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Base de conocimientoHierbas

Zhu Ling豬苓

PolyporusSclerotum Polyporus

También conocido comoGriffolia · Umbel Polypore Mushroom · Pig Fungus

Categoría
Hierbas que drenan la Humedad
Naturaleza
ligeramente fresco
Sabor
dulce, insípido
Canales de destino
Bazo, Riñón, Vejiga
Dosis
5–18 g

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Dosis habituales

Dosis
5–18 g
Dosis
2–4 ml

Acciones & indicaciones

Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness
  • Dampness (Fluid Stagnation) with edema, scanty urination, vaginal discharge, turbid painful urinary dysfunction (Milky Lin), jaundice and diarrhea
  • Can be used alone for Lin Syndrome during pregnancy
Dispels Damp-Heat
Damp-Heat with turbid painful urinary dysfunction (Milky Lin) and jaundice

Contraindicaciones

  • Avoid using when Dampness is absent.
  • Not for long-term use, as it may injure Yin.

Interacciones

Taking it together with diuretics such as chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, furmoside (Lasix), bumetinide (Bumex), or torsemide (Demadex) may increase the loss of water and/or electrolytes.

Combinaciones

  • For Lin syndrome, scanty urine, edema, loose stools, vaginal discharge, jaundice, leg Qi, and diarrhea.

  • For urinary difficulty, edema, and abdominal distention.

  • For bloody Lin and abdominal distention accompanied by signs of Heat.

    • Ze Xie

    Drains Dampness, clears and drains the urinary pathways, and drains Heat from the Bladder.

  • For edema caused by Spleen Deficiency.

  • For fever, dysuria, thirst, and irritability arising from accumulated Water and Heat combined with Yin Deficiency.

  • For Damp-Heat Lin syndrome.

  • For diarrhea caused by Cold-Damp in the Intestines.

  • For epigastric distention and fullness.

Notas

  • It parasitizes plants.
  • Its diuretic action is stronger than that of Poria Fu Ling, though Fu Ling additionally has a tonifying effect, harmonizes the Middle, and calms the Spirit.
  • It is mainly used for abdominal bloating accompanied by thirst.
  • It can be used by itself to treat generalized edema.
  • It is indicated when impaired Kidney function produces edema in the Middle and Lower Jiaos.
  • It commonly appears in formulas that clear Damp-Heat or address Yin Deficiency.
  • It promotes fluid metabolism.
  • It reduces high fever in Exogenous disease, induces sweating, brings down swelling and abdominal distention, and relieves acute abdominal pain.
  • Entering the Spleen, it is the fastest-acting treatment for watery diarrhea, and it also unblocks Lin, expels Dampness, and treats jaundice.
  • In modern medicine it is used against several types of cancer.
  • It inhibits cancer-cell growth and shrinks tumor size.
  • It is reported to be effective for Lung cancer.
  • Zhu Ling and Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie both enter the Kidney and Bladder channels to promote urination, with Zhu Ling being the stronger diuretic of the two; it treats spermatorrhea from Lower Jiao Damp-Heat in which Dampness predominates, presenting as turbid urine. Ze Xie, being Cold, is better suited to cooling Heat, and treats spermatorrhea from Damp-Heat in which Heat predominates, making it especially fitting for ministerial Fire.

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