Hypoglaucous Collett Yam Rhizome

Traditional Use

Primary Actions

• Separates the clear from the turbid and drains dampness - Fen Bi Xie is used for cloudy urine, white turbidity, persistent damp leukorrhea, and other lower-burner damp conditions.
• Dispels wind-damp and relieves painful obstruction - textbook usage extends to heavy, fixed, or swollen joint pain, especially when dampness is prominent.
• Helps resolve damp-toxic skin patterns - older and modern teaching both include damp sores, eczema, and moist toxic lesions in its range.

Secondary Actions

• This page is intentionally anchored to the specific powder-form identity from Dioscorea hypoglauca rather than collapsing all Bi Xie trade names into one record.
• It should be read alongside, not instead of, later sibling entries such as the broader Bi Xie and Mian Bi Xie pages.

Classic Formulas

• Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin - classic formula context for cloudy urine and lower-burner turbidity in which Bi Xie is the signature herb.
• Fen Bi Xie with Yi Zhi Ren and Shi Chang Pu - pairing logic for frequent cloudy urination with deficiency and damp obstruction.
• Fen Bi Xie with Huang Bai, Ren Dong Teng, or Fang Ji - damp-heat or painful-obstruction strategy when urinary turbidity overlaps with swollen painful joints.

Classical References

• Official Chinese references state that both Mian Bi Xie and Fen Bi Xie are bitter and neutral, entering the Kidney and Stomach to dispel damp turbidity and relieve painful obstruction.
• Traditional discussion repeatedly emphasizes white turbidity, leukorrhea, and damp-heavy joint pain rather than simple dry urinary irritation.
• Because several species circulate under the name Bi Xie, identity control matters.