Yam
Rhizome (bi xie)
Rhizoma
Dioscoreae
Properties:
The herb is bitter in
flavour, and neutral in nature. It acts on the liver,
stomach and urinary bladder channels. Being bitter for
lowering it acts on the lower-jiao, inducing diuresis to
clear turbid urine. It is indicated for stranguria with
turbid urine, leukorrhea and arthralgia syndrome due to
wind-dampness caused by downward flow of pathogenic
dampness.
Effects:
Removing furbid dampness and expelling wind-dampness.
Indications:
1.
The herb can be used in combination with lindera
root, grassleaved sweetflag rhizome and bitter cardamon
for inducing diuresis and removing turbid urine, such as
Bixie Fenqing Decoction, to treat milky and turbid or oily
urine; and with Chinese yam rhizome, atractylodes rhizome,
gordon euryale seed and other herbs for strengthening the
spleen, removing dampness and relieving leukorrhea, to
treat downward flow of pathogenic dampness and leukorrea.
2.
To treat wind-damp arthralgia belonging to turbid
arthralgia due to excessive dampness, the herb can be used
in combination with tractylodes rhizome, coix seed,
achyranthes and other herbs for eliminating dampness,
treating arthralgia and pain.
Dosage
and Administration: 10-15g.
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