Search for Herbal Teas Recipes by Symptom:

Ten-Water Pills

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. All references in this article to TCM syndrome differentiation, herbal medicines, teas, and decoctions are intended to promote TCM culture and are provided solely for educational and reference purposes.

Ten-Water Pills,For ten types of edema.

Formulas Name : Ten-Water Pills

Chinese Name : 十水丸

Drug Formulation

Pepper seeds, Gan Sui, Euphorbia, Cuscuta flower, Scrophularia, red adzuki beans, white bark of mulberry root, Zeqi, croton seed, and Lepidium—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Xiaopin Fang*, cited in Volume 10 of *Yixin Fang*.

Processing

Of these 10 ingredients, depending on where the disease first manifests, increase the dosage of the corresponding herb by 1 fen; add 4 fen of croton seed (with the inner skin removed). Grind into a powder, mix, and sift; then mix with refined honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed.

Benefits

For ten types of edema.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 pills per dose. The treatment is complete once a bowel movement occurs. If no bowel movement occurs, taking 3 doses daily is also acceptable. It may also be taken as a powder, using half a qian bi per dose. If a bowel movement occurs, repeat the dose as directed the following morning; after a second dose, the illness will be cured.

Ten-Water Pills,From *Xiaopin Fang*, cited in Volume 10 of *Yixin Fang*.,For ten types of edema.

More Herbs Formulas

Wind-Suppressing Decoction

Wind-Suppressing Decoction,From *A Synthesis of Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.,Acute convulsions in children. The convulsions occur suddenly, with twitching of the limbs, the body stiffening and the neck spasming, mental confusion and a hot face; the eyes may roll upward, phlegm may accumulate in the throat, the jaw may clench tightly, or the child … Read more

Wind-Dispelling and Parasite-Killing Soap

Wind-Dispelling and Parasite-Killing Soap,*Comprehensive Treatise on the Treatment of Ulcers*, Volume 28.,For leprosy.

Astragalus and Notopterygium Pills

Astragalus and Notopterygium Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 186.,Kidney deficiency with wind.

Black Goat Ointment

Black Goat Ointment,From *Zhi Zhi*, Volume 24.,For alopecia, malignant sores, and leg sores.

Bai Hua San

Bai Hua San,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 181.,Liver heat in children. Red and painful eyes.

Stone Bile Pills

Stone Bile Pills,*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 19.,Swelling of the lower legs, yellow urine, chest pain, and restlessness.

Peach Kernel Decoction for Treating (Hidden Parasites)

Peach Kernel Decoction for Treating (Hidden Parasites),From *Zhi Zhi*, Volume 8.,In cases of “fox-confusion” (a condition where parasites feed on the internal organs), sores appear on the upper lip, and the voice becomes hoarse.

Black Bean Immortality Formula

Black Bean Immortality Formula,From *Liangpeng Huiji*, Volume 3.,

Great Warming White Pills

Great Warming White Pills,*Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,For anger, resentment, and pent-up emotions leading to stagnation of the Triple Burner Qi, with a sensation of blockage in the throat and esophagus, distension of the flanks, pain in the chest and abdomen, shortness of breath and wheezing, regurgitation and vomiting, and loss of appetite; as well … Read more

Decoction of Aged Tangerine Peel

Decoction of Aged Tangerine Peel,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 63.,Persistent dry retching.

Raw Jiahe Powder

Raw Jiahe Powder,*Six Essentials of Medicine: Compendium of Treatment Methods*, Volume 2.,For disharmony of the spleen and stomach, fullness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, qi reversal leading to phlegm production, inability to eat or drink, or five types of dysphagia and five types of diaphragmatic obstruction.

Quick-Spot Powder

Quick-Spot Powder,*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 19.,Due to qi deficiency and disharmony of the blood, smallpox lesions appear as spots that are sometimes visible and sometimes hidden; the eruption is delayed and accompanied by itching.

Curcuma and Coptis Pills

Curcuma and Coptis Pills,Quoted from *Secret Formulas* in Volume 2 of *Pocket Guide*.,When heart fire blazes upward and kidney water fails to rise, water and fire cannot harmonize; thus, fire alone blazes upward while water flows downward as dysuria.The bladder is scorched by the intense heart fire, causing heat to accumulate within the bladder sac; … Read more

Qinjiao-Fangfeng Decoction

Qinjiao-Fangfeng Decoction,From *Lan Shi Mi Cang*, Volume 2.,For hemorrhoidal fistulas accompanied by pain during daily bowel movements.

Three Yin Spring Thunder Pills

Three Yin Spring Thunder Pills,From *Collected Effective Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,For three-day malaria, regardless of whether the condition is chronic or recent.

Han Jiao Pills

Han Jiao Pills,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Pujifang), Volume 163.,For coughing and severe shortness of breath that prevents sitting or lying down.

Formula for Clearing Intestinal Abscesses and Hemorrhoids

Formula for Clearing Intestinal Abscesses and Hemorrhoids,*Compiled Medical Formulas of the Wu Family*, Volume 5.,Hemorrhoids with fistula.

Ginseng, Four Ling, and Five Peel Powder

Ginseng, Four Ling, and Five Peel Powder,*Commentary on the Compiled Treatise on Smallpox* (Vol. 3).,Post-smallpox edema. Abdominal discomfort, loose stools, and swelling of the face and entire body.

Zhao Family’s Minor Elixir

Zhao Family’s Minor Elixir,*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 15.,For all types of malignant boils, unexplained swellings and abscesses, as well as seasonal colds and typhoid fever characterized by aversion to cold, high fever, and absence of sweat in the early stages.

Kidney-Tonifying and Yin-Nourishing Decoction

Kidney-Tonifying and Yin-Nourishing Decoction,*Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 5.,Tinnitus and deafness in the right ear are attributed to kidney deficiency and a decline in the fire of the Gate of Life.

Divine Immortal Wish-Fulfilling Pills

Divine Immortal Wish-Fulfilling Pills,*Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 20.,All conditions involving wind, debility, and cold qi; stagnation in the chest and abdomen; spleen-cold malaria; dysentery with pus and blood; cough; eye disorders; chest pain; chronic dysentery with rectal prolapse; spleen-deficiency diarrhea; alternating chills and fever with masses; all injuries caused by excessive alcohol or food; summer … Read more

Scalp Rub Powder

Scalp Rub Powder,*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 13.,Effective for wind-related disorders of the head and face, as well as 50 types of head ailments. Relieves pain caused by wind-toxin attacking the brain.

Black Jaundice Decoction

Black Jaundice Decoction,Formula from *A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 16; name cited in *The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicine*.,Black jaundice.

Qing Shi Decoction

Qing Shi Decoction,*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.,For women who catch a cold during their menstrual period, resulting in hot blood entering the uterus, accompanied by vaginal bleeding, delirium, and sweating on the head.

Polygonum cuspidatum Root Powder

Polygonum cuspidatum Root Powder,*Traditional Chinese Medicine: Surgery*.,Burns.