White Duck Formula

White Duck Formula,For water retention, bloating, edema, and scanty, difficult urination.

Formulas Name : White Duck Formula

Chinese Name : 白鸭方

Drug Formulation

1 white duck (plucked, gutted, and washed), half a sheng of cooked rice.

Source

Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 4); name cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 193).

Benefits

For water retention, bloating, edema, and scanty, difficult urination.

Instructions for Use

Stuff the duck’s abdomen with rice, ginger, and pepper, sew it closed, steam according to standard procedure, and eat once cooked.

White Duck Formula,Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 4); name cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 193).,For water retention, bloating, edema, and scanty, difficult urination.

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