bubble_chart Efficacy

Warming the kidneys to drain dampness, separating the clear and transforming the turbid.

bubble_chart Indications

Dampness turbidity descending leads to chylous stranguria and turbid urine. Frequent urination, dampness turbidity not cleared, urine white like rice water, thick like paste.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

This prescription is suitable for cases of turbid urine resembling rice water, which is caused by kidney yang deficiency and downward infusion of dampness turbidity. In the formula, Hypoglaucous Yam removes dampness and eliminates turbidity, serving as the key herb for treating turbid urine; Sharpleaf Galangal Fruit warms kidney yang and reduces urine output; Poria invigorates the spleen and resolves dampness; Lindera warms the kidneys and transforms qi; Acorus expels dampness, opens orifices, and promotes urination; Liquorice Root (using the tip) clears heat, removes toxins, relieves strangury, and alleviates pain, while also harmonizing the other herbs. When combined, these herbs warm kidney yang, drain dampness and heat, and thus cure the symptoms.

bubble_chart Pattern Identification

1. The urine is turbid and white, resembling rice water.
2. Leukorrhea is white, thick, and sticky, or flows like water.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

1. 兼 middle qi deficiency: add Tangshen, White Atractylodes Rhizome, Astragalus Root.
2. cold-dampness leukorrhea: add Atractylodes Rhizome, Aconite Lateral Root, Cassia Bark.
3. leukorrhea like pouring water: combine Powder of Capillaris and Five Ingredients with Poria for significant effect.

bubble_chart Modern Application

This formula promotes diuresis, has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. It is used for chronic prostatitis, urinary tract infections, impotence, chronic vaginitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, leukorrhea, and other conditions characterized by kidney deficiency and cold-dampness, as well as for turbid urine due to cold-dampness in the qi aspect.