Idiopathic edema belongs to the category of “edema” in traditional Chinese medicine. According to the symptoms, tongue and pulse, etc., it can be identified as wind-water (sudden edema of the head, face and limbs), water-dampness impregnation, damp-heat congestion (excessive damp-heat and stagnation of evil qi in the body), and deficiency of spleen yang (deficiency of yang qi in the spleen). 1. Wind-water interplay: Swelling of the eyelids, followed by swelling of the limbs and the whole body, which comes on rapidly and can be accompanied by cold (fear of cold), fever, soreness of the limbs and joints, and dysuria (unsmooth urination). You can take Yue maidservant plus artichoke soup. 2. Water-dampness impregnation: manifested as generalized edema, obvious in the lower limbs, fingerlessness when pressed, short urine, heavy and sleepy body, chest tightness, dullness (lack of appetite, reduced food intake), generalized malaise, white and greasy moss, and slow pulse. You can take Wu Pi Drink and Stomach Ling Tang. 3. Dampness-heat congestion: manifested as swelling all over the body, taut and shiny skin, chest and epigastric congestion, irritable heat (irritable and sultry), thirst, short and red urine (small amount of urine, dark yellow color), dry and knotty stools, red tongue, yellow and greasy moss, and sunken or moistened pulse. One can take Shu Chiseling Drink. 4. Spleen-Yang deficiency: manifested as swelling of the body for a long time, especially below the waist, not easy to recover by pressing the depression, distention and stuffiness of the stomach and abdomen (the abdomen feels distended and uncomfortable), loss of appetite (lack of appetite, reduced amount of food), loose stools (thin and unshapely feces), pale complexion, fatigue (mental fatigue, physical fatigue), pale tongue, white greasy moss or white slippery moss, and a slow or weak pulse. Solid Spleen Drink can be taken. It is recommended that people with edema should consult a professional doctor in time.