Huang Bai Usages and Indications

• Drains damp heat from the lower jiao - thick-yellow leukorrhea, foul-smelling diarrhea, dysentery; damp-heat pouring downward or hot leg qi - red, swollen, painful knees, legs, and/or feet; damp-heat jaundice.
• Drains kidney fire with signs of yin deficiency - steaming bone disorder, night sweats, afternoon fever and sweating, nocturnal emissions, spermatorrhea.
• Drains fire, relieves toxicity - sores and lesions of the skin.

Dosage and Preparation Notes For Huang Bai

• Dosage: 3-12g

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Our database contains 5 TCM Formulas where Huang Bai is generally used

E

• Er Xian Wan -Two Immortal Decoction (Tonify)

H

• Huang Lian Jie Du Wan -Coptis Decoction To Relieve Toxicity (Clear Heat)

Q

• Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang Wan -Clear Summer Heat and Augment the Qi (Clear Heat)

S

• Si Miao Wan -Four Marvels Powder (Expel Dampness)

W

• Wu Mei Wan -Mume Fruit Pill (Expel Parasites)

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