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Prescription: Qian Niu Zi (Pharbitis Seed) 2 qian, Gan Sui (Kansui Root) 2 qian, Rou Gui (Cinnamon Bark) 3 fen, Che Qian Zi (Plantago Seed) 1 liang. Decoct in water and take orally. Two doses are sufficient for cure. Do not continue taking it.

Qi Distension is swelling caused by Qi deficiency. Unlike Water Distension (Edema), where pressing leaves an indentation like mud, Qi Distension starts with swelling from the tops of the feet, gradually spreading to the whole body, and eventually involving the head and face.
Prescription: Che Qian Zi (Plantago Seed) 1 qian, Luo Bo Zi (Radish Seed) 1 qian, Shen Qu (Medicated Leaven) 1 qian. Decoct in water and take orally. Taking one dose daily will make one feel that Qi circulation gradually relaxes. After twenty doses, the swelling will completely disappear; after thirty doses, full recovery will be achieved. Although the effect is slow, the miracle of reviving the dying is truly wonderful. Salt intake must be strictly prohibited for one hundred days; even Qiu Shi (Human Urine Salt) is forbidden.

Worm Distension is characterized mainly by pain in the lower abdomen and floating swelling of the four limbs. The symptoms are not extremely severe; the skin color is red with spots, resembling the appearance of being eaten by worms. There is no slight swelling under the eyes resembling a silkworm (Wo Can).
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Blood Distension has a long history. It may arise from blood stasis remaining after trauma or sprain, or from stagnant blood due to melancholy, or from blood accumulation due to wind pathogen that fails to manifest. Over time, the blood remains in the abdomen.
Prescription: [Text fragmented in original, mentions Si Wu Tang (Four Substances Decoction), Ren Shen (Ginseng Root), Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis Root), Jing Jie (Schizonepeta Spike), Hong Hua (Safflower)]. If a person suddenly vomits large amounts of blood, this is due to blood failing to return to its vessels. Use Ren Shen (Ginseng Root) 5 qian, Dang Gui (Angelica Sinensis Root) 1 liang (stir-fried until black), Jing Jie (Schizonepeta Spike) 3 qian... Hong Hua (Safflower)...

Zhong Li Xian said: The Qi and Blood of the elderly are depleted and decadent; they cannot be treated using the methods for young adults. Eating too much causes fullness and oppression; eating too little causes fatigue and hunger; eating cold foods causes abdominal pain; eating hot foods... [text cuts off].

Hua Zhen Ren said: The method for treating the elderly is steady and appropriate; there is no need to prescribe another formula.

Guo Lao Xian said: I also have a formula that is excellent for treating insomnia in the elderly. Use one course of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia), add Mai Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber) 4 liang, and Chao Zao Ren (Stir-fried Ziziphus Seed) 5 liang... made into pills with honey... [text cuts off].