yi tang

饴糖·Maltosum

cerealose

About yi tang

Yi Tang (饣糖) is malt sugar, recorded as Saccharum Granorum. It is sweet in flavour and slightly warm, entering the Lung, Spleen and Stomach channels. The catalogue files it among the substances that tonify Qi.

Names

Pinyinyi tang
Chinese饴糖
Latin NameMaltosum·Saccharum Granorum
English Namecerealose·Malt Sugar·malt sugar; cerealose; saccharum granorum; maltose·maltose·saccharum granorum
Japaneseito
Koreanidang

Classification

Category
Tonify Qi
Channels
Lung, Stomach, Spleen
Flavour
Sweet
Temperature
Slightly Warm
Tags
Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Strengthens the Spleen and tonifies Qi

  • Spleen damaged by overwork, with shortness of breath and poor appetite
  • Qi deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach with fatigue and weakness

Warms and tonifies the Middle Jiao and relieves spasmodic pain

  • Deficiency Cold in the Middle Jiao: saliva in excess, a pale tongue with white coating, and a deep, slow pulse
  • Intermittent cramping pain in the epigastrium or abdomen that eases with warmth and pressure

Moistens the Lungs and stops cough

  • Deficient Lung Qi with a dry cough bringing up nothing, slow laboured breathing and a weak voice
  • Dry cough from Lung dryness

Generates Fluids

  • Thirst and dryness from deficiency

Coats swallowed objects

  • A fish bone or other object lodged in the throat

Combinations

Dosage

AgeRawGranuleTinctureConcentrateFrequency
Any 15-60g; Tincture: 2-4ml15-60 g2-4 ml

Cautions

Interactions

Drug interactions