Bei Xie (Bi Xie)荜解

Rhizoma Dioscoreae HypoglaucaeFish Poison Yam Rhizome

Also known asTokoro · Long Yam Root · Seven-Lobed Yam (*Mian Bei Xie)*

Actions & indications

Separates the pure from the turbid (resolves turbid Dampness in the Lower Jiao): Turbid Dampness in the Lower Jiao with cloudy urine, vaginal discharge
Deficiency Heat or Damp-Heat
Expels Wind-Dampness, relaxes the sinews and unblocks the Luo channels: Wind-Damp Bi or Damp-Heat Bi with low back pain, numbness or stiffness of the lower extremities, muscle aches (mild effect)
Clears Damp-Heat from the skin: Damp-Heat skin lesions (eczema, pustular sores)

- Shi Chang Pu
- Che Qian Zi
- Huang Bai
Urinary frequency, milky Lin, or vaginal discharge.
- Yi Zhi Ren
- Wu Yao
Frequent urination or urinary incontinence from Yang Deficiency.
- Che Qian Zi
- Hua Shi
- Huang Bai
Downward-pouring Damp-Heat with frequent, cloudy urination, vaginal discharge, and a red tongue with yellow greasy coating.
Rice-porridge-like urine without pain or Heat signs. Cloudy urine due to Yang Deficiency.
- Wei Ling Xian
Wind-Damp Bi.
Wind-Cold-Damp Bi.
Wind-Damp-Heat Bi.
- Niu Xi
- Du Zhong
- Xu Duan
Weakness and pain in the lower back from Kidney Deficiency complicated by Wind-Dampness.
- Huang Bai
- Yi Yi Ren
Skin lesions due to Damp-Heat.
- Yi Zhi Ren
Cloudy, difficult urination with frequency from Kidney Deficiency, and for vaginal discharge.
- Fu Ling
- Bai Zhu
Dampness-induced leukorrhea.
Bi syndrome.

When Kidney deficiency underlies swelling and pain in the Lower Jiao, this herb offers benefit.
It is particularly useful in treating prostatitis.
Indicated for conditions arising from either Damp-Heat or Deficiency.
Its capacity to resolve Wind-Dampness is relatively mild.
It suits cases where Dampness outweighs Heat.
Powdery Dioscorea Fen Bei Xie excels at promoting urination, dispelling Dampness, and separating the clear from the turbid.
It is among the few Chinese herbs specifically indicated for chyluria and albuminuria.
Sichuan Dioscorea Chuan Bei Xie is more effective at dispelling Wind-Dampness and opening the channels.
Dry-fried Dioscorea Chao Bei Xie acts more strongly on the Stomach, transforming Dampness there.
Wine-fried Dioscorea Jiu Chao Bei Xie has a stronger effect on dispelling Wind-Dampness.
Salt-fried Dioscorea Yan Chao Bei Xie is more effective at promoting urination.
Bei Xie and Rz. Smilacis Glabrae Tu Fu Ling both dispel Dampness and share use for milky Lin, toxic Damp-Heat sores, and Wind-Damp sores. Bei Xie is better suited to separating the pure from the turbid, treating milky Lin and vaginal discharge, while Tu Fu Ling is more effective at resolving toxicity in toxic sores. It is well recognized for treating syphilitic lesions, and it also clears mercury from the body.