Abdominal Effusion ⁽³⁾

Pleural and ascitic effusion is a common complication when cancer reaches the middle-to-late stages, and it is relatively difficult to treat. Refractory pleural or ascitic fluid in particular rarely responds to conventional diuretics, and Western medicine mostly relies on draining the fluid to relieve symptoms.

With advances in medicine, the medical community's understanding of ascites (peritoneal effusion) has become clearer, and the approach to treating it more precise. Clinicians who frequently see ascites patients in practice should master some "qualitative" and "quantitative" knowledge closely related to ascites, so as to…

Guzheng Shenxiao San (Magical Tympanites Powder) comes from Zhang Zhaozhen's Chuimo Youde Ji (Personal Reflections) of the Qing dynasty. The formula consists of fried malt (Chao Maiya), areca nut (Binglang), and Euphorbia kansui (Gansui), each 1 qian (3 g). Powder the above medicines finely; each…