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Ground Up Herb |
Tea Pills |
Tincture |
Capsules |
| Category: Dispel Dampness by Urination ⌕ |
| Source: Shang Han Lun |
| Actions: Promotes urination, drains dampness, strengthens the Sp, warms
the yang, and promotes the transforming functions of Qi.
[Song] |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: white coat Pulse: floating, slow Other: |
| Patterns: |
| Indications: Urinary difficulty, white tongue coating, floating
or slow pulse. Water retention due to Bladder lost function of qi transforming; Leftover exterior pathogen: headache, slight fever; Water retention in bladder: dysfunction of urination; Dysfunction of qi transforming: thirst desire for drinking water but vomiting just after drinking water; Water retention: edema, diarrhea, throbbing pulsation just below the umbilicus, dizzy, short of breath, cough, large amount of saliva [Song] |
| Contraindications: |
| Description |
| Name Variations:Wu Ling San, 五苓散, Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria, |
| Herb List: Ze Xie(K) • Zhu Ling(M) • Fu Ling(M) • Bai Zhu(A) • Gui Zhi(A) |
| Commentary: Thirsty, want to drink water, but then immediately vomits the water. This is a symptomatic formula to guide out water retention. Fu Ling and Ze Xie are to leach out water. Fu Ling also strengthens Spleen. In terms of promoting urination Ze Xie > Zhu Ling > Fu Ling. They act like diuretics. Gui Zhi for the exterior pathogen aspect. [Song]. Both Wu Ling San and Zhu Ling San have Ze Xie, Zhu Ling, and Fu Ling. Wu Ling San is more for Tai Yang Fu syndrome - strong thirst but vomiting immediately after drinking, urinary difficulty. Tan-Yin syndrome: throbbing pulsation just below the umbilicus, vomiting frothy saliva, coughing, vertigo. Water damp retention/edema. For Tai Yang Fu Blood accumulation, you should use Tao He Cheng Qi Tang.[Kim]. |
| Related Formulas: Wei Ling Tang (Wu Ling San + Ping Wei San, Su Zi, Wu Mei) for dispel dampness, regulate stomach and move Qi |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
| Ze Xie • Alisma • 泽泻 |
Drain Dampness |
Drain Kidney fire, Drain dampness, Promote urination |
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| Zhu Ling • Polyporus • 猪苓 |
Drain Dampness |
Drain dampness • Promote urination • Clear damp heat |
Diuretic |
| Fu Ling • Poria Mushroom • 茯苓 |
Drain Dampness |
Dry dampness • Tonify spleen • Calm spirit • Relief edema • Detox food poisoning • Promote urination Dao Di: Yun Nan |
Diuretic • Antibacterial • Anti-inflammatory • Anti-allergic • Hypoglycemic • Antacid • Sedative • Immunity booster |
| Bai Zhu • White Atractylodes Root • 白术 |
Tonify Qi |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Stop sweating • Calms fetus • Dry dampness • Stabilize exterior • Stop sweating Dao Di: Zhe Jiang |
Anti-inflammatory • Hepatoprotective • Immunity Booster • Hypoglycemic • Antibaterial |
| Gui Zhi • Cinnamon Twig • 桂枝 |
Release Exterior Wind Cold |
Activate yang qi, warm yang, open channels, expel Wind Cold from muscle layer • warm Middle Jiao • regulate Wei Qi • improve circulation • relieve pain • thin mucus • treat chest BiPAIRS with Shao Yao and Fu Ling |
diuretic, anticoagulant, vasodilation, diaphoretic, antipyretic, emmenagogue, antiparasitic, cardiotonic, antibiotic, hypoglycemic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, sedative |
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| Directions: |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Yue Bi Tang |
Edema with exterior syndrome 31 |
| + Wu Pi San |
Excessive water retention 31 |
| - Gui Zhi + Che Qian Zi + Mu Tong |
Diarrhea due to heat 31 |
| - Gui Zhi (Si Ling San) |
Urinary difficulty 35 |
| + Yin Chen (Yin Chen Wu Ling San) |
Jaundice 35 |
| + Ping Wei San (Wei Ling Tang) |
Diarrhea and edema 35 |
| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Ze Xie: Spermatorrhea, Vaginal secretion, Kidney yang deficiency, Kidney dysfunction, Damp cold
Zhu Ling: Not for long term use • Yin deficiency
Fu Ling: Foods: Vinegar, pickled food
Bai Zhu: Autoimmune disorder • Yin deficiency with heat • Dehydration • Foods: black carp, Chinese cabbage, peach, plum and coriander
Gui Zhi: Pregnancy, Liver Wind, hyperactive Yang from Yin xu, Wind Heat, blood heat, heavy menses, measles, open skin sores |
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