Bian Xu #

Polygoni Avicularis Herba #

bitter, slightly cold

PRIMARY FUNCTION: #

Drain Dampness

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:

• Urinary tract disorders
  • Pain
• Parasite infections
• Skin disorders
  • Lesions
  • Tinea

Bian Xu is bitter to drain and slightly cold to remove heat patterns. It only enters the bladder system to drain out heat pathogens and treat related damp-heat patterns.

Channels: bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:

• Dysentery
• Edema
  • Kidney dysfunction
  • Low albumin
  • albuminuria
• Jaundice
• Antiparasitic
• Skin disorders
  • Eczema
• Urinary tract disorders
  • Antimicrobial
  • Tinea

Formulas:

• Ba Zheng San

Contraindications: there are no contraindications documented for Bian Xu

Zoo Image: a pig sitting in a damp-heat cup is urinating while he scratches his body and parasites jump off

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