Edema can be attributed to the category of “edema” in Chinese medicine, the pathogenesis of which is mainly due to the loss of the lungs, the spleen, the kidneys, and the triple jiao qi unfavorable. Too much water in the body can be regulated through general methods (dietary regulation, etc.), medication (taking Yue Maiden Garjutsu Tang, etc.), and acupuncture (taking lung and spleen meridian points, etc.).
1. General treatment: It is recommended to develop good dietary habits, pay attention to dietary regulation, light diet, quit smoking and alcohol, combine work and rest, regulate emotions, and participate in physical exercise.
2. Medications: If there is too much water in the body, it can be treated with Fengshui (sudden edema of the head, face and limbs) flooding; if it is dampness impregnation, it can be treated with Ephedra, Lianjiao, Chibaodou Soup and Wuwei Sterilizing Drink;
If it is a case of water-dampness impregnation (water-dampness invades the skin and edema appears), it can be treated with Wu Pi Drink combined with Stomach Ling Soup; if it is a case of dampness-heat congestion (dampness-heat is too abundant and stagnant in the body), it can be treated with Shuo Chisai Drink. If it is a case of deficiency of spleen yang, it can be treated with Solid Spleen Drink.
3. Acupuncture and moxibustion: If it is yangshui, it should take lung and spleen meridian points as the main points, and the needles should be used with flat tonic and flat diarrhea method, which is good for declaring the lungs, relieving the epidermis, and inducing diuresis; when the epidermal evils (evils in the surface of the muscle) recede, it is suitable to participate in the treatment of yinshui. If Yin Shui, should take the spleen, kidney related acupoints, acupuncture can be complementary method, and moxibustion, is conducive to warming the spleen and kidney. However, acupuncture should be practiced by professionals.
Generally speaking, the reasonable use of the above methods is conducive to regulating too much water. However, too much water in the body is recommended to consult a doctor for diagnosis, standardized treatment under the guidance of a doctor, do not use drugs indiscriminately.