Ba Wei Dai Xia Fang (Eight Herb Powder for Vaginal Discharge)

Clinical Usages

• Clearing damp heat in the lower warmer, particularly with underlying blood deficiency - vaginal disharge, vaginal itching, vaginal inflammation along with constipation, possibly anemia, low back pain, and/or abdominal pain.  Leukorrhea may be yellow, white or red.
• Gonorrhea, syphilis.

Clinical Categorization

• Clear Heat
• Clear Damp-Heat

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

Clinical Usages

• 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.

Clinical Categorization

• Expel Dampness
• Promote Urination and Leach out Dampness

Cautions

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

Li Niao Pai Shi Wan (Water Stone Removal Pill)

Clinical Usages

•  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 in the lower warmer.
• Besides stones, symptoms may range from small volumes of urination, pain with urination, urgency, itching and/or pain in the groin generally.

Clinical Categorization

• Expel Dampness
• Promote Urination and Leach out Dampness