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Wupi Yin

醫方集解湯劑
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Source
醫方集解
Composition
Wu Jia Pi (Acanthopanax bark) 10 g, Di Gu Pi (Lycium root bark) 10 g, Sheng Jiang Pi (fresh ginger peel) 10 g, Da Fu Pi (Areca peel) 10 g, Fu Ling Pi (Poria peel) 10 g
Preparation
Boil six bowls of water down to two bowls; take one bowl warm without regard to time.
Form
湯劑
Function
Fortify the Spleen and transform dampness, Regulate Qi and reduce swelling.
Traditional indications
1. Generalized edema, chest and abdominal distension and oppression, scanty urine, and edema during pregnancy. 2. In summer with exuberant dampness, edema of the dorsum of the feet.
Modifications
Swelling above the waist: add Zi Su Ye, Jing Jie, Fang Feng, Qin Jiao. -- Swelling below the waist: add Chi Xiao Dou, Fu Ling, Ze Xie, Fang Ji, Che Qian Zi. -- Constipation: add Da Huang, Zhi Shi. -- Abdominal distension and fullness: add Hou Po, Qing Pi, fried Lai Fu Zi. -- For the weak: add Dang Shen, Huang Qi, Bai Zhu. -- If it belongs to Yin edema: add prepared Fu Zi, Gan Jiang, Rou Gui, Wan Nian Qing Gen. -- If it belongs to Yang edema: add Huang Bai, Che Qian Zi, Ze Xie. -- Puffiness of face and eyes: add Chen Pi, Sang Bai Pi. -- Edema of knees and feet: add Zhi Mu, Huang Bai. -- Lumbar and abdominal distension and fullness: add Bai Zhu, Cang Zhu.