Prescriptions for Inducing Diuresis to Remove Dampness
Fangji Fuling Tang: Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of Fangji Fuling Tang
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
Fang Ji 9 g,Huang Qi 9 g,Gui Zhi 9 g,Fu Ling 18 g,Gan Cao 6 g.Explanation
Fang Ji: One of the principal drugs, being bitter and pungent in flavor and slightly cold in nature, expelling wind and removing dampness.
Huang Qi: Invigorating Qi and consolidating the superficies, removing dampness and subsiding swelling.
Gui Zhi: Warming and clearing the channels.
Gan Cao: Reinforcing the spleen and regulating the stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
Fu Ling: Inducing diuresis and draining dampness, invigorating the spleen.
The Effect of Fangji Fuling Tang
Effect
Replenish qi and strengthen the spleen, warm yang and drain dampness.
Indications
Severe edema due to hypofunction of the spleen.
Administrations
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken three times a day.
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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