fang ji fu ling tang

Stephania and Poria Decoction

About fang ji fu ling tang

Fang Ji Fu Ling Tang, Stephania and Poria Decoction, is Han Fang Ji, Huang Qi, Gui Zhi, Fu Ling and Gan Cao. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that promote urination and leach out Dampness.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
han fang ji	9 g
huang qi	9 g
gui zhi	9 g
fu ling	18 g
gan cao	6 g

Actions and indications

Augments Qi and unblocks Yang

Skin edema
Body and limbs feel heavy
Fine twitching of the skin and muscles of the limbs

Promotes urination and reduces edema

Pitting edema, most marked in the limbs
Difficult urination
Tongue normal with a white, slippery coat; pulse floating

Modern uses

Skin edema
Cardiac edema
Nephritic edema
Nephritis
Oliguria

Symptoms

Edema
Heavy body
Heavy limbs
Muscle twitching
Painful urination

Modifications

Marked Spleen deficiency: + dang shen
Kidney Yang deficiency: + zhi fu zi, + yin yang huo
Severe edema: + ze xie, + zhu ling

Cautions

contraindication Skin edema accompanied by stagnant Heat
contraindication Edema in the interior with a deep pulse

Preparation

Taken in three or four doses through the day

Names

Pinyin	fang ji fu ling tang
English Name	Stephania and Poria Decoction

Classification

Category: Promote Urination and leach out dampness