This article summarizes Professor LI Shimao’ s experience in treating dampness syndrome with the method of nourishing Yin and dispelling dampness. It is conventionally thought that Yin-nourishing herbs are too greasy and dampness-promoting to treat dampness syndrome. However

under the guidance of the academic view of"excessive dampness resulting in dryness"

LI Shimao suggested that bitter-dry and bland herbs could treat the regular syndromes of dampness

while Yin-nourishing and dampness-dispelling herbs could treat the transmuted syndromes of dampness. He also raised that physicians should not abuse the method of nourishing Yin and dispelling dampness and should differentiate the syndrome precisely. In clinic

treating dampness syndrome with both nourishing Yin and dispelling dampness could be quite beneficial.