DIANTHUS FORMULA (dampness-draining formula)
Effect: Clearing heat and purging fire; promoting diuresis to relieve strangury
Indications: Heat-binding in the urinary bladder; dribbling reddish urination; acute pain; constipation; vexation and reddened complexion; red eyes; oral and lingual sore; swelling and pain of the throat; burning pain the anus; turbid urine; kidney stone; urethra stone; urinary bladder stone
Clinical reference: This formula is often used in treating acute urethritis/cystitis/nephritis, and kidney/uretha stone.
