Edema in Chinese medicine is divided into yang and yin water, and can be treated with medicines such as Yue maidservant plus artichoke soup, ephedra and forsythia and azuki bean soup combined with five-flavored antiseptic drink, wupi drink combined with gastric ling soup, sparing chiseling drink, solid spleen drink, jisheng kidney qi pill combined with zhenwu soup, peach and red four-substance soup combined with wuling san, and acupuncture therapy. Medicines should be used as prescribed by the doctor.
Yang Shui is characterized by four syndromes: wind-water struggle (wind evil invades the skin and manifests as edema of the eyelids and limbs), dampness toxic impregnation, water-dampness impregnation (water-dampness invades the skin and manifests as edema), and dampness-heat congestion (dampness-heat evil is in excess and accumulates in the body), while Yin Shui is characterized by three syndromes: deficiency of spleen yang, weakening of kidney yang and accumulation of silt-water intertwined with each other.
The symptoms of Feng Shui are swelling of the eyelids, followed by swelling of the limbs and the whole body, etc. The symptoms of Feng Shui are swelling of the eyelids, followed by swelling of the limbs and the whole body. Use Yue maidservant plus artichoke soup to disperse wind and clear heat, and promote the lung to move water. Avoid spicy, cold and raw products.
In Dampness-Impregnated Disease, swelling of the eyelids, extending to the whole body, and scanty urine. Use Ephedra and Forsythia and Red Bean Soup combined with Five-flavored Disinfectant Drink to promote lung detoxification, promote dampness and eliminate swelling. Prohibit meat and fish stimulating food.
Water-dampness impregnation syndrome is characterized by generalized edema, low urine output and frequent urination. Use Wu Pi Drink combined with Stomach Ling Soup to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, and promote Yang diuresis. Cold and greasy food is prohibited.
In Damp-Heat Congestion Syndrome, the whole body is swollen, the urine is scanty and dark yellow or even reddish in color. Use Shuo Chisel Drink to separate dampness and heat. Use with caution if you are weak.
Deficiency of spleen yang is characterized by swelling of the body, low urine output and frequent urination. Use Solid Spleen Drink to warm Spleen-Yang, so as to benefit water-dampness. Caution should be exercised in cases of Yang-dampness.
Kidney-Yang weakening syndrome with swelling of the face and body, decreased or increased urine output. Use Jisheng Kidney Qi Pill combined with Zhenwu Tang to warm Kidney-Yang, transform Qi and move water (to promote the flow of gas and hence the flow of water). Use with caution in pregnant women.
Silt-water interconnection is characterized by swelling of the limbs or the whole body, or accompanied by hematuria. Use Taohong Si Wu Tang combined with Wu Ling San to invigorate Blood circulation, dispel blood stasis, resolve Qi and move water. Use with caution in pregnant women.
Acupuncture and moxibustion is an adjunctive treatment method, often using spleen Yu, kidney Yu, water and other points to treat edema. Specific acupuncture prescription should be formulated by professional doctors.