Damp-heat in a woman’s lower jiao is a term used in Chinese medicine, and in Western medicine it usually refers to having vaginitis. There are five main types of vaginitis, trichomoniasis, mycobacterial vaginitis, senile vaginitis, vaginitis in young women, and bacterial vaginitis. Trichomonas vaginitis is common in middle-aged women, as well as mycobacterial vaginitis, and bacterial vaginitis. Trichomonas vaginitis is mainly a foamy discharge with a foul odor. In mycosis fungoides, the discharge is a pea-like change, accompanied by vulvar scratching. Bacterial vaginitis with yellowish vaginal discharge and foul odor.