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Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin (萆薢分清飲) warms the Kidney and Bladder and separates the clear from the turbid; for cloudy or milky urine (turbid painful urination) from lower-burner cold and damp.
English Name
Dioscorea Decoction to Separate the Clear
Classical Source
Yang Shi Jia Cang Fang, 1178
Ingredients
- Bi Xie – chief; Yi Zhi Ren (warm Kidney/secure)
- Wu Yao (move qi/warm); Shi Chang Pu (transform turbidity)
Actions & Functions
- Warms the Kidney and Bladder
- Separates the clear from the turbid (clears cloudy urine)
Indications
Lower-burner cold/damp: frequent, cloudy, milky or greasy urine, with a sensation of heaviness, and a sore weak lower back.
Tongue & Pulse
Tongue: pale with a white greasy coat. Pulse: deep.
Modifications
For damp-heat turbid urine, a cooling version is used instead.
Cautions & Contraindications
For cold/damp turbid urine; not for damp-heat painful urination.
