Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin Wan - Dioscorea Formula To Separate The Clear

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Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin Wan Herbal Formula Classifications and Usages

The herbal formula "bi xie fen qing yin wan" , 萆薢分清飲丸, which in english is "dioscorea formula to separate the clear", is categorized within the "expel dampness" functional grouping and within the "promote urination and leach out dampness" sub-category.

You may also see this formula referenced by: Tokoro Combination, Tokoro Drink to Separate the Clear, Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin.

Of many possible clinical applications, it may be considered to influence the following issues/symptoms:

  • Generally for painful urination issues (gao lin) that arises from kidney yang deficiency.
  • With related kidney yang deficiency pattern - chronic urinary tract infections, leukorrhea, vaginal thrush.
  • Chronic prostatitis, particularly with white and cloudy urine.

Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin Wan has some precautions to be considered (see our precautions list).

  • Avoid in cases arising from bladder damp heat - ba zheng wan or san jin wan would likely be better.

Our shop contains bi xie fen qing yin wan from the following manufacturer:

($22.00) Add To Cart View Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin Wan - Sun Ten

For many reasons such as availability, ecological choices, and/or price, each manufacturer or herbalist may well adjust the exact composition of a specific formula. Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin Wan is generally comprised of the following herbs:

ViewBei Xie (Dioscorea Root)

Separates the pure from the turbid - cloudy urine and leukorrhea, either from damp-heat or deficiency. Expels wind damp (cold and hot bi syndromes), relaxes the sinews. Damp-heat - skin disorders (e…

ViewShi Chang Pu (Sweetflag Rhizome)

Opens the orifices, vaporizes phlegm, quiets the spirit - sensory orifice disorders due to phlegm, deafness, dizziness, poor memory, dulled sensation, seizures. Harmonize the middle warmer, transfor…

ViewWu Yao (Lindera Root)

Promotes the movement of Qi, alleviates pain by warming and dispersing - flank, chest, epigastric, abdominal pain, hernia, menstrual pains due to cold constraint and qi stagnation. Warms the kidneys…

ViewYi Zhi Ren (Black Cardamon)

Warms the kidneys, retains essence, holds urine - spermatorrhea, frequent and copious urine, urinary incontinence, dribbling urine. Warms the spleen, stops diarrhea - cold spleen or stomach patterns…

A single formula, alone, may not be sufficient to fully address a particular TCM diagnostic pattern. Formulas may be used alone, in combinations, and/or in stages. Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin Wan is a candidate for consideration when needing to influence kidney yang deficiency.

Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin Wan may potentially be used, in coordination with a well tailored overall approach, to influence the following conditions: kidney diseases, leukorrhea, prostate issues (bph), urinary disorders (lin disease) and/or urinary tract infection (uti)

As noted above, bi xie fen qing yin wan is within the expel dampness functional group. And it appears within the sub-category "promote urination and leach out dampness", which contains the following formulas:

ViewFang Ji Huang Qi Wan (Stephania and Astragalus Teapills)

Wind damp / wind edema (feng shui, literally "wind water") patterns, generally acute - heavy sensation of the body, superficial edema, difficulty with urination - idiopathic edema, ascites. Weak wei…

ViewLi Niao Pai Shi Wan (Water Stone Removal Pill)

 Useful for a range of calcifications/stones - kidney stones, bladder stones, ureter stones and when the underlying pathology is appropriate gallstones.  Generally involves collections of damp heat i…

ViewPing Wei Wan (Calm the Stomach Powder)

Damp cold stagnation in the middle jiao - poor appetite, indigestion, gastritis, loose stools, heavy sensation of the limbs, fatigue. Can be used to induce labor with appropriate underlying diagnose…

ViewWu Ling San Wan (Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria)

Generally used, often in conjunction with other formulas, as a mild-diuretic and mild spleen strengthening formula - for edema from spleen qi deficiency primarily.

All formulas in the primary category of "expel dampness" are listed below.

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