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Therapeutic Actions
1.Diuretic, diaphoretic
2.Primary indications are edema, difficulty in urination, sensation of heaviness
3.Secondary considerations are thirst, headaches, vomiting, foamy saliva, and pulsations below the navel
4.In China, this formula may be used to treat chronic nephritic edema, acute gastritis, cardiac edema, ascites due to liver cirrhosis, urinary retention, scrotal hydrocele, acute enteritis with diarrhea, cholera, prostatic hypertrophy
Chiese Therapeutic Effects
Stagnation of water and dampness in the body
Strengthens the spleen
Formula
This is an ancient formula traditionally known as Wu Ling San. It is for problems with water metabolism. An accumulation of water produces edema, and sensations of heaviness. There may be congested fluids below the navel causing pulsations, or congestion of fluids in the lungs causing coughing. Due to the excess water the digestive system is disrupted which may cause vomiting and/or diarrhea. Alisma (ze xie), poria (fu ling), and polyporus (zhu ling) leach dampness and promote urination. Together they help drain heat from the bladder poria and white atractylodes (bai zhu) strengthen the spleen, which aids in the transformation and transportation of fluids. Cinnamon twig (gui zhi) assists the bladder in discharging urine, and dispels pathogens for the exterior. Cinnamon twig also warms the gate of vitality, which in turns helps the spleen qi regulate dampness.
Clinical Notes
This is an excellent formula for temporary edema such as found during jet travel if taken a few days before, during and after flight.
Alisma rhizome (ze xie)
Poria sclerotium (fu ling)
Polyporus sclerotium (zhu ling)
Cinnamon twig (gui zhi)
White Atractylodes rhizome (bai zhu)
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