""Powder"" of the five ingredients with Poria Cocos

Class: Eliminate Dampness
Subclass: Diuretic
Actions:
Diuretic
Tonifies the Spleen
Warms Yang
Indications:
1) Water buildup, a greater Yang-stage disorder in which the pathogenic influences have not been released from the Exterior, but have penetrated to the greater Yang organ, the Bladder.
2) Water and Dampness are not properly transformed by the Spleen and transported to the Bladder. The effects of the Spleen's failure to transform and transport Water may be felt throughout the Triple Burner.
3) Retention of congested fluids in the Lower Burner obstructing the Pure Yang.
Possible symptoms and diseases:
Acute gastroenteritis (indication 2)
Breathlessness (indication 3)
Cholera (indication 2)
Cough (indication 3)
Diarrhea (indication 2)
Dizziness (indication 3)
Dysuria (indications 1, 2)
Fever (indication 1)
Great thirst due to inappropriate sweating (vomiting soon after drinking) (indication 1)
Headache (indication 1)
Oedema (indications 1, 2)
Oliguria (indications 1, 2)
Sensation of heaviness (indication 2)
Throbbing sensations below umbilicus (indication 3)
Urinary tract infection (indication 1)
Vomiting (indication 2)
Vomiting, expectoration of foamy saliva (indication 3)
Ascites (cirrhosis of liver) (indications 1, 2, 3)
Chronic nephritis (indications 1, 2, 3)
Cirrhosis (indications 1, 2, 3)
Hydrocele (indications 1, 2, 3)
Ménière's disease (indications 1, 2, 3)
Tongue with a white-greasy coating (indication 2)
Tongue with a white-slippery coating (indication 1)
Floating pulse (Fu) (indication 1)
Slippery-Wiry pulse (Hua Xian) (indication 3)
Soft pulse (Ru) (indication 2)
Contraindications:
Spleen and Kidney Qi Deficiency.
Preparation and recommended dosage:
POWDER: 3 to 5 g, 1 to 3 times a day, mixed with a little wine (optional) and followed by hot water.
DECOCTION: 40 g in 70 ml of water for 20 minutes. Absorb in 3 or 4 times a day.
Do not exceed the indicated dose.