Ze Xie
Alismatis Rhizoma
sweet, bland, cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Drains Dampness
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Edema
- Urinary difficulty
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
- Spermatorrhea
Ze Xie enters the bladder and kidney systems. It is sweet, bland, and cold. Ze Xie increases urination to treat damp-heat related patterns.
Channels: kidney, bladder
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Edema
- Thirst
- Abdominal distention
- Hyperlipidemia
- Jaundice
- Hematuria
- Urinary tract infections
Formulas:
- Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan
- Bu Shen Yi Gan Tang
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Dang Gui Shao Yao San
- Du Qi Wan
- Er Long Zuo Ci Wan
- Ge Hua Jie Cheng San
- Huo Po Xia Ling Tang
- Ji Chuan Jian
- Jia Wei Shen Qi Wan
- Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
- Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Mai Wei Di Huang Wan
- Mie Di Zhi Yang Tang
- Ming Mu Di Huang Wan
- Qi Ju Di Huang Wan
- Shen Qi Wan
- Wei Ling Tang
- Wu Ling San
- Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
- Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan
- Zhu Ling Tang
Contraindications: Ze Xie should be prescribed cautiously with patients that have sunken middle jiao patterns
Zoo Image: a pig sits with his lower jiao drinking King of Pees beer, there is a hot ministerial fire burning a kidney