Prescriptions for Reducing Water Retention
Yi Wu Gua Di Tang (一物瓜蒂汤)
Yiwu Guadi Tang
壹物瓜蒂湯
Name
The Prescription of 一物瓜蒂汤
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
2-7 Gua Di.
Explanation
Gua Di: Being bitter in flavor and cold in nature, causing vomiting of sputum, saliva and stagnated food, dispelling dampness.
The Effect of 一物瓜蒂汤
Effect
Purge fluid retention.
Administrations
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken three times a day.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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