮蒜吃亦妙。）
芥菜子（炒研末，每服四五分，好酒下。）
鲁丁草（煮红枣，连汁吃枣亦效。）
(Attachment: Distension)
Edema is caused by the deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach, which fail to control water metabolism. As Qi Bo stated, Shui Zhang (Water Distension), Fu Zhang (Skin Distension), Gu Zhang (Drum Distension), Chang Qin (Intestinal Polyp), and Shi Jia (Stone Fibroma), although named differently, are essentially this same condition. At the initial stage of edema, the eye sockets swell slightly like a sleeping silkworm, gradually spreading to the whole body with puffiness of the face and eyes, coughing and rapid breathing, chest and diaphragm distension, swelling of the shins and dorsum of the feet, and difficult urination; these are signs of Edema.
The *Qianjin Fang* states that there are ten types of edema with different names and causes, which can be categorized into five main types. First is Feng Zhong (Wind Edema), starting from the limbs, migrating frequently, with numb skin; second is Qi Zhong (Qi Edema), characterized by fluctuating severity and remission; third is Xue Zhong (Blood Edema), presenting with thread-like blood stasis marks; fourth is Yang Shui (Yang Water), showing bluish-yellow complexion, fever, thirst, and constipation or dysuria; fifth is Yin Shui (Yin Water), showing bluish-white complexion, loose stools, clear and profuse urination, and cold extremities. Treatment should follow the specific symptoms. A floating and large pulse indicates an easy-to-treat case; a deep and thin pulse indicates a difficult case. In cases of edema, if muscles collapse, fluid oozes from the shins, the supraclavicular fossa becomes flat and full, the umbilicus protrudes, lips turn black, and palms and soles flatten, it indicates internal injury to the Five Zang organs and is incurable. The *Su Wen* states: Facial swelling is due to Wind; foot swelling is due to Water. Swelling above the waist should be treated with dispersing methods; swelling below the waist requires promoting urination. This is the key method for treating edema. When Kidney Water overflows, one must tonify the Spleen Yuan to prevent flooding; using bland and leaching herbs while carefully regulating Stomach Qi ensures success.
Distension (Gu Zhang) is also caused by Spleen and Stomach deficiency, excessive consumption of raw/cold foods, and fishy/meaty toxic substances, leading to stagnation in the middle jiao. Over time, clear and turbid qi fail to separate, and ascending/descending functions fail, causing distension. Patients with distension must avoid salt, soy sauce, wheat products, and fishy/meaty foods for medication to be effective.
Chronic malaria, chronic diarrhea, chronic dysentery, or long-term illness with poor appetite can lead to extreme Spleen Qi deficiency and subsequent edema. Treatment should focus on tonifying the Spleen and Stomach and supporting Yuan Qi. Tonification is preferred over purgation. Formulas such as Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Gentlemen Decoction) or Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction) minus Gan Cao (Licorice Root), plus herbs that promote differentiation of yin/yang and warm the interior, are suitable. Once Spleen Yuan recovers, edema subsides. Treatment should be gentle and does not fall under standard edema protocols.
**Ting Li San**: Treats ten types of water qi, coughing, rapid breathing, restlessness, and scanty urine.
Ingredients: Ting Li Zi (Descurainiae Semen Lepidii Semens, 1.5 qian, lightly stir-fried and crushed), Ze Xie (Alisma Rhizome), Hei Chou (Pharbitidis Semen, 1 qian each), Jiao Mu (Zanthoxyli Fructus Seed, stir-fried and crushed), Zhu Ling (Polyporus).
Usage: Simmer three stalks of Cong Bai (Scallion White) in water. Take on an empty stomach. If urine output reaches about one sheng at noon, repeat every other day with Cong Bai porridge to assist.
**Wu Pi Yin**: Treats wind-dampness invading the Spleen meridian, causing qi and blood stagnation, resulting in facial puffiness, limb swelling, abdominal distension, and rapid breathing.
Ingredients: Wu Jia Pi (Acanthopanacis Cortex), Di Gu Pi (Lycii Cortex), Da Fu Pi (Arecae Pericarpium), Fu Ling Pi (Poria with Bark), Sheng Jiang Pi (Zingiberis Cortex). Equal parts.
Usage: Simmer in water. For rapid breathing, add Zi Su Ye (Perillae Folium), Sang Bai Pi (Mori Cortex), Chen Pi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), and Xing Ren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum).
**Jia Wei Wei Ling Tang**: Treats all types of edema and distension. Modify according to symptoms for miraculous effects.
Ingredients: Cang Zhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, 1.2 qian), Hou Po (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex, 0.7 qian), Chen Pi, Fu Ling, Bai Zhu, Zhu Ling, Ze Xie (1 qian each), Zi Su, Xiang Fu (Cyperi Rhizoma, 0.7 qian each), Mu Xiang (Aucklandiae Radix, 0.5 qian).
Usage: Simmer ten leaves of Jie Yan Cao, twenty slices of Dan Zhu Ye (Lophatheri Herba), and three slices of Sheng Jiang in water.
Modifications: Wind edema: Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang plus Zi Su; Qi edema: Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin minus Gan Cao; Yang Water with fever: Ba Zheng San; Yin Water with cool body: This formula plus Gan Jiang (Zingiberis Radix); Blood edema: Tao Ren Cheng Qi Tang combined with Ping Wei San; Spring: Sheng Ma, Qiang Huo, Fang Feng; Summer: Xiang Xu, Gan Ge, Huang Lian; Autumn: Gui Zhi, Bai Shao, double Zi Su; Winter: Gan Jiang, Guan Gui; Rapid breathing: Xing Ren, Sang Bai Zi, Su Zi; Chest fullness: Bing Lang, Zhi Ke; Qi distension: Su Zi, Ting Li Zi (stir-fried and crushed), Da Fu Pi; Thirst: Hua Fen, Mai Dong, Wu Wei Zi; Fever: Chai Hu, Huang Qin, Gan Ge; Dysentery: Zhi Ke, Bing Lang, Huang Lian; Diarrhea: Huang Lian, He Zi; Scanty/difficult urination: Mu Tong, Hua Shi; Constipation: Da Huang, Mang Xiao.
**Shen Zhu Wan**: Treats ten types of water qi, modify according to symptoms.
1. Qing Shui (Green Water): Starts from left hypochondrium, root in Liver, uses Da Ji, Yuan Hua.
2. Chi Shui (Red Water): Starts from tongue root or heel, root in Heart, uses Ting Li Zi.
3. Huang Shui (Yellow Water): Starts from waist/abdomen, root in Spleen, uses Gan Sui, Jiao Mu.
4. Bai Shui (White Water): Starts from feet, root in Lung, uses Sang Bai Pi.
5. Hei Shui (Black Water): Starts from Kidney area, root in Kidney, uses Ze Xie, Lian Qiao.
6. Xuan Shui (Dark Water): Starts from face, root in external genitalia, uses Yuan Hua.
7. Feng Shui (Wind Water): Starts from Kidney area, root in Bladder, uses Gan Sui, Fu Ling.
8. Shi Shui (Stone Water): Starts from limbs, root in bones, uses Ben Cao (Ligustici Rhizoma et Radix).
9. Gao Shui (High Water): Starts from lower abdomen, root in Small Intestine, uses Ba Dou, Ba Ji Tian.
10. Qi Shui: Fluctuates, root in abdomen, uses Chi Xiao Dou.
Dosage: Monarch herb 1 liang, minister/assistant herbs 5 qian. Make honey pills of 3 qian each, take with Fu Ling decoction. Powder form is also acceptable.
**Ba Zheng San**: Treats Yang Water with fever, head/eye swelling, urinary/fecal retention, and hot strangury.
Ingredients: Qu Mai, Pian Tong, Da Huang, Hua Shi, Zhi Zi, Mu Tong, Che Qian Zi (1 qian each), Gan Cao (small amount).
Usage: Simmer 20 cun of Deng Xin Cao (Junci Medullia) in water.
**Fen Qi Yin**: Treats distension with shortness of breath and wheezing.
Ingredients: Chen Pi, Sang Bai Pi, Jie Geng, Zhi Ke, Ban Xia (prepared, 0.6 qian), Da Fu Pi, Su Zi, Zi Su, Mu Tong (1 qian each), Cao Guo (0.5 qian).
Usage: Simmer three slices of Sheng Jiang in water.
**Xiang Ping San**: Treats general edema and qi obstruction/choking.
Ingredients: Peng Ze (Curcumae Rhizoma, vinegar-fried), San Leng (Sparganii Rhizoma, vinegar-fried), Xiang Fu (vinegar-fried), Hei Chou (1 liang each), Gan Jiang (5 qian), Cang Zhu (1 liang, stir-fried), Hou Po (prepared, 6 qian), Chen Pi (7 qian), Gan Cao (1 qian).
Usage: Grind into powder. Take 1 qian mixed with ginger decoction. Can also be made into pills with vinegar paste.
**Mu Lan Bing Lang Wan** (See previous section. Highly effective for distension.)
**Bing Lang Wan**: Treats edema with abdominal distension, chest oppression, and restless rapid breathing.
Ingredients: Bing Lang, Hei Chou (stir-fried), Luo Bo Zi (stir-fried), Qing Pi (fried with Ba Dou, remove bean), Xiang Fu (1 liang each), Mu Xiang (5 qian).
Usage: Grind into powder, make pills with ginger paste. Take 20-30 pills with plain boiled water.
**Tu Gou Ban Bian San**: Treats various types of edema.
Ingredients: Yuan Hua (vinegar-fried), Gan Sui, Da Ji, Tu Gou (seven flying specimens caught in May), Da Huang (half raw, half cooked, 3 qian each).
Usage: Mash scallions into a cake, place on new tile, put Tu Gou on top, bake dry. Remove wings, legs, mouth. Cut each into two halves (left/right pairs), mark them, and bake dry again. Grind into powder. To reduce left-side swelling, use seven pieces of the left side powder, add 2 qian of other drugs, mix with Dan Zhu Ye and Tian Dong decoction, take at dawn (wu geng). After left swelling reduces by the fourth day, use seven pieces of the right side powder similarly. If ineffective, add Da Huang decoction. If no bowel movement, use tea water to assist.
**Sheng Yao Zi**: Treats ten types of edema. Avoid Gan Cao for several days.
Ingredients: Da Ji, Qian Niu, Mu Xiang (1 qian each), Gan Sui (0.5 qian, finely ground).
Usage: Take a pair of pig kidneys, cut open, insert 1 qian of powder, wrap in paper, roast until cooked. Sip slowly.
**Ge Fen Wan**: Treats Qi deficiency with facial puffiness and swelling.
Ingredients: Ge Fen, Da Suan (one clove, roasted).
Usage: Mash and make pills the size of hemp seeds. Take 30 pills with plain boiled water. If qi fails to ascend/descend, take one garlic clove stuffed with seven small fennel seeds, wrapped in paper and roasted, chew thoroughly, swallow with water. If diarrhea persists, add one Ding Xiang per clove and roast as with fennel.
**Gan Sui Bing**: Treats subserous water accumulation.
Ingredients: Gan Sui, Da Mai Fu (wheat bran) (5 qian each).
Usage: Grind into powder, mix into cakes, bake/cook and eat. If no evacuation, drink hot water to induce; if diarrhea continues, wash hands/feet/head with cold water to stop. Reduce dose for children.
**Guang Zhu Kui Jian Tang**: Treats distension with hard abdominal masses, restlessness, scanty urination/stool, rapid breathing, and generalized puffiness.
Ingredients: Hou Po (ginger-processed), Huang Qin, Cao Dou Kou, Yi Zhi Ren, Dang Gui, Huang Lian, Ban Xia (prepared), Peng Ze (vinegar-fried), Hong Hua, Sheng Ma, Wu Zhu Yu, Chai Hu, Shen Qu (stir-fried), Ze Xie, Gan Cao (0.1 qian), Qing Pi, Chen Pi (0.5 qian each).
Usage: Simmer three slices of Sheng Jiang in water.
**Zhi Zhang Shen Fang**: Treats all types of distension. Ten doses are effective even for chronic cases.
Ingredients: Sha Ren (0.7, 0.5, 0.5 qian), Chen Pi (1 qian), Zhi Shi (0.7, 0.5, 0.7 qian), Hou Po (0.7, 0.5 qian), Cao Dou Kou (1, 0.7 qian), Ban Xia (0.7, 0.5, 0.7 qian), Qing Pi (0.5 qian), Hong Hua (1, 0.5 qian), Bing Lang (0.7 qian), Shan Zha (0.7, 0.5, 0.5 qian), Cang Zhu (1, 0.7, 0.5 qian), Shen Qu (0.5 qian), Shan Zhi (0.5 qian), Xiang Fu (1, 0.5, 0.7 qian), Chuan Xiong (0.7 qian), Fu Ling (0.7 qian).
Usage: Simmer 5 qian Walnut Meat, three slices of Sheng Jiang, and one Jujube in water.
Dosage: First three doses use high dosage; next three use medium dosage; last three use low dosage.
**Zhong Zhang Dan Fang** (Water Extraction Method): One cake for adults, two for children.
Ingredients: Zhen Qing Fen (Calomelas, 2 qian), Ba Dou Rou (Crotonis Semen Endocarpium, 5 qian), Sheng Liu Huang (Sulfur, 2 qian).
Usage: Grind together into a cake. If too soft, add fine flour. Place silk cloth on navel, apply cake, bind tightly. Walk 5-6 li. Evil water will discharge via stool. Remove cake after 2-3 bowel movements. Restore with thin congee. Repeat every other day for chronic cases. One cake can save ten people.
**Fu Qi Gao**: Reduces distension and promotes urination.
Ingredients: Da Tian Luo (Apple Snail, four), Da Suan (five), Che Qian Zi (3 qian).
Usage: Mash into a cake. Apply to navel, bind tightly. Effective immediately.
**Another Formula**: Avoid Gan Cao when using this.
Ingredients: Di Long (Earthworm, two), Gan Sui (1.5 qian), Zhu Ling (3 qian), Zhen Sha (Cinnabar sand, vinegar-treated, 3 qian).
Usage: Grind into powder, mix with scallion juice, apply to navel. Change once daily, bind with silk.
**Gu Zhang Liang Fang**
Ingredients: Chen Xiang (3 qian), Mu Xiang (2 qian), Da Huang (5 qian), Ze Xie, Qing Pi, Chen Pi (5 qian each), Sha Ren (3 qian), Mu Tong (5 qian), Lian Qiao (2 qian), Sang Bai Pi, Hei Chou, Ting Li Zi (5 qian each), Bing Lang (1 qian), Yi Zhi Ren (3 qian), Zhi Ke (5 qian), Chuan Jiao (1 qian), Da Jiao (2 qian), Gan Sui (4 qian).
Usage: Grind into powder. Adults take 2 qian, children 1 qian, at dawn. For upper body disease, take with Chen Pi decoction; middle body with Sang Bai Pi decoction; lower body with Chen Xiang decoction. Avoid salt, soy sauce, meat, and alcohol. Making pills with water layering or soaking in wine is also effective.
**Single Herb Formula**: Treats symptoms as above. Belching upward and passing gas downward brings relief.
Ingredients: Da Xia Ma (Toad, one, stuffed with 3 qian Sha Ren).
Usage: Seal with salt mud, burn to char, grind into powder. Take with wine on empty stomach. Adults 2 qian, children 1 qian.
**Ji Li**
Ingredients: Ji Fen (Chicken manure, white part only, dried, 0.5 jin or 4 liang).
Usage: Stir-fry in pot until scorched, add 2 jin wine, clarify, remove manure, drink the wine. Drink frequently on empty stomach. Avoid salty/sour foods.
**Shang Lu Gen** (Peeled, boiled in water, eat root and drink soup frequently.)
**Hei Yu** (Black Carp: Roast with garlic and eat, or boil with garlic.)
**Jie Cai Zi** (Mustard Seed: Stir-fry, grind to powder. Take 0.4-0.5 qian with good wine.)
**Lu Ding Cao** (Boil with red dates, eat dates and drink juice.)