Decoction for Reducing Swelling

Xu’s Fermented Soybean Wine，Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 3); name cited in *Formulas from the Physician’s Heart* (Vol. 8).，Weakness in the legs due to wind-toxin, with stiffness, fullness, and shortness of breath.

Phlegm-Resolving and Qi-Regulating Decoction，*Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 7.，For patients who cannot turn over in bed, suffer from phlegm-induced shortness of breath, are unable to eat, and have severe abdominal distension.

Sanxiao Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 79.，Ten Types of Water-Related Disorders.

Tian’e Qi Pill，*Shenghui* (Volume 98).，Weakness of the viscera, emaciation, cold and fatigue in the lower jiao, pain and numbness in the lower back and knees, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen, deficiency of spleen qi, loss of appetite, pale complexion, and general deficiency and debility.

Modified Wei-Ling-Banxia Decoction，*Yi Bian*, Volume 2.，Various forms of dampness.

Rhubarb and Calomel Decoction，From *The Golden Chamber* (Volume Middle).，Damp-heat jaundice, with a vivid, tangerine-like yellow complexion; abdominal distension with sweating; thirst; constipation; scanty urination; a thick, yellow tongue coating; and a deep, full, or slippery, rapid pulse; or damp-heat-induced turbid dysuria, etc. Restlessness, a burning sensation in the chest, abdominal distension with a sensation of … Read more

Goral Antler and Three Huang Decoction，*A Concise Compendium of Traditional Chinese Dermatology*.，Purpura of the “fire-heat” pattern.

Boiled Aconite Pill，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 7.，Indicated for spleen deficiency with organ cold, stagnation of heat and cold, qi stagnation in the intestines, deficiency-type distension and epigastric fullness, and tenesmus with loose stools.

Ginger-Qu Pills，From *Danxi’s Heart Method*, Volume 2.，For diarrhea.

Shengsheng Dan，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 1.，For watery diarrhea, dysentery, and malaria.

Agarwood Qi-Descending Pills，From *Rumen Shiquin*, Volume 12.，For all cases of qi stagnation, distension and fullness in the chest and diaphragm, and loss of appetite.

Eight-Ingredient Kunshun Pills，Volume 1 of the *Chinese Pharmacopoeia*.，Deficiency of both qi and blood; irregular menstruation; menstrual abdominal pain; soreness in the lower back and legs; and swelling of the feet.

Dried Tea Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 62.，For epigastric distension and fullness, vomiting, nausea, and inability to eat or drink.

Pingxie Decoction，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 7，Dysregulation of the Zang-Fu organs; the Liver overpowers the Spleen’s Earth, causing dampness to descend, resulting in prolonged, persistent diarrhea.

Pei Yuan Da Bu Pills，*Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 4.，For deficiency and exhaustion due to overwork, dizziness and vertigo, tinnitus and fatigue, a tendency to lie down and reluctance to speak, and all symptoms of qi deficiency and weakness.

Qiangju Pills，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 109.，Kidney-toxin wind attacks the Chong Vessel, causing black spots in the eyes and unceasing tearing due to wind.

Immediate Throat-Opening Drink，*Guide to Throat Disorders*, Volume 4.，For acute conditions such as a swollen and painful throat with inability to swallow liquids.

Wind-Dispelling and Fire-Suppressing Decoction，From *Yu’an*, Volume 3.，Swelling and pain between the teeth.

Decoction to Boost Qi and Disperse Bi，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 2.，For qi deficiency with lung bi syndrome, restless cough, chest and diaphragm obstruction, incessant sputum production, upper abdominal distension and fullness, and inability to pass stool.

Fire-Extinguishing and Progeny-Preserving Pill，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，For men with seminal emission.

Muxiang Distension-Relieving Pills，From *Pocket Guide*, Volume 3.，For bloating and fullness.

Six-Ingredient Decoction with Ginseng and Ophiopogon Powder，*Discussions on the Treatment of Smallpox*.，For smallpox cases with fever and mild thirst; or when the smallpox rash is accompanied by persistent wheezing and unrelenting thirst.

Taiyi Zhuiming Pills，From *Qianjin*, Volume 24.，Effective for a hundred ailments, including sudden onset of malignant qi, distension and fullness in the chest and abdomen with difficulty breathing, chest pain and abdominal masses, bloating, hernias, and abdominal masses, undigested food, vomiting and retching, fever and chills, epidemic diseases, poisonous insect toxins, and postpartum complications in women.

Cold-Cooling Fire-Reducing Decoction，From *Essential Treatise on Measles*.，Rashes caused by suppressed heat that fails to dissipate, resulting in cracked lips, obstruction of urination and defecation, drowsiness with intense fever, or bodily distension and pain, often accompanied by shortness of breath and wheezing.

Almond-Infused Wine，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 11.，Symptoms include leg weakness, inability to move the limbs, and loss of voice.