I. Indications Intractable ascites caused by post-hepatitis cirrhosis, alcoholic cirrhosis, etc. Clinical manifestations include fullness of the whole abdomen, exposure of bruises, subcostal masses, dull complexion, spider nevus on the face, neck, chest and arms, dry mouth without desire to drink, poor appetite, weakness, purple dull tongue or purple spots, thin and astringent pulse. Treatment: Promote blood circulation and promote water circulation. Inoceramus, chicken bone grass, flat wood 15 g each; do not think about eating and drinking plus sand 5 g, wheat germ 15 g; internal heat and hot dry mouth plus northern ginseng, raw earth, maitong 10 g each; fear of cold plus cinnamon, dry ginger 5 g each; lumbago and lumbago plus Eucommia, Chuan Hao 10 g each; abdominal distension is obvious plus Lycopodium, green bark 15 g each; hot flashes, irritability, insomnia plus Yin Chai Hu, ground bark, nightshade 10 g each. II. It belongs to the category of “bulging” in Chinese medicine, and also has the names of “gas bulging”, “water bulging” and “compulsion bulging”. This disease is caused by uncontrolled drinking and eating, emotional injury, schistosomiasis infection and other diseases, resulting in the involvement of the liver, spleen and kidneys, and the accumulation of gas, blood and water in the abdomen, which gradually distends the abdomen and becomes bloated. In persistent cirrhosis ascites, due to the long duration of the disease, the long-standing disease enters the ligament and eventually forms the pathological changes of liver accumulation and blood stasis. In the formula of promoting blood circulation and water circulation, the main ingredients are Dan Shen, Angelica sinensis, Yu Jin, San Leng, Yuan Hu, San Qi, Chuan Niu Kne and other blood activating and stasis-transforming drugs, together with Huang Qi, Atractylodes macrocephala, Che Qian Zi, Da Belly Bark, Poria, Pig Ling to strengthen the spleen and promote blood circulation and water circulation, and Chai Hu to regulate liver qi. Modern pharmacological research has confirmed that Salvia miltiorrhiza has the effect of improving liver fibrosis, inhibiting and suppressing collagen fiber proliferation, alleviating blood stasis symptoms, making the liver and spleen retract and increasing tissue perfusion, thus reducing portal vein pressure and complications; Angelica sinensis can improve red blood cells, platelets and plasma protein levels in patients with slow liver; Yujin can promote blood circulation and inhibit interstitial reactions in the liver; Panax notoginseng total saponin has an effect on The total saponins of Panax notoginseng have a stimulating effect on liver DNA and protein synthesis and hepatocyte regeneration. Astragalus can protect the injured liver cells; make the reduced total protein and albumin increase; enhance cellular immunity; improve liver function; Atractylodes macrocephala has the function of promoting protein synthesis, correcting the ratio of albumin, reducing muscular turbidity, promoting the regulation of electrolytes, especially sodium excretion, with significant and lasting diuretic effect, as well as anti-blood clotting and protecting liver cells. Note: As this formula is mainly composed of blood activation and blood stasis drugs, it is suitable for cirrhotic ascites of liver and spleen with blood stasis.