Wu Pi San (Five Peel Powder)
- Promote Urination and Leach Out Dampness
- Fu Ling Pi
- Sang Bai Pi
- Da Fu Pi
- Sheng Jiang Pi
- Chen Pi
- Fu Ling Pi is stronger than Fu Ling to promote urination, leaches out internal water from the UB.
- Sang Bai Pi descends Lu Qi, assists the UB to promote urination.
- Da Fu Pi moves Qi, promotes urination, reduces distention and fullness.
- Sheng Jiang Pi reduces water retention from the body by opening pores and promoting urination.
- Harmonizes the St and transforms dampness.
Function: Promotes urination, reduces edema, regulates the Qi, strengthens the Sp.
Indications: Skin edema (general edema) due to Qi stagnation with excessive dampness.
Symptoms: General edema with sensation of heaviness, distention and fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen, labored and heavy breathing, urinary difficulty. It can be used for edema due to pregnancy.
Tongue: Greasy and white coating.
Pulse: Deep and moderate.
Clinical Applications:
- This formula is commonly used for skin edema.
- The key symptoms are general edema, distention and fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen, urinary difficulty.
- The tonifying action of this formula is mild. For cases with severe Sp Qi deficiency, add Huang Qi and Bai Zhu.
- For edema above the waist due to external wind attacking, add Fang Feng and Qiang Huo to expel wind and eliminate dampness.
- For cases with more severe edema below the waist and urinary difficulty, combine with Wu Ling San.
- This formula is used for nephritis, cardiac edema, edema of pregnancy, etc.. due to Sp deficiency with excessive dampness.