HERB FORMULAS

BEI XIE TANG - 荜解汤 - DIOSCOREAE HYPOGLAUCAE DECOCTION

English: Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Bei Xie 9-18g Resolves turbid Dampness in the Lower Jiao and clears Damp-Heat from the skin.
Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi 3-15g Calms the Spirit, sedates the Heart and clears the channel joining the Heart and Kidney.
Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong 6-21g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang and
benefits Jing and marrow.
Rx. Cyathulae Chun Niu Xi 4.5-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis,expels Wind, drains Dampness and tonifies the Kidneys and Liver.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 5-30g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin, softens the Liver and relieves pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears and Drains Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao
  • Clears Damp-Heat from the San Jiao

SYNDROMES

  • Damp-Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Impotence
  • Inability to get or maintain a full erection
  • Erection may be painful
  • Maybe excessive sweating around the scrotum and groin
  • Testicles cold
  • Itching or pain in the genitals
  • Maybe mucopurulent discharge from the urethra
  • Maybe a history of genital herpes
  • Lethargy
  • Heaviness or aching in the lower limbs
  • Maybe poor sperm count or
  • Low sperm motility and anti-sperm antibodies
  • thick or congealed ejaculate with retarded liquification
  • Afternoon fatigue
  • Hypochondriac pain
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Red sore eyes
  • Hearing loss
  • Swelling in the ears
  • Bitter taste in the mouth
  • Irritability
  • Short temper
  • Difficult and painful urination with a heat sensation in the urethra
  • Swollen and itchy genitalia
  • Vertigo
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Insomnia
  • Dream-disturbed sleep with unusual dreams
  • Palpitations
  • Anxiety
  • Profuse white foamy sputum
  • Restlessness
  • Timidity
  • Indecisiveness
  • Indeterminate gnawing hunger
  • Seizures accompanied by copious sputum
  • Flushing up
  • Chest distention
  • Expectoration of yellow Phlegm
  • Bitter taste in the mouth
  • Chills and fever
  • Abdominal distention
  • Frequent dark, scanty and painful urination
  • Irritability
  • Depression
  • Slight thirst
  • Anorexia after serious illness
  • Ear discharge
  • Yellow urine
  • Chest pain
  • Loose stools or
  • Alternating constipation and diarrhea
  • Turbid, foul-smelling urine
  • Dry throat
  • Hematuria
  • Pain in the armpits
  • Sweating in the groin
  • T: Pink or Red tip or Red or Red edges
  • C: Yellow or Yellow and greasy, especially at the root
  • P: Deep and slippery or Soft, slippery and rapid or Slippery and rapid or Wiry and rapid or Wiry, Excess and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Liver Qi Stagnation and Kidney Deficiency: For Deficiency of Ming Men Fire:
+ Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu + Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
+ Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi + Rx. Cynomorii Suo Yang
For Kidney Jing Deficiency: For Spleen and Kidney Deficiency:
+ Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi + Poria Fu Ling
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
For Qi Deficiency:
For Kidney Qi Deficiency with more severe Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao: + Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
For increased pus cells in the prostatic fluid:
+ Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi + Hb. Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao
+ Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying
+ Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao For decreased amounts of lecithin in the prostatic fluid:
   
    + Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
    + Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang