Wu Ling San (Five Ingredient Powder with Poria)
- Promote Urination and Leach Out Dampness
- Ze Xie
- Fu Ling
- Zhu Ling
- Bai Zhu
- Gui Zhi
- Ze Xie is used in high dosage. Promotes urination and drains dampness from the UB.
- Fu Ling and Zhu Ling assist Ze Xie in promoting urination. Fu Ling also strengthens the Spleen.
- Bai Zhu strengthens the Spleen, transports and transforms water dampness.
- Gui Zhi releases exterior from Tai Yang channel, warms Yang in Tain Yang Fu organ, assists the UB in recovering the transforming function of Qi to promote urtination.
Function: Promotes Urination, drains dampness, strengthens Sp, warms Yang, and promotes transforming function of Qi.
Indications:
- Tai Yang Fu syndrome (UB water accumulation syndrome) dur to exterior evil attacking with interior water damp retention in the UB).
- Interior water damp accumulation without exterior syndrome marked by edema, diarrhea, difficult and scanty urination, or sudden turmoil disorder marked by vomiting and diarrhea.
- Congested fluids syndrome marked by throbbing sensation just below the navel, vomiting, frothy saliva, vertigo, possible shortness of breath, and coughing.
Symptoms: Headache, fever, irritability, thirst but with vomiting immediately after drinking, difficult and scanty urination.
Tongue: White Coating
Pulse: Superficial
Clinical Applications:
- This is the formula that promotes urination.
- The key symptoms are scanty and difficult urination with white tongue coating and superficial or moderate pulse.
- For edema with exterior syndrome, add Ma Huang and Sheng Jiang.
- For edema due to excessive water retention, combine Wu Pi San.
- For diarrhea due to damp heat, omit Gui Zhi and replace with Che Qian Zi and Mu Tong.
- Currently this formula is often used for treating edema of nephritis, cirrhosis leading to ascites, acute enteritis, and urinary retention, etc. due to damp water retention.
Cautions and Contraindications: Should not be used to treat urinary difficulty due to Yin deficiency, and should not be used alone to treat severe Sp and Kd deficiency.