Rhizome Of Hypoglaucous Collett Yam Classic Formulas … Natural Herb Library

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Separates the clear from the turbid and drains dampness ... Bi Xie is classically used for cloudy urine, white turbidity, and persistent damp leukorrhea.
Dispels wind-damp and relieves painful obstruction ... it is used for swollen, heavy, or fixed joint pain when dampness is prominent.
Helps resolve damp-toxic skin patterns ... traditional use extends to moist eczema, damp sores, and lower-burner turbidity with skin involvement.

Classic Formulas

Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin ... classic formula context for cloudy urine and lower-burner turbidity in which Bi Xie is the signature herb.
Bi Xie with Yi Zhi Ren and Shi Chang Pu ... pairing logic for frequent cloudy urination with deficiency and damp obstruction together.
Bi Xie with Huang Bai, Fang Ji, or Ren Dong Teng ... damp-heat or painful-obstruction strategy when urinary turbidity overlaps with swollen painful joints.

Classical Text References

Traditional herbology describes Bi Xie as bitter and neutral, entering the Kidney and Stomach to separate the clear from the turbid and relieve damp painful obstruction.
Because several species circulate under the Bi Xie name, identity control matters and this page should not erase the distinction from Fen Bi Xie or Mian Bi Xie lanes.