Yi Yi Ren
| Yi Yi Ren in TCM:Explore the properties of Yi Yi Ren according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: coix seeds, job's tears
Pharmacuetical Name: Semen Coicis
Properties: sweet, bland, cool
Temperature: cool
Channels: LU, SP
Flavors: sweet
Special Properties:
clears heat, clears damp, disperses wind, alleviates bi syndrome
Alternate Forms:
- Chao- to tonify SP
- Sheng- to leach damp and clear heat
Actions / Indications:
- Drains dampness, promotes urination (damp accumulaion
due to SP deficiency, urinary difficulty, edema, damp leg qi, damp-heat
lin, damp predominant warm febrile disease)
- Strengthens SP to Stop diarrhea (SP deficiency with
damp diarrhea: strengthens SP and promotes urination)
- Clears heat; expels pus (LU or intestinal abcess)
- Expels Wind-Damp bi (tight sinews, spasms, wind-damp
painful obstruction: poor joint mobility)
Special Notes:
- Modern use for treating plantar warts, internal or topically.
|