Class: Eliminate Dampness
Subclass: Clear and Transform Damp-Heat
Actions:
Clears Heat
Dries Dampness
Indications:
Damp-Heat lodged in the Lower Burner affecting the sinews, bones, and genital region.
Possible symptoms and diseases:
Atrophy of the lower limbs
Beriberi
Gout
Heat in the feet
Heat in the knees
Pain in the lower back
Pain of the extremities
Painful lower limbs
Red feet
Red knees
Rheumatoid arthritis
Swelling of the feet
Swelling of the knees
Vaginitis
Weakness of the lower limbs
Yellow, thick, smelly leukorrhea
Athlete's foot
Dark urine
Eczema
Gonorrhea
Scanty urine
Urinary tract infection
Tongue with greasy-yellow coating
Slippery-Rapid pulse (Hua Shu); Soft-Rapid pulse (Ru Shu)
Contraindications:
Liver or Kidney Deficiency.
Lung-Heat.
Presentation and recommended use:
POWDER : 3 to 6g, 2 times a day, with some ginger juice and hot water.
DECOCTION : 35g per liter. Reduction to 40cl. Absorb in 3 or 4 times a day.