Soft dioscorea (Dioscorea collettii)

绵萆薢mián bì cānMianbican

Dioscorea collettii · Plant

Dioscorea, standing in for Dioscorea collettii
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Indications

Cautions

Contains calcium oxalate crystals; proper preparation required.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Soft dioscorea for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Damp-heat Sore ToxinExcessive LeukorrheaImpediment Pain In Lumbus & KneesStrangury With White Turbidity

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Soft dioscorea does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Disinhibit Damp & Eliminate TurbidityDispel Wind & Free Impediment

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