Formula

Polyporus Decoction

猪苓湯zhu ling tang
1 source

5 herbs·from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)

In the《Shanghan Lun》tradition, this formula is described for a floating pulse with fever, thirst with a wish to drink, and difficult urination. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：若脉浮發熱，渴欲飲水，小便不利者，猪苓湯主之。…

Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨阳明病脉证并治·猪苓湯（证治条文·宋本223）

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • Polyporus (Zhu ling)一兩（去皮）
  • Poria一兩
  • Alisma (Ze xie)一兩
  • Donkey-hide gelatin (E jiao)一兩
  • Talc (Hua shi)一兩（碎）
Citations
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨阳明病脉证并治·猪苓湯（煎服法·宋本223）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨阳明病脉证并治·猪苓湯（组成·宋本223）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨阳明病脉证并治·猪苓湯（证治条文·宋本223）；hash 锚 carrier 逐字唯一片段（含方名/组成上下文）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its traditional indications.