Prescriptions for Inducing Diuresis to Remove Dampness
Si Ling San (四苓散)
Name
The Prescription of 四苓散
Source
The book Dan Xi Xin Fa
Ingredients
Fu LingZhu LingZe XieChao Bai ZhuExplanation
Ze Xie: The principal drug, being sweet and insipid in flavor and cold in nature, removing dampness and promoting diuresis.
Fu Ling and Zhu Ling: Removing excessive fluid by promoting diuresis.
Bai Zhu: Strengthening the spleen to remove dampness.
The Effect of 四苓散
Effect
Strengthen the spleen and induce diuresis.
Indications
Urine with blood, diarrhea, edema, difficult urination, water and dampness retention.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 6 g of the powder is mixed with warm water for oral taking on empty stomach.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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