yi yi ren tang

Name: yi yi ren tang
Creator: Bencao Index

Coicis Decoction from Enlightened Physicians

About yi yi ren tang

Yi Yi Ren Tang, Coix Decoction from Enlightened Physicians, is Ma Huang, Dang Gui, Cang Zhu, Yi Yi Ren, Gui Zhi, Bai Shao and Zhi Gan Cao.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
ma huang	6 g
dang gui	9 g
cang zhu	9 g
yi yi ren	24 g
gui zhi	6 g
bai shao	9 g
zhi gan cao	3 g

Actions and indications

Dispels Wind and Damp

Painful obstruction (Bi) from Wind, Cold and Damp in which Damp predominates
Blood deficiency with Wind-Damp Bi
Bi that did not respond to treatment, or was wrongly treated in the acute stage, and is turning chronic
Joints swollen, painful, heavy, numb and stiff, especially in the hands and feet; numb, painful limbs
Heavy, cold body, liking warmth and pressure
Fever, dizziness, tiredness and a pale face
Thickened, hardened skin
Tongue pale with a thick white or greasy white coat; pulse thin and slippery

Benefits Qi, tonifies Blood and moistens dry Blood

Invigorates Blood circulation and reduces swelling

Wei (atrophy) syndrome from Damp-Heat

Warms the channels and relieves spasm and muscle tension

Modern uses

Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Mucoid arthritis
Tubercular arthritis
Rheumatism, including muscular rheumatism and polyrheumatism
Arthralgia
Painful obstruction
Gout
Toe pain
Hip pain
Low back pain
Chronic fever with swollen limbs
Numbness
Paraesthesia
Weakness
Fatigue
Apoplexy
Beriberi
Nephritis
Pulmonary oedema
Pleurisy
Genital warts
AIDS/HIV
Wei (atrophy) syndrome
Myasthenia gravis
Multiple sclerosis
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Polyneuritis, including acute infectious polyneuritis
Acute myelitis
Progressive muscular dystrophy
After-effects of poliomyelitis
Paralysis: hysterical, periodic or facial

Symptoms

Aversion to cold
Dizziness
Fatigue
Fever
Heavy body
Heavy limbs
Joint pain
Joint stiffness
Joint swelling
Numbness
Pain
Pallor
Preference for pressure
Preference for warmth
Thickened skin

Modifications

Sweating: + shi gao
Heat: + huang bai
Cold: + zhi fu zi
Heavier Damp in the limbs: + du huo, + fu ling
Asthma and edema: + jing jie
Shoulder and neck tension: + ge gen
Lower limb involvement: + zhi fu zi, + fang feng, + zhi mu
Headache: + xi xin
Edema, thirst: + fu ling
AIDS/HIV: + ban lan gen, + zi hua di ding
Gout and toe pain: + qiang huo, + du huo, + fang feng, + zhi chuan wu, + chuan xiong, − gui zhi, − sheng jiang
Gout and toe pain, joints feel heavy: + qiang huo, + du huo, + fang feng, + zhi chuan wu, + chuan xiong, + fu ling, − gui zhi, − sheng jiang

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Gout and toe pain, limited joint movement: + qiang huo, + du huo, + fang feng, + zhi chuan wu, + chuan xiong, + ge gen, − gui zhi, − sheng jiang
Gout and toe pain, poor appetite: + qiang huo, + du huo, + fang feng, + zhi chuan wu, + chuan xiong, − gui zhi
Gout and toe pain, loose stools: + qiang huo, + du huo, + fang feng, + zhi chuan wu, + chuan xiong, + chen pi, + bai zhu, − gui zhi, − sheng jiang
Gout and toe pain, limited joint movement, alternative additions: + qiang huo, + du huo, + fang feng, + zhi chuan wu, + chuan xiong, + bai zhu, + sha ren, − gui zhi, − sheng jiang

Names

Pinyin	yi yi ren tang
English Name	Coicis Decoction from Enlightened Physicians

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