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Pin Yin: yi yi ren
Common name: coix seed, Job's tears seed
Botanical family: Gramineae
Botanical name: Coix lachrymajobi L. var. ma-yuen (Roman.) Stapf.
Primary action: Drain Dampness, Promote Urination
Secondary actions:
Supplement Qi;
Dispel Wind Dampness;
Clear Heat, Dry Dampness
Temperature: cool
Taste: sweet, bland
Entering Channel: Sp, St, Lu, [Kd, LI]
Actions:
Promotes urination and leaches Dampness; for edema, difficult urination,
Damp Leg Qi.
Fortifies Spleen and stops Dampness-type diarrhea; use dry-fried for
enhanced tonifying effect.
Clears Heat and expels pus; especially for Lung and Intestinal abscesses.
Expels Wind Damp Painful conditions in the Channels; also used for plantar
warts.
Clears Damp Heat in the Spleen, Stomach and Intestines.
(See
Interior Dampness
;
Leg Qi
;
Spleen Damp
;
Heat Toxin
;
Intestinal Abscess
;
Wind-Damp Bi
;
Spleen Stomach Damp Heat
;
Large Intestine Damp Heat
.)
Indications: diarrhea, numbness of muscles, inhibited bending
and stretching, inhibited urination, joint pain, intestinal abscess
Dosage:
3-10 qian.
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