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Drains Damp-Heat, particularly from the Lower Jiao

Lower Jiao Damp-Heat Vaginal discharge that is thick, yellow and foul-smelling Diarrhea or dysentery with a foul odour Jaundice from Damp-Heat Acute urinary tract infection Hot Leg Qi: knees, legs or feet that are red, hot, swollen and painful as Damp-Heat pours downward

Drains Kidney Fire from deficiency

Empty Fire flaring from deficient Kidney Yin: steaming bone, night sweats, afternoon fever with sweating, and at times nocturnal emissions or spermatorrhea

Drains Fire and resolves Fire toxicity

Toxic sores, abscesses and boils, used internally or applied topically Damp, weeping skin lesions such as eczema