The Prescription of Wu Lin San

The Prescription of Wu Lin San is also named 五淋散

Source

The book Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang

Ingredients

Explanation

Fu Ling: Strengthening the spleen and promoting diuresis.

Chi Shao: Clearing heat and cool blood, activating blood and resolving stasis, clearing liver fire.

Dang Gui: Tonifying blood and activating blood to alleviate pain, regulating menstruation, and moistening intestines.

Raw Gan Cao: Clearing heat and removing toxicity, tonifying spleen and replenishing qi.

Zhi Zi Ren: Purging fire and eliminating irritability, cooling blood to stop bleeding, clearing heat and removing toxicity, clearing and excreting damp-heat.

Effect

Clear heat and eliminate dampness, promote diuresis and treat stranguria.

Administration

All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 6 g of powder is decocted in water for oral dose to be taken before meals.