Yi Yi Ren
Coicis Semen
sweet, bland, slightly cold
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Drains Dampness
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Edema
- Diarrhea
- Painful urination
- Arthritis
- Lung abscess
- Carbuncles
- Digestive disorders
- Greasy tongue coat
Yi Yi Ren is sweet, bland, and slightly cold. It enters the spleen, stomach, kidney, and lung systems. Its relationship to the spleen and stomach allow it to treat problems of the gastrointestinal tract while its kidney function helps with urinary system pathologies especially involving damp heat.
Yi Yi Ren also enters the lungs to help with cough.
Channels: lung, stomach, kidney, spleen
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Edema
- Ascites
- Diarrhea
- Tinea
- Cough
- Eczema
- Digestive disorders
- Appendicitis
- Dysglycemia
- Antitumor
- Antiparasitic
- Fever
- Warts
- Vasodilation
Formulas:
- Huo Po Xia Ling Tang
- Long Dan Bi Yuan Fang
- Mie Di Zhi Yang Tang
- Qian Jin Wei Jing Tang
- San Ren Tang
- Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
- Si Miao Wan
- Wei Jing Tang
- Yi Yi Fu Zi Bai Jiang San
Contraindications: Yi Yi Ren does not have any contraindications documented
Zoo Image: a bodybuilding pig staring in the mirror, he has a spleen tattoo so he can build his spleen, his cat puss-n-boots stares at the screws his large intestines and lungs, there is bee wallpaper, the bees are lifting a damp-heat hat