Polyporus Decoction
Chinese Prescription: Zhu Ling Tang
English Translation: Polyporus Decoction
Formula Type: Promote Urination and Leach Out Dampness
Actions: Promotes urination, clears heat, & nourishes the yin.
Indications: Urinary difficulty accompanied by fever & thirst with a desire to drink. There may also be diarrhea, cough, nausea, irritability, or insomnia.
Contraindications: This formula is contraindicated in patients with abundant heat & severely damaged yin fluids because its diuretic power will further aggravate the yin deficiency. This formula is also contraindicated in cases with pronounced dampness because E Jiao will aggravate this pathogen.
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Zhu Ling / Polyporus Sclerotium |
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Taste: Sweet, Bland • Temperature: Slightly Cool • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: |
Dosage6-15g |
ActionsPromotes urination & leaches out dampness: for problems caused by stagnation of dampness such as edama, scanty urine, vaginal discharge, cloudy painful urinary dysfunction, as well as jaundice & diarrhea. |
MeridiansSpleen, Kidney, Bladder |
CautionsContraindicated in the absence of dampness. Long-term use is discouraged, as this may injure the yin. |
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Fu Ling / Poria, Hoelen, Tuckahoe |
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Taste: Sweet, Bland • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: |
Dosage9-15g, up to 60g |
Actions1. Promotes urination & leaches out dampness: for urinary difficulty, diarrhea, or edema due to stagnation of fluids or dampness. Also used in cases of scanty urine due to damp-heat (more often in its red form).
2. Strengthens the Spleen & harmonizes the middle burner: for Spleen deficiency compounded by dampness with such symptoms as loss of appetite, diarrhea, & epigastric distention.
3. Strengthens the Spleen & transforms phlegm: for Spleen deficiency with congested fluids in which phlegm moves upward with such symptoms as palpitations, headache, dizziness, & a thick, greasy tongue coating.
4. Quites the Heart & calms the spirit: for palpiations, insomnia, or forgetfulness. |
MeridiansHeart, Spleen, Lung |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of frequent, copious urine due to cold from deficiency. May counteract di yu, qin jiao & bie jia. Taking this herb in large doses or long-term is discouraged. |
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Ze Xie / Alismatis Rhizome |
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Taste: Sweet, Bland • Temperature: Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: |
Dosage6-15g |
Actions1. Promotes urination & leaches out dampness: for the stagnation associated with dampness with such symptoms as urinary difficulty, edema, & diarrhea. Especially useful when there is damp-heat in the lower burner.
2. Drains Kidney fire: for Kidney yin deficiency patterns with heat signs, including dizziness & tinnitus. |
MeridiansKidney, Bladder |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of spermatorrhea or vaginal discharge due to Kidney yang deficiency or damp-cold. Toxicity: A very safe herb. The ingredients of this herb can irritate the intestinal tract, & gastroenteritis may result from prolonged ingestion. |
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Hua Shi / Talcum |
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Taste: Sweet, Bland • Temperature: Cold • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: |
Dosage9-18g |
Actions1. Promotes uriantion & drains heat from the Bladder: an important substance in treating hot painful urinary dysfunction or any condition with dark, painful, burning, & scanty urine. Also used for damp-heat generated diarrhea.
2. Clears heat & releases summerheat: for summerheat disorder with fever, urinary difficulty, irritability, & thirst.
3. Absorbs dampness: applied topically for damp skin lesions.
4. Expels damp-heat through the urine: used adjunctively for heat in the qi level with dampness manifested in uremitting fevers, a heavy feeling in the body, thirst, & a yellow tongue coating. |
MeridiansStomach, Bladder |
CautionsContraindicated for Spleen qi deficiency or spermatorrhea, for depleted fluids due to a warm-febrile disease, & for excessive urination. Use with caution during pregnancy. Toxicity: can stimulate the growth of granulomas in the colon & vagina. |
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E Jiao / Donkey Hide Gelatin |
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Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Tonic • Sub Category: Tonify Blood |
Dosage3-15g pill or dissolved into strained decoction or wine |
Actions1. Tonifies the blood: for such symptoms as dizziness, sallow complexion, & palpitations due to blood deficiency.
2. Nourishes the blood & stops bleeding: for any type of bleeding, but is best for consumptive disorders with coughing of blood, blood in the stool, excessive menstrual bleeding, or uterine bleeding.
3. Nourishes & moistens the yin: for yin deficiency with such symptoms as irritability & insomnia in the aftermath of a febrile disease. Also used for dry Lung coughs due to yin deficiency or consumption. |
MeridiansKidney, Liver, Lung |
CautionsContraindicated in cases with exterior disorders. Use with caution in cases of Spleen &/or Stomach deficiency. May counteract da huang. |