1 TASTE
Sweet or no taste and slightly cold
2 MERIDIANS
Spleen, stomach and lung
3 FUNCTIONS
1. To transform dampness and promote water metabolism; 2. To strengthen the spleen; 3. To clear heat and eliminate pus
4 INDICATIONS
1. Deficiency of spleen manifested as edema, dysuria and Diarrhea [3]. Coix seed (Yi Yi Ren [4]) is used with Alismatis rhizome (Ze Xie [5]) and White atractylodes (Bai Zhu [6]).2. Beginning stage of damp-heat febrile diseases when the pathogenic factor is at the qi level. Coix seed (Yiyiren) is used with Talc (Hua Shi [7]). Bamboo leaf (Zhu Ye [8]) and Rice paper pith (Tong Cao [9]) in the formula Sanren Tang.3. Accumulation of damp-heat or stagnation of qi and blood manifested as lung abscess and intestinal abscess. Coix seed (Yiyiren), Reed stem (Weijing), Benincasa seed (Dongguaren) and Peach seed (Tao Ren [10]) in the formula Qianjin Weijing Tang is used for lung abscess with cough, sputum and pus. Coix see (Yiyiren) and Patrinia herb (Baijiang cao) in the formula Yiyi Fu Zi [11] Baijiang San is used for intestinal abscess.
5 DOSAGE
10-30 g
6 COUTIONS
To tonify and strengthen the spleen, this herb is dry-fried.
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