Concept

Interior water

裏水li shui

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In the Golden Cabinet (《金匮要略》) tradition, interior water (裏水) is a disease/condition described in the Essential Prescriptions (金匮要略, ch.14) — a water-qi (水气) category — named by yellowish swelling over the whole body and face, a deep pulse, and inhibited urination, said to give rise to water disease. A historical disease-category for reference, not a diagnostic or treatment guide.

Source

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略·水气病脉证并治第十四》条5（金匮要略2021【原文】定位入口）

References

金匮要略第十四篇裏水界说句（条5「裏水者…」），自撰英文非逐字。name_en=Interior water 通行/Wiseman 译名，WHO 无裏水头词故不挂 WHO citation

Full definition

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

裏水者，一身面目黄腫，其脉沉，小便不利，故令病水。

Citations

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略·水气病脉证并治第十四》条5（金匮要略2021【原文】定位入口）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its definition.