Smilax & Coix Drink

GynecologyVulvar itchingDamp-heat descendingTea

Ingredients

  • Smilax glabra (tufuling) 30 g
  • Raw coix seed (yiyiren) 30 g
  • Adzuki bean (chixiaodou) 20 g

Principle

Smilax resolves toxins and dampness; coix and adzuki strengthen spleen and drain damp. Clears heat and damp from within (syndrome differentiation required).

Effects & uses

Internal adjunct for damp-heat vulvar itching with thick yellow discharge (syndrome differentiation required).

Method

  1. Slice smilax; soak coix and adzuki 2 hours; simmer 40 minutes and strain.

How to use

  • Warm as tea, one dose daily.

Caution

Avoid if cold spleen/stomach or loose stools. Use coix cautiously in pregnancy. Food-care only.

Source

Public dietotherapy notes. To be manually verified.

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