Wu Lin San
Gardenia & Hoelen Formula Granules | 五淋散
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Ingredients: Poria rubra (chi fu ling), Radix Angelicae sinensis (dang gui), Radix Glycyrrhizae (gan cao), Fructus Gardeniae (shan zhi zi), Radix Paeoniae rubra (chi shao), Medulla Junci (deng xin cao).
Mandarin: 五淋散 Pin-Yin: Wu Lin San English: Gardenia & Hoelen Formula Romaji: Gorin San Kanji: 五淋散 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Formulas of the Bureau of the People’s Welfare Pharmacy (Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang, 1078)
How it works:
- Clears heat
- Cools the blood
- Promotes urination
- Relieves lin (stranguria) syndrome
Clinical Applications:
- Heat in urinary bladder
- Urinary disfunction
Wu Lin San is an ancient formula developed in the Song dynasty first recorded in the “Formulas of the Bureau of the People’s Welfare Pharmacy” developed to help treat different urinary disfunctions by clearing heat, cooling the blood, and promoting urination.
English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
Gardenia |
Zhi Zi |
Red Peony |
Chia Shao |
Hoelen |
Fu Ling |
Angelica Root |
Dang Gui |
Licorice |
Gan Cao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Gardenia purges fire and clears damp-heat. Hoelen promotes urination to drain damp-heat.