Zhi Dai Tang / Zhi Dai Fang - 止带湯 - Discharge Stopping Decoction

English:	Discharge-Stopping Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Polyporus	Zhu Ling	6-20g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and dispels Damp-Heat. With Fu Ling, for Lin syndrome, scanty urine, edema, loose stools, vaginal discharge, jaundice, leg Qi and diarrhea. With Fu Ling and Ze Xie, for edema due to Spleen Deficiency.
Poria	Fu Ling	6-30g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Middle Jiao and transforms Phlegm.With Ze Xie and Zhu Ling, facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness. With Che Qian Zi, for Lin syndrome, especially Milky Lin.
Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	3-15g	Promotes urination and clears Damp-Heat. With Ze Xie, for Lin Syndrome, edema and distention.
Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	6-15g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and settles Ministerial Fire in the Kidneys by draining Damp-Heat from the lower Jiao.
Rz. Artemisiae Scopariae	Yin Chen	15g	Clears Heat, facilitates the resolution of Dampness AND Clears Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	6-12g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Relieves pain.
Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	6-12g	Clears Heat, cools and harmonizes the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and clears Liver Fire. With Chi Shao, for irregular menstruation due to Heat and obstruction from Blood Deficiency.
Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	3-12g	Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao and drains Kidney Fire. With Che Qian Zi, for burning, painful, hesitant urination. With Zhi Zi, for Lower Jiao Damp-Heat leading to hot, painful urinary dysfunction. With Zhi Zi, Ze Xie and Che Qian Zi, for yellow vaginal discharge.
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	3-12g	Drains Damp-Heat. With Mu dAn Pi, for irregular menstruation, headache, red eyes, and thirst due to Liver Qi Heat from Stagnation.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae	Niu Xi	3-10g	Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, nourishes the Liver and Kidney Yin and clears Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.

Formula Actions

• Eliminates Dampness
• Clears Heat
• Stops the discharge

Syndromes

• Damp-Heat
• Vaginal discharge due to Damp-Heat (Secondary source)

Clinical Manifestations

Profuse, yellow, sticky discharge In some patients the discharge is white but like bean curd Foul odor Vulvar itch Scanty dark urine Chest tightness

Sticky mouth Reduced appetite Vague pains in the lower abdomen T: Red C: Yellow and greasy or Thick and yellow P: Soft and mildly rapid

Treats

Vaginal discharge Yeast infection Cervicitis

Vaginal itch Cervical polyps Pelvic inflammatory disease

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For chronic pelvic inflammatory disease:		For vaginal discharge:
+ 12g Rz. Corydalis	Yan Hu Suo	+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu
+ 10g Rz. Curcumae	E Zhu
For red vaginal discharge:		+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu
For vaginal discharge with Qi Deficiency:
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
+ Concha Ostreae	Mu Li	+ Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen
Or		+ Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
For vaginal discharge with a sore low back and knees:
+ Rx. Sanguisorbae	Di Yu
+ Cacumen Platycladi	Bai Zi Ren
For cervicitis or cervical polyps with abdominal pain:		+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu
+ Gentiana Longdancao Decoction to Drain the Liver Long Dan Xie Gan Tang		+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
+ Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum	Lu Rong
+ Fr. Toosendan	Chuan Lian Zi
+ Rz. Corydalis	Yan Hu Suo	For cervicitis or cervical polyps with Liver Qi Stagnation Invading the Spleen with anorexia and abdominal pain and fullness:
For cervicitis or cervical polyps with leukorrhea and spotting:
+ Gentiana Longdancao Decoction to Drain the Liver Long Dan Xie Gan Tang		+ Gentiana Longdancao Decoction to Drain the Liver Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
+ Flos Sophorae Immaturus	Huai Hua Mi	+ Succinum	Hu Po
+ Hb. Agastaches	Huo Xiang
+ Rx. Sanguisorbae	Di Yu	+ Rz. Atractylodis	Cang Zhu
+ Rx. Rubiae	Qian Cao Gen	+ Cx. Fraxini	Qin Pi