Wu-ling-san

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-017590",
  "term": "Wu-ling-san",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) composed of Polyporus sclerotium (Sclerotium polypori Umbrellati; Zhu Ling), hoelen (Poria; Sclerotium Poriae Cocos; Fu Ling), Alismatis rhizome (Alisma; Rhizoma Alismatis Orientalis; Ze Xie), Cinnamomi cortex (Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae; Gui Zhi) and Atractylodis macrocephalae rhizome (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae; Bai Zhu) with potential diuresis-inducing and kidney-protective activities. Upon oral administration, wu-ling san may increase the removal of excess fluid, prevent the retention of water, maintain healthy water metabolism by promoting diuresis, and protect kidney function.",
  "abbreviation": "WLS",
  "synonyms": [
    "Poria five powder",
    "wuling san",
    "WLS formula",
    "wu ling san",
    "Hoelen five herb formula",
    "powder of five drugs with Poria",
    "wu ling pian",
    "wu ling wan"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/wu-ling-san/"
}