五苓散

Traditional form:

五苓散

Pinyin (reading):

wǔlíngsǎn

Definitions:

• wuling powder (decoction of poria mushroom used in TCM)
• poria five powder
• Hoelen five powder
• five ling powder

Characters:

• 五 - five; surname
• 苓 - fungus, tuber; licorice
• 散 - to scatter, to disperse, to break up

Traditional characters:

• 五 - five; surname
• 苓 - fungus, tuber; licorice
• 散 - to scatter, to disperse, to break up