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Wu Pi San
五皮散
wǔ pí sǎn
, "Five Peel powder"
Translated Name:
Five Peel powder
Category:
Formulas that Expel Dampness
,
Promote Urination and Leach out Dampness
Powder
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Components (
5
):
Herb
Common Name
Quantity
Unit
桑白皮
Sang Bai Pi
mulberry root bark, morus bark
15
grams
陳皮
Chen Pi
aged tangerine peel, citrus
9
grams
大腹皮
Da Fu Pi
areca husk, areca peel
15
grams
茯苓皮
Fu Ling Pi
15
grams
生薑皮
Sheng Jiang Pi
6
grams
Tongue:
Greasy and white coating.
Pulse:
Depth: Deep (Submerged, Sinking, Deep)
Cautions:
Although this is a relatively mild formula, Spleen tonifying herbs should be added for cases with severe Spleen deficiency.
Reference Source:
Treasury Classic
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Rootdown Staff
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Promotes urination
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reduces edema
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regulates the Qi
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strengthens the Spleen
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Generalized edema with sensation of heaviness
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Epigastric and abdominal distention
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Labored and heavy breathing
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Urinary difficulty
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Debbie Rodriguez
'''Related to
(Five Peel Decoction)
Wu Pi Yin
''': Substitute Cortex Acanthopanacis Gracilistyli Radicis (
(五加皮, bark of five additions)
Wu Jia Pi
) and Cortex Lycii Radicis (
(地骨皮, earth bone bark)
Di Gu Pi
) for Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (
(陳皮, aged peel)
Chen Pi
) and Cortex Mori Albae Radicis (
(桑白皮, mulberry white bark)
Sang Bai Pi
) to focus on the lower burner and nourish the kidneys.
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Debbie Rodriguez
'''Related to
(Seven-Peel Decoction)
Qi Pi Yin
''': For skin edema with more emphasis on the treatment of abdominal distention and fullness.
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