Blue Poppy Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria
Hoelen Five
Wu Ling San
Primary Traditional Functions
This classical formula was created for Bladder meridian or Bladder organ dysfunctions, such as neck pain or lower back pain.
Action
Strengthen Urinary Bladder function, promote urination, help drain and dry dampness, promote the transforming functions of Qi, stop vomiting, strengthen the Spleen, warm the Yang and transform thin mucus.
Pattern
Fluid retention
Tongue
White tongue fur
Pulse
A floating pulse
Description
Wu Ling San is a classical formula that promotes urination, drains dampness, strengthens the Spleen, and regulates water metabolism. Traditionally, it is indicated for edema, urinary difficulty, vomiting, or diarrhea due to water accumulation. In modern functional use, it is commonly applied for fluid retention, urinary tract disorders, gastrointestinal upset with dampness, and mild cardiac or renal edema.
Traditional Indications
Fluid retention marked by headache, fever, thirst with vomiting after drinking water; disturbance in urination; edema, diarrhea, fluid-retention syndrome, dizziness, and a feeling of palpitation in the lower abdomen.
Typical symptoms include:
- Edema, especially of the extremities
- Thirst and fever (with or without mild chills)
- Urinary difficulty or retention
- Vomiting, diarrhea, or diarrhea with undigested food
- Water accumulation with Spleen deficiency or Taiyang disorder
Modern Clinical Applications
Acute gastroenteritis, cyclic vomiting, pseudo cholera, skin eruptions or hives due to cold, initial stage of acute nephritis, edema of scrotum, and retention of urine belonging to the syndrome of fluid retention.
Commonly applied in contemporary use for:
- Early-stage heart failure or mild pulmonary edema
- Edema and fluid retention (heart, kidney, or Spleen-related)
- Gastrointestinal disorders such as vomiting, diarrhea, or nausea with fluid imbalance
- Hypertension with water retention
- Urinary tract infections with difficulty urinating
Typical Usage
3 capsules per day or as directed by your wellness coach.
Potency 10:1, 120 vegicaps per bottle.
Ingredients:
Fu Ling (Poria) 125 mg, Zhu Ling (Polyporus) 125 mg, Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis) 94 mg, Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) 94 mg, Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi) 62 mg
Other Ingredients:
Vegetarian capsule (hypromellose - alternative to animal gelatin).