Hepatic Ascites Empirical Formula ⁽²⁾

Professor Jiang Chunhua was a renowned contemporary TCM master. For treating hepatic ascites, Professor Jiang had a general formula based on Xiayuxue Tang (Stasis-Expelling Decoction). Xiayuxue Tang comes from Zhang Zhongjing's Jingui Yaolue; its original composition is: Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) 2 liang, Taoren…

In the Ming dynasty physician Gong Tingxian's work Wanbing Huichun (Restoring Health to Ten Thousand Diseases) there is a formula called "Fenxiao Tang." Its composition is: Cangzhu (Atractylodes, soaked in rice-water and stir-fried), Baizhu (White Atractylodes, awn removed), Chenpi (Tangerine Peel), Fuling (Poria), Houpo (Magnolia…