Formulas · Drain Dampness 利水滲濕 · Hwaje Gukbang (和劑局方)

Five Painful Urinations Powder

Orim-san

한글 오림산 · Pinyin Wu Lin San

五淋散

Composition 構成

Jeokbokryeong Chi Fu Ling
赤茯苓 적복령 · Poria (red)

8 g
Chief 君
Jeokjakyak Chi Shao
赤芍藥 적작약 · Red Peony

8 g
Deputy 臣
Chija Zhi Zi
梔子 치자 · Gardenia

8 g
Deputy 臣
Danggui Dang Gui
當歸 당귀 · Korean Angelica

4 g
Assistant 佐
Gamcho Gan Cao
甘草 감초 · Licorice

4 g
Envoy 使
Deungsim Deng Xin Cao
燈心草 등심초 · Rush Pith

1 g
Envoy 使

Total 33 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.

Received this formula from your practitioner? Amounts shown here are classical reference values — granule and prepared products differ. Always follow your prescribed dosage and directions.

Actions 效能

Clears heat and cools the Blood in the lower burner
Promotes urination and relieves painful dribbling

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Heat in the Bladder with painful urination of any of the five types
Burning urination with dark or reddish urine

Biomedical correlates

Urinary tract irritation and cystitis
Recurrent painful urination
Mild hematuria patterns (with evaluation)

Clinical commentary 臨床

Paljeong-san's gentler cousin — Blood-cooling and Yin-sparing where the Eight Corrections simply drain, and thus better suited to the recurrent case. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.