1 TASTE
Bitter and neutral
2 MERIDIANS
liver, stomach and neutral
3 FUNCTIONS
1.To resolve turbid urine; 2. To expel wind and trans-form dampness
4 INDICATIONS
1. Turbid urine caused by cold-damp in the urinary bladder. Hypoglauca yam (Bi Xie [3]) is used with Bitter cardamom (Yi Zhi Ren [4]), Grass-leaved sweetflag (Shicangpu) and lindera root (Wu Yao [5]) in the formula Bixie Fenping Yin.2.Mild urinary problem due to damp-heat flowing down to the urinary bladder. Hypoglauca yam (Bixie) is used with Phellodendron bark (Huang Bai [6]) and plantain seed (Chepianzi).3. wind-damp obstruction syndrome manifested as joint pain, numbness of the lower limbs and lower limbs and lower back pain .Hypoglauca yam (Bixie) is taken alone.4.Cold-damp obstruction syndrome. Hypoglauca yam (Bixie) is used with Cinnamon twigs (Gui Zhi [7]) and prepared aconite root (Fu Zi [8]).5. Damp-heat obstruction syndrome. Hypoglauca yam (Bixe) is used with Mulberry twigs (Sang Zhi [9]), Large-leaf gentian root (Qin Jiao [10]) and Coix seed (Yi Yi Ren [11]).
5 DOSAGE
10-15 g
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