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Ground Up Herb |
Tea Pills |
Tincture |
Capsules |
| Category: Dispel Dampness by Urination ⌕ |
| Source: Shang Han Lun |
| Actions: Promotes urination, clears heat, and nourishes the yin
[Song] |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: red body with white or slightly yellow coating Pulse: thin, rapid Other: |
| Patterns: Yin Deficiency Heat |
| Indications: Water retention + Heat in lower Jiao; Water retention and heat blocks qi transforming: urinary difficulty; Heat burns yin fluid: fever, thirst with desire to drink; Heat disturbs heart shen: restlessness, insomnia; water pathogen : cough, nausea, diarrhea; T: red tongue body with white or slight yellow tongue coating; • P: thin rapid
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| Contraindications: severe heat, thirst, or excessive sweating |
| Description |
| Name Variations:Zhu Ling Tang , 猪苓汤, Polyporus Decoction, |
| Herb List: Zhu Ling(K) • Ze Xie(M) • Fu Ling(M) • Hua Shi(A) • E Jiao(A) |
| Commentary: For Yin deficiency thirst and want to drink water, but can not satisfy thirst. Often seen with breast cancer patients after radiation and lymph edema, or harmonal imbalance. Hot flashes and swelling. Different from Wu Ling San in that it works with Yin Deficiency Heat. Hua Shi clears heat. E Jiao nourish Yin blood. This is not a heat clearing formula. It can not be used for excessive heat. Wu Ling San and Zhu Ling Tang are commonly used for water retention. Both focus on water retention symptoms. Wu Ling San is for Yang Qi Deficiency while Zhu Ling Tang is for Yin Deficiency Heat. [Song]• Obvious heat causing Yin deficiency. [Kim] |
| Related Formulas: |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
| Zhu Ling • Polyporus • 猪苓 |
Drain Dampness |
Drain dampness • Promote urination • Clear damp heat |
Diuretic |
| Ze Xie • Alisma • 泽泻 |
Drain Dampness |
Drain Kidney fire, Drain dampness, Promote urination |
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| 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 |
| Hua Shi • Talcum • 滑石 |
Drain Dampness |
Clear heat • Drain dampness • Clear summer heat |
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| E Jiao • Donkey Hide Gelatin • 阿胶 |
Tonify Blood |
Tonify blood • Stop bleeding • Nourish blood • Nourish yin • Unblock bowels • Moisten dryness |
increase red blood cell count and hemoglobin • increase absorption of calcium and utilization[18] |
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| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Zhu Ling: Not for long term use • Yin deficiency
Ze Xie: Spermatorrhea, Vaginal secretion, Kidney yang deficiency, Kidney dysfunction, Damp cold
Fu Ling: Foods: Vinegar, pickled food
Hua Shi:
E Jiao: SP/ST deficiency • Phlegm dampness • Diarrhea from cloying herbs |
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