bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind the four ingredients on the right into powder, form into honeyed pills the size of Chinese parasol seeds. Take one pill before meals, three times a day, gradually increasing the dosage. If there is thirst due to body fluids in the mouth, add half a tael of Mirabilite.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Expelling water by purgation.

bubble_chart Indications

Water retention accumulates and moves through the intestines, producing gurgling sounds, accompanied by abdominal distension, fullness, constipation, dry mouth and tongue, and a deep, wiry pulse.

bubble_chart Modern Application

It is currently used for liver cirrhosis ascites, cor pulmonale, edema, and nephritis edema that belong to the excess pattern.