Xian bai mao gen (fresh cogongrass rhizome — promotes urination, clears damp-heat; Doctor Zhang Xichun's distinctive method; fresh common reed rhizome can be substituted, or dried material if neither is available): Chinese Medicine Cases

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)