Pitting edema: Chinese Medicine Cases
4 related cases
📖 Doctor Zhang Xichun (张锡纯) Case
Whole-Body Swelling, Scanty Urine and Bloating? Doctor Zhang Xichun's Bai Shao (White Peony Root) Formula for Yin-Deficiency Edema
Medicine: Bai shao (white peony root), Xuan shen (figwort root)
📖 Doctor Xue Lizhai (薛立斋) CaseSwollen Feet That Pit When Pressed? Doctor Xue Lizhai Cured Post-Dysentery Edema with Buzhong Yiqi Tang Plus Fuzi — Better in Two Doses
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)
📖 Doctor Zhang Xichun (张锡纯) CaseWhole-Body Swelling That Pits When Pressed? Doctor Zhang Xichun Treats Edema from Yin Deficiency by Nourishing Yin and Promoting Urination
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao (dried Huai Chinese yam — tonifies the spleen and supports the righteous qi; the foundation of the treatment), Shu huai di huang (cooked Rehmannia — greatly tonifies the essence of the liver and kidney, above all kidney essence; the leading herb of the second formula)
📖 Doctor Zhang Jingyue (张景岳) CaseLegs and Feet Swollen Like Boots, Belly Hard as a Drum — Doctor Zhang Jingyue's All-Out Tonifying Cure for Edema (Shenfu Liyin Jian): Fully Recovered in 20 Doses
Medicine: Shu Di Huang (prepared Rehmannia), Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica)