Herbal medicines for draining dampness include poria, zedoary, and shangapi. 1. The Chinese medicine poria is flat in nature, sweet and light in flavor, and belongs to the kidney and bladder meridians. Its function is to diuretic and permeate dampness (promoting the operation of water to dispel dampness). It can be used to treat edema, dysuria (unsmooth urination), diarrhea, gonorrhea (increased frequency of urination, dribbling and astringent pain), and diarrhea. 2. The Chinese medicine Zedoary is cold in nature, sweet and light in flavor, and belongs to the kidney and bladder meridians. Its effect is to promote water retention and seepage of dampness, diarrhea and heat. Clinically, it can be used to treat edema, dysuria, gonorrhea, hypogonadism, spermatorrhea and so on. It is not suitable for people with kidney deficiency and no dampness or heat. 3. The Chinese medicine Xiangjia Pi is warm, pungent, bitter and poisonous, and belongs to the liver, kidney and heart meridians. Its effects are diuresis and elimination of edema (clearing urine and eliminating edema), dispelling wind-dampness, and strengthening the tendons and bones. It can be used clinically to treat edema and rheumatic paralysis. The dosage should not be excessive. Please follow the doctor’s instruction to use the above medicines.