Jia Wei Wu Lin San
Star加味五淋散 (Supplemented Five Stranguries Powder)
Source: Yi Zong Jin Jian (1742)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Jia Wei Wu Lin San (Supplemented Five Stranguries Powder), from Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition (Yi Zong Jin Jian).
Actions: Clear heat and drain dampness and relieve strangury
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of heat strangury due to damp-heat accumulation, with inhibited dripping discharge of urine, scanty and reddish urine, difficult and painful urination, thirst but no desire to drink, vexation, red tongue with yellow and greasy coating, and slippery and rapid pulse
Category: Formulas That Clear Heat and Dispel Dampness.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 755–759.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dang Gui
as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui) 15 g
|
15g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 15 g
|
15g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Zhi Zi
as printed: Fructus Gardeniae (zhi zi) 60 g
|
60g | 23.53% | — | |
|
Ze Xie
as printed: Rhizoma Alismatis (ze xie) 15 g
|
15g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Chi Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Rubra (chi shao) 60 g
|
60g | 23.53% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Alba (bai shao) 15 g
|
15g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Mu Tong
as printed: Caulis Akebiae (mu tong) 15 g
|
15g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Huang Qin
as printed: Radix Scutellariae (huang qin) 15 g
|
15g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Che Qian Zi
as printed: Semen Plantaginis (che qian zi) 15 g
|
15g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Hua Shi
as printed: Talcum (hua shi) 15 g
|
15g | 5.88% | — | |
|
Sheng Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae (sheng di huang) 15 g
|
15g | 5.88% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net cool (-1.41)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 59%, cool 29%, neutral 6%, warm 6%.
Small but decisive: Ze Xie 15g (cold, 6% of the grams), Mu Tong 15g (cold, 6% of the grams), Huang Qin 15g (cold, 6% of the grams), Che Qian Zi 15g (cold, 6% of the grams), Hua Shi 15g (cold, 6% of the grams), Sheng Di Huang 15g (cold, 6% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 3%
- sweet 21%
- sour 15%
- bitter 53%
- bland 9%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Heart 53%
- Liver 47%
- Lung 41%
- Spleen 24%
- Stomach 18%
- Kidney 18%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Grind the ingredients into powder, and decoct 15 g with water for oral use
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Formula family
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