Concurrent use with diuretics such as chlorothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide, furmoside (Lasix), bumetinide (Bumex) and torsemide (Demadex) may lead to increased elimination of water and/or electrolytes.

Poria Fu Ling	Per. Arecae Da Fu Pi	Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong Talcum Hua Shi
Lin syndrome, scanty urine, edema, loose stools, vaginal discharge, jaundice, leg Qi and diarrhea.	Urinary difficulty, edema, and abdominal distention.	Bloody Lin and abdominal distention with Heat signs.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie	Poria Fu Ling Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie	Talcum Hua Shi Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
Drains Damp, unblocks and drains urinary pathways and drains Heat from the Bladder.	Edema due to Spleen Deficiency.	Fever, dysuria, thirst and irritability due to water and Heat Accumulation with Yin Deficiency.
Caul. Akebiae Mu Tong Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi Talcum Hua Shi	Sm. Myristicae Rou Dou Kou Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai	Hb. Polygoni Avicularis Bian Xu Hb. Dianthi Qu Mai Caul. Akebiae Mu Tong Talcum Hua Shi
Damp-Heat Lin syndrome.	Diarrhea due to Cold-Damp in the Intestines.	Epigastric distention and fullness.
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
Jaundice.

This is a plant parasite.
This is a stronger diuretic than Poria Fu Ling, however Fu Ling also has a tonic effect. It also harmonizes the Middle and calms the Spirit.
This herb is used mostly to treat abdominal bloating with thirst.
This herb can be used alone for generalized edema.
It is used when the Kidney is not functioning properly, generating edema in the Middle and Lower Jiaos.
It is usually used in formulas that clear Damp-Heat or relieve Yin Deficiency.
This herb facilitates fluid metabolism.
It clears high fever in Exogenous disease, promotes diaphoresis, subsides swelling and abdominal bloating and relieves acute abdominal pain.
This herb enters the Spleen and is the single fastest treatment for watery diarrhea, unblocking Lin, expelling Dampness and treating jaundice.
Modern medicine uses this herb to treat various types of cancer.
It inhibits the growth of cancer cells and reduces the size of tumors.
It is reportedly effective in treating Lung cancer.
Both Zhu Ling and Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie enter the Kidney and Bladder channels to promote urination, It is also a stronger diuretic. It treats spermatorrhea due to Lower Jiao Damp-Heat with Dampness predominant which manifests as turbid urine. Ze Xie is Cold and therefore better at cooling Heat. It treats spermatorrhea due to Damp-Heat with Heat predominant. It is especially appropriate for treating ministerial Fire.

INDIVIDUAL HERBS