Stephania Root 30 gm, Licorice Root 15 gm (stir-fried), Atractylodes Rhizome 22.5 gm, Astragalus Root 37.5 gm (de-reeded)

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Take 5 grams of the above ingredients, crushed. Add 4 slices of fresh ginger and 1 jujube, boil with 200 ml of water until reduced to 160 ml, strain the dregs, and administer while warm. After a while, take another dose. After taking it, you may feel a sensation of insects crawling under the skin, and the lower back may feel cold. Sit on a quilt, wrap it around your waist, and cover yourself to induce mild sweating.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Tonifying qi dispelling wind, fortifying the spleen and disinhibiting water.

bubble_chart Indications

Wind edema or wind-dampness, sweating with aversion to wind, heavy body, swelling, joint pain, spontaneous sweating, heaviness below the waist, difficulty urinating, floating pulse. Currently used for chronic nephritis edema, heart disease edema, nutritional edema, pregnancy edema, chronic wind-dampness arthritis, and other conditions characterized by qi deficiency and dampness.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

The formula heavily utilizes Astragalus Root to replenish qi and consolidate the exterior as the sovereign; Stephania Tetrandra to dispel wind and promote water movement as the minister; White Atractylodes Rhizome to strengthen the spleen and overcome dampness, assisting Astragalus Root in replenishing qi and consolidating the exterior as the assistant; Liquorice Root to harmonize the various herbs, and ginger and jujube to harmonize the nutrient and defensive aspects as the envoy. The combination of these medicinals ensures that exterior deficiency is fortified, wind pathogens are expelled, spleen qi is invigorated, and urination is facilitated, thereby naturally resolving symptoms such as heavy body and edema.

For wheezing, add 15 grams of Ephedra; for stomach discomfort, add 22.5 grams of Peony Root; for rising qi, add 22.5 grams of Cinnamon Twig; for underlying chronic cold, add 22.5 grams of Asarum; for abdominal pain, add Peony Root.