Formulas that drain dampness
Wu lin san
Five-Ingredient Powder for Painful Urinary Dysfunction
- Chinese name
- 五淋散
- Group
- Formulas that drain dampness
- English name
- Gardenia and Poria Combination
Diuretic; drains damp heat.
Indications
For damp heat in the lower body, especially chronic cystitis with heat: painful urination, fatigue, bladder gravel and blood in the urine. Also for urethritis and stones.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Fu ling (poria) | 12 g |
| Dang gui (Chinese angelica) | 9 g |
| White peony root (bai shao) | 6 g |
| Gardenia (zhi zi) | 6 g |
| Licorice root (gan cao) | 3 g |
- Tongue
- red with a thick yellow coating
- Pulse
- rapid and full
Note
The book gives the pinyin as 'wei wu jin san'; the usual name is wu lin san.