HERB FORMULAS

FU LING DAO SHUI TANG - 茯苓导水汤 - DECOCTION OF PORIA FOR INDUCING DIURESIS

English: Decoction of Poria for Inducing Diuresis
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Vinegar-fried Rx. Phytolaccae Shang Lu 6g Drives out water through the urine and stool, reduces swelling and disperses nodules.
With Chi Xiao Dou, for edema and abdominal distention, shortness of breath, and urinary difficulty.
Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen 40g Clears Heat, promotes urination and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Chi Xiao Dou, for jaundice and edema due to Damp-Heat.
Sm. Phaseoli Chi Xiao Dou 30g Promotes urination, reduces edema, clears Damp Heat, disperses Blood Stasis, reduces swelling, reduces Fire toxicity and dispels pus.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Drives out water through the urine and stool
  • Reduces swelling
  • Disperses nodules
  • Clears Heat
  • Promotes urination
  • Reduces edema
  • Clears Damp Heat
  • Disperses Blood Stasis
  • Reduces Fire toxicity
  • Dispels pus
  • Inhibits the growth of cancer cells

SYNDROMES

  • Damp-Heat ascites

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Ascites
  • Yang jaundice (sclera and skin bright yellow)
  • Pain and fullness in ribs on both sides
  • Maybe pain in the right hypochondrium
  • Bitter taste in mouth
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting sour and bitter fluids
  • Anorexia
  • Maybe alternating chills and fever
  • Concentrated, dark urine
  • Abdominal distention and fullness
  • Restlessness
  • Feverishness
  • Women:
    Yellow vaginal discharge with foul smell
    Pruritis vulvae
  • Men:
    Pain, swelling and burning sensations of testicles
  • T: Pink with red tip and edges
  • C: Yellow and greasy or sticky
  • P: Wiry and rapid or Slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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