To regulate slow metabolism and edema, we need to select a formula based on the symptoms, tongue and pulse, and then add or subtract medicines, commonly used formulas such as Wu Pi Drink, Solid Spleen Drink, Kidney Qi Pill and so on.
The common types of edema in slow metabolism are water-dampness impregnation (water-dampness invades the skin and appears as edema), spleen-yang deficiency, kidney-yang deficiency, etc. The symptoms are generalized edema, especially in the lower limbs.
The symptoms are generalized edema, especially in the lower limbs, depression when pressed, short urine, heavy body, dullness (no appetite, reduced food intake), low food intake, chest tightness and nausea, white greasy moss, slow pulse, which belongs to Water-Dampness Impregnation Symptom, with the addition of Wu Pi Drink.
Oedema mainly below the waist, depression when pressed, not easy to recover, fullness in the epigastrium (abdomen), reduced appetite, loose stools, yellowish color, fatigue (mental exhaustion, physical weakness), short urine, pale tongue, white greasy moss, slow pulse, evidence of spleen-yang deficiency and decline, can be used to add or subtract the Solid Spleen Drink.
Swelling of the face and body, mainly below the waist, depression when pressed, cold pain in the waist and knees, fear of cold, palpitation, chest tightness, shortness of breath (shortness of breath), pale and fat tongue, white moss and thin pulse, evidence of deficiency of kidney yang, add and subtract Kidney Qi Pill.
The adverse effects of the above formula are not clear. If the patient is not feeling well, it is recommended to consult the doctor in time to identify the cause of the disease and standardize the treatment. Do not take medication without authorization, specific need to use medication under the guidance of a doctor.