萆薢·Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae
hypoglaucous collett yam rhizome
Bi Xie (萄蘇) is the rhizome of a yam, recorded as Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae and known in English as tokoro. It is bitter in flavour and neutral in temperature, enters the Bladder, Liver and Stomach channels, and is filed among the herbs that drain Dampness.
| Pinyin | bi xie |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 萆薢 |
| Latin Name | Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae |
| English Name | hypoglaucous collett yam rhizome·Tokoro |
| Japanese | hikai |
| Korean | bihae·myeonbihae |
shi chang pu + che qian zi + huang bai
Vaginal discharge, frequent urination or Milky Lin
Frequent urination or incontinence of urine from Yang Deficiency
che qian zi + hua shi + huang bai
Damp-Heat pouring down with frequent, cloudy urination, vaginal discharge and a red tongue with a greasy yellow coat
yi zhi ren + wu yao + shi chang pu
Urine resembling rice porridge without pain or signs of Heat; Yang Deficiency with cloudy urine
Wind-Damp Bi.
wei ling xian + gui zhi + zhi fu zi
Wind-Cold-Damp Bi.
wei ling xian + qin jiao + yi yi ren + han fang ji
Wind-Damp-Heat Bi.
huai niu xi + du zhong + xu duan
Kidney Deficiency with Wind-Damp, causing weakness and pain of the lower back
Damp-Heat skin lesions.
Kidney Deficiency with cloudy, frequent and difficult urination; vaginal discharge
Leukorrhea from Dampness.
du huo + chuan xiong + wei ling xian
Bi syndrome.
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any | 9-18 g | — | — | — | — |
萆薢·Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae
Bi Xie (Fen) (萆薢) is bi xie in its fen form, the rhizome of a dioscorea yam, recorded as Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae. The catalogue holds no category, channels or actions for it.
The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows bi xie.