川 萆薢 Bi Xie / Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae / Tokoro / Fish-Poison Yam Rhizome

ActionsIndications/SyndromesSeparates the pure from the turbid (resolves turbid Dampness in the Lower Jiao)

Turbid Dampness in the Lower Jiao with cloudy urine, vaginal discharge

Deficiency Heat or Damp-Heat

Expels Wind-Dampness, relaxes the sinews and unblocks the Luo channels

Wind-Damp Bi or Damp-Heat Bi with low back pain, numbness or stiffness of the lower extremities, muscle aches (mild effect)

Clears Damp-Heat from the skin

Damp-Heat skin lesions (eczema, pustular sores)