Yi Yi Ren
薏苡仁 yì yǐ rén

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Sweet , Bland		Dosage: 9-30g

	Cautions: None noted		Meridians: Lung , Spleen , Kidney , Stomach
	Preparation: • Dry-fried • Raw • Cooked • Root		Quality: Good quality - big, full white grains
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (11) xiāng fù xuán fù huā tāng (Cyperus and Inula Decoction) èr jiā jiǎn zhèng qì sǎn (Second Modification of Rectify the Qi Powder) huò pò xià líng tāng (Agastache, Magnolia Bark, Pinellia and Poria Decoction) Má Xìng Yǐ Gān Tāng (Ephedra Apricot Kernel Coicis and Licorice Decocti) sān rén tāng (Three Nut Decoction) shēn líng bái zhú sǎn (Ginseng, Poria, and Atractylodes Macrocephala Powd) sì miào wan (Four-Marvel Pill) wéi jīng tāng (Reed Decoction) xuān bì tāng (Disband Painful Obstruction Decoction) yì yǐ fù zǐ bài jiàng sǎn (Cocis, Prepared Aconite and Baijiangcao Powder) yì yǐ rén tāng (Coicis Decoction from the Enlightened Physicians)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Semen Coicis Lachrymae Jobi

Botanical: Coix Lacryma-Jobi L. Var. Ma-Yuen Stapf

Japanese: yokuinin

Korean: uiiin

Common: coix seeds, Job's tears

Temperature: Slightly Cold

	+1 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Expels Wind -Dampness add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Strengthens the Spleen and Stops diarrhea add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Painful urinary dribbling add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Damp-warmth add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Treats root and manifestation add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Wind-damp painful obstruction add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Soft pustulated carbuncles add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Lung or Intestinal abscesses add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Greasy tongue coating add comment

Yi Yi Ren薏苡仁 yì yǐ rén