Bei Xie Fen Qing Yin, Dioscorea Hypoglauca Decoction to Separate the Clear, is Bei Xie, Yi Zhi Ren, Wu Yao and Shi Chang Pu. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that warm and transform water and Dampness, and records it as warming the Kidneys and parting the clear from the turbid.

Herb

Amount

12 g

9 g

9 g

9 g

Actions and indications

Warms the Kidneys and dispels Cold from the Lower Jiao

Kidney Yang or Kidney Qi deficiency with Cold, giving turbid urination (gao lin, milky Lin)
Cold or dull aching in the low back and lower abdomen
General tiredness with Cold signs and no Heat
Tongue pale with a white coat; pulse deep, slow and weak, possibly slippery

Drains Dampness and separates the clear from the turbid

Frequent urination that looks cloudy or milky, with no burning or pain
Urine that may look greasy or fatty, or leave sediment
Thick white vaginal discharge

Modern uses

Chronic prostatitis
Nephrotic syndrome
Flare-ups of chronic nephritis
Chronic pyelonephritis
Chronic cystitis
Urethritis
Urinary tract infections
Gonorrhea
Dysuria
Strangury
Turbid urine
Chyluria
Galacturia
Oliguria
Polyuria
Enuresis
Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease
Pelvic cellulitis
Trichomonas
Candida albicans
Vaginal itch
Leukorrhagia
Thick white vaginal discharge
Spermatorrhea
Impotence
Low back pain

Modifications

To drain Damp and clear turbidity more strongly: + fu ling, + gan cao

Spleen-Stomach Qi deficiency: + ren shen, + bai zhu, + fu ling, + zhi gan cao

Cold-Damp leukorrhea (combined with Si Jun Zi Tang): + zhi fu zi, + rou gui, + tu si zi, + cang zhu, + fu ling

Chronic prostatitis with chyluria: + tu si zi, + nu zhen zi, + jin qian cao, + che qian zi

Bladder Damp-Heat: dribbling after urination, greasy yellow coat: + chao huang bai, + fu ling, + bai zhu, + dan shen, + lian zi xin, − yi zhi ren, − wu yao

Heavier white, turbid urine: + shan yao, + qian shi

Burning urination: + mu tong, + sheng di huang

Painful urination: + che qian zi, + zhi zi

Frequent urination: + yuan zhi, + fu shen

Deficiency-Cold abdominal pain: + rou gui, + xiao hui xiang

Low back pain with lethargy: + ren shen, + lu jiao jiao

Qi Deficiency: + huang qi, + bai zhu

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Copious clear or white vaginal discharge: + shan yao, + bai zhu, + zhi fu zi, + tu si zi
Galacturia: + ku shen, + gou ji, + tu fu ling
Impotence with prostatitis and frequent, urgent, painful urination: + zhi zi, + bai hua she she cao
Impotence with prostatitis and sore, painful low back: + du zhong, + chuan niu xi
Impotence with prostatitis and premature ejaculation: + qian shi, + tu si zi, + wu wei zi
Impotence with prostatitis and seminal emission or spermatorrhea: + shi xian tao
Damp-Heat prostatitis: + bai jiang cao, + chi xiao dou, + bian xu
Prostatitis from Spleen-Kidney deficiency: + yin yang huo, + shan yao, + rou gui
Prostatitis from Qi and Blood stagnation: + tao ren, + mo yao, + chi shao
Prostatitis, Kidney Yin deficient (combined with Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan): + sheng di huang, + che qian zi, + dan shen, + lian zi xin, + bai zhu, − shu di huang, − yi zhi ren, − wu yao
Prostatitis, Kidney Yang deficient (combined with Shen Qi Wan)
Kidney Yang deficient prostatitis with heavy terminal dribbling, night urination, clear urine and whitish discharge after voiding (combined with Shen Qi Wan): + yin yang huo, + sha yuan zi, + qian shi, + tu si zi, − rou gui
Kidney Yang deficient prostatitis with low libido or impotence (combined with Shen Qi Wan): + yin yang huo, + rou cong rong
Kidney Yang deficient prostatitis with distending pain in the lower abdomen, perineum or scrotum (combined with Shen Qi Wan): + chuan lian zi, + ju he, + li zhi he
Kidney Yang deficient prostatitis with low back pain (combined with Shen Qi Wan): + du zhong
Kidney Yang deficient prostatitis with Qi deficiency (combined with Shen Qi Wan): + huang qi, + bai zhu
Kidney Yang deficient prostatitis with a distended perineum and scrotum from sunken central Qi (combined with Shen Qi Wan): + huang qi, + bai zhu, + zhi ke, + sheng ma, + chai hu
Kidney Yang deficient prostatitis with white cells in prostatic fluid (combined with Shen Qi Wan): + pu gong ying, + bai jiang cao
Kidney Yang deficient prostatitis with red cells in prostatic fluid or semen (combined with Shen Qi Wan): + nu zhen zi, + mo han lian, + e jiao

Cautions

contraindication Cloudy, painful urination from Damp-Heat in the Bladder, with burning, urgency and a yellow greasy coat; the warming herbs Yi Zhi Ren and Wu Yao would add to the Heat

contraindication Kidney Yin deficiency, including turbid urine accompanied by deficiency Heat such as night sweats and malar flush

caution Two classical formulas carry this name, one warming and one clearing Damp-Heat; confirm which version and which pattern apply before use

Pinyin

bei xie fen qing yin

English Name

Dioscorea Hypoglauca Decoction to Separate the Clear

bei xie fen qing yin

About bei xie fen qing yin

Ingredients

Actions and indications

Warms the Kidneys and dispels Cold from the Lower Jiao

Drains Dampness and separates the clear from the turbid

Modern uses

Symptoms

Modifications

Cautions

Preparation

Names

Classification