wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM)Poria, Zelia, Poria, Cinnamon, Atractylodes Macrocephala (Fried), the formula is composed of Poria, Zelia, Cinnamon, Atractylodes Macrocephala (Fried), the formula is heavy use of Zelia, as the monarch drug, direct to the kidneys and urinary bladder, diuresis and seepage of dampness. Poria, poria, light seepage, in order to enhance the power of the king's medicine water seepage of dampness, for the ministerial medicine. Supported by atractylodes and poria to strengthen the spleen to transport water and dampness; cinnamon to warm the kidneys to transform qi and promote yang diuresis. The combination of the five medicines, mainly sweet and light seepage, and warming the yang, so that the water-dampness of the evil from the urinary tract, the total performance of warming the yang, water seepage of the work of the qi.

Modern research shows that Wu Ling San has the effects of regulating the water-salt balance of the body and diuretic. It can inhibit the high expression of ETAR protein and mRNA in renal tissues of rats with adriamycin nephropathy, which may be one of the mechanisms of its action to reduce proteinuria in rats with adriamycin nephropathy.

It is mainly used for edema caused by Yang not transforming Qi and water-dampness stopping internally, with symptoms such as dysuria, edema and abdominal distension, vomiting and diarrhea, and thirst. Clinically used in acute and chronic nephritis edema, cardiogenic edema, cirrhosis ascites, hydrocephalus, acute enteritis, urinary retention, etc. Yang does not transform qi, water-dampness internal suspension. Dampness and heat are contraindicated. This formula should not be taken for a long time.

Wu Ling San is from "Treatise on Typhoid Fever", which is composed of poria, zedoary, atractylodes, poria and cinnamon sticks. This formula is the main formula of diuresis, its main function is to warm yang and transform qi, diuresis and seepage of dampness, the main treatment of bladder qi unfavorable water retention. In this formula, Gui Zhi warms yang to help bladder qi, together with Poria, Atractylodes Macrocephala to strengthen the spleen and promote dampness as the main medicines, Poria, Ze Xie Diaphragm to promote diuresis and reduce swelling, the whole formula is based on sweetness, lightness and osmosis, supplemented by warming yang and transforming qi, so as to make the evil of water and dampness to be discharged through urination. Clinically, it can be used in nephritis, heart disease, liver cirrhosis with dysuria and edema, as well as acute gastroenteritis with watery diarrhea and stoppage of drinking in the stomach, vibration and watery sound in the stomach, dizziness, etc. It belongs to the person who can't transform the bladder qi and can't transform the water into dampness. If the internal heat is heavy, Gui Zhi can be removed and called Si Ling San, but its efficacy in inducing urination is a little worse.

Wu Ling San is often used with additions and subtractions. Wu Ling San plus Yin Chen is called Yin Chen Wu Ling San ("The Essentials of the Golden Chamber"), which can be used for infectious hepatitis or cirrhosis, jaundice, and dysuria where dampness is more important than heat. Wu Ling San and Ping Stomach San (Cang Zhu, Hou Pu, Chen Pi, Licorice, Ginger, Jujube) combined formula called Stomach Ling Tang ("Dan Xi Xin Fa"), treatment of water-dampness, stopping drinking and holding food, belly pain and diarrhea, etc., can be used for acute enteritis, diarrhea, as well as chronic nephritis, edema, chronic hepatitis, etc., belonging to the spleen and stomach disharmony, dampness blockage of the person.

Wu Ling San is good for transporting the middle Jiao, promoting the transportation of the spleen, the lung's Xuanfa Suhui, which can maintain the normal operation and excretion of water, so it is also commonly used in the treatment of urinary retention, prostatitis, pediatric enuresis, sweaty hands and feet, eczema and other diseases.

Promote dampness and reduce edema