Water-Directing Pills，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.，For men and women suffering from water retention and swelling.
Water-Directing Pills
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Formulas Name : Water-Directing Pills
Chinese Name : 导水丸
Drug Formulation
Ginseng (root tip removed), Wood Fragrance, Clove, Areca Nut, Green Tangerine Peel (white pith removed), Aged Tangerine Peel (white pith removed), Fragrant White Angelica, Prunus mume Seed (skin removed), Eucommia (raw), Platycodon (root tip removed), Euphorbia,Alisma, Black Pharbitis (raw), Akebia, Cinnamomum camphora root, white bark of mulberry root, Rheum (wrapped in damp paper and steamed until tender), dried lacquer (stir-fried until all smoke has dissipated), Euphorbia (stir-fried with wheat bran until yellow), and white bark of elm root—all in equal parts.
Source
From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 10.
Processing
Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 2 liang of the powder, mix with refined honey to form pills, and divide into 4 pills.
Benefits
For men and women suffering from water retention and swelling.
Instructions for Use
Take 1 pill each time, chewed and swallowed with Schizonepeta tea just before bedtime.
Note
Avoid salt for 100 days and licorice for 3 days.
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Water-Directing Pills,For men and women suffering from water retention and swelling.