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formulaHypoglaucous Yam Turbid-Clearing Powder Bei Xie Fen Qing San
sourceYang's Family Prescriptions, Yang Yan, 1178
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bubble_chart Composition

Equal parts of Yizhiren, Chuanbixie, Shichangpu, and Wuyao.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Grind the above ingredients into a fine powder. Take 9 grams each time, add 230 ml of water and a small amount of salt, and boil until reduced to 160 ml.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Warming the kidneys to drain dampness, separating the clear from the turbid.

bubble_chart Indications

Chylous stranguria, turbid urine, frequent urination, cloudy and unclear, white like rice water, congealed like paste.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

Hypoglaucous Yam serves as the monarch herb for promoting diuresis and eliminating dampness, separating the clear and transforming the turbid; Sharpleaf Galangal Fruit acts as the minister herb for warming kidney yang and reducing urination; Lindera warms the kidney and transforms qi, while Acorus transforms turbidity and promotes orifices as the assistant herbs; Salt, being salty, enters the kidney as the guiding herb. The combination of these herbs has the effect of warming the lower origin and draining dampness to expel turbidity.

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