茵陈五苓散

Source

The book Jin Gui Yao Lue

Ingredients

• Yin Chen Hao 30 g,
• The Prescription of Wuling San 15 g.

Explanation

Yin Chen: Eliminating dampness and treating jaundice, clearing heat and removing toxicity.

Ze Xie: Removing dampness and promoting diuresis.

Fu Ling and Zhu Ling: Removing excessive fluid by promoting diuresis.

Bai Zhu: Strengthening the spleen to remove dampness.

Gui Zhi: Relieving exterior syndrome by expelling pathogenic cold, warming the urinary bladder to promote the discharge of urine.

Effect

Moisten dryness, clear heat and eliminate dampness.

Indications

Jaundice due to damp-heat, difficult urination.

Administration

Mix the two ingredients. Take 6 g of it with rice water on empty stomach three times a day.