Single Herbs

Category	Li Shui Shen Shi Yao 利水滲濕藥
Sub Category
Name	Bei Xie 萆薢 Tokoro
Grown	Central and south China.
Source	Dried rhizome of Dioscorea hypoglauca Palib. or Dioscorea septemloba Thunb.
Ingredients	Dioscin, Tokorogenin, Gracillin, Kogagenin, Diosgenin, Yamogenin, Yononin, Tokoronin, Dimethyl-terephthalate, Furost-5-ene-3?,22,26-f riol 3,26-bis-O-glycoside
Pharma Effect
Properties	Bitter, neutral
Channels	Liver, stomach, bladder
Function	Expels wind and dampness and separates the pure from the turbid.
Clinic Usage	For arthritis due to wind-cold, numbness and soreness in the lower back and knees, turbid urination, stranguria and leukorrhea, edema due to nephritis.
Cautions	Contraindicated in cases of kidney or yin deficiency.
Dosage	10~15g
Storage	Store in a dry place. Protect from dampness.