Prescriptions for Reducing Water Retention
Yiwu Guadi Tang: Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of Yiwu Guadi Tang
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 Yiwu Guadi Tang
Effect
Purge fluid retention.
Administrations
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken three times a day.
This entry follows the standard reference format. How to read a TCM entry explains what each heading means and how the terminology works. Not medically reviewed and not medical advice — see the medical disclaimer.
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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