五苓散 for diarrhea (as in the 霍乱 chapter)
By Karina • Jun 22nd, 2008 • Category: Digestion & Elimination, shanghanlun“霍乱，头痛发热，身疼痛，热多欲饮水者，五苓散主之。
寒多不用水者，理中丸主之。”
The takeaway here is that 五苓散 can be used to treat diarrhea. If we understand 五苓散 as a diuretic (limiting, but this is what it’s been classically seen as) then the idea of 利小便，实大便 is demonstrated here.
What I see here is a kind of immune reaction where the patient has flu-like symptoms AND also is experience heat and (subsequent or otherwise) thirst.
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