Wu Ling San Wan - Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria
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Wu Ling San Wan Herbal Formula Classifications and Usages
The herbal formula "wu ling san wan" , 五苓散, which in english is "five-ingredient powder with poria", is categorized within the "expel dampness" functional grouping and within the "promote urination and leach out dampness" sub-category.
You may also see this formula referenced by: Shui Tuo Wu Ling Wan, Five Ling Powder Pills, Wu Ling San Teapills, Wu Ling San, Hoelen Five Herb Formula, Powder Of Five Drugs Containing Poria.
Of many possible clinical applications, it may be considered to influence the following issues/symptoms:
- Generally used, often in conjunction with other formulas, as a mild-diuretic and mild spleen strengthening formula - for edema from spleen qi deficiency primarily.
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For many reasons such as availability, ecological choices, and/or price, each manufacturer or herbalist may well adjust the exact composition of a specific formula. Wu Ling San Wan is generally comprised of the following herbs:
ViewBai Zhu (Atractylodes (White) Rhizome)
Tonifies the spleen, augments qi, dries dampness - diarrhea, fatigue, lack of appetite, vomiting, edema. Stabilizes the exterior and stops sweating - spontaneous sweating due to qi deficiency. Calm…
ViewFu Ling (Poria, China Root)
Promotes urination, drains dampness, transforms phlegm - urinary difficulty, diarrhea, edema, headache, dizziness, greasy tongue coat. Strengthens the spleen, harmonizes the middle jiao - diarrhea, …
ViewGui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig)
Releases muscle layer and adjusts ying and wei qi levels Useful in wind-cold-damp bi syndromes to warm channels and disperse cold Resolves blood stagnation particularly from cold - dysmenorrhea Un…
A single formula, alone, may not be sufficient to fully address a particular TCM diagnostic pattern. Formulas may be used alone, in combinations, and/or in stages. Wu Ling San Wan is a candidate for consideration when needing to influence spleen qi deficiency.
Wu Ling San Wan may potentially be used, in coordination with a well tailored overall approach, to influence the following conditions: edema and/or urinary disorders (lin disease)
As noted above, wu ling san wan is within the expel dampness functional group. And it appears within the sub-category "promote urination and leach out dampness", which contains the following formulas:
ViewBi Xie Fen Qing Yin Wan (Dioscorea Formula To Separate The Clear)
Generally for painful urination issues (gao lin) that arises from kidney yang deficiency. With related kidney yang deficiency pattern - chronic urinary tract infections, leukorrhea, vaginal thrush. …
ViewFang Ji Huang Qi Wan (Stephania and Astragalus Teapills)
Wind damp / wind edema (feng shui, literally "wind water") patterns, generally acute - heavy sensation of the body, superficial edema, difficulty with urination - idiopathic edema, ascites. Weak wei…
ViewLi Niao Pai Shi Wan (Water Stone Removal Pill)
Useful for a range of calcifications/stones - kidney stones, bladder stones, ureter stones and when the underlying pathology is appropriate gallstones. Generally involves collections of damp heat i…
ViewPing Wei Wan (Calm the Stomach Powder)
Damp cold stagnation in the middle jiao - poor appetite, indigestion, gastritis, loose stools, heavy sensation of the limbs, fatigue. Can be used to induce labor with appropriate underlying diagnose…
All formulas in the primary category of "expel dampness" are listed below.
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