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Coix and Lophatherum Powder
薏苡竹叶散 〔薏苡竹葉散〕 yì yǐ zhú yè sǎn
Source: Wēn Bìng Tiáo Biàn 温病条辨
Ingredients
- Yì yǐ rén (薏苡仁 Coicis Semen, coix [seed]) 15g
- Zhú yè1 (竹叶1 Bambusae Folium, black bamboo leaf) 10g
- Huá shí (滑石 Talcum , talcum) 15g
- Bái dòu kòu (白豆蔻 Amomi Fructus Rotundus, cardamom) 5g
- Lián qiào (连翘 Forsythiae Fructus, forsythia [fruit]) 10g
- Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria) 15g
- Tōng cǎo (通草 Tetrapanacis Medulla, rice-paper plant pith) 5g
Actions: Clears and discharges damp-heat; thrusts evils out to the exterior.
Indications: Miliaria alba (sudamina crystallina), i.e., small vesicles over the chest and abdomen that discharge yellow fluid after bursting, attributable to damp-heat (damp more pronounced than heat) lodged in the qì aspect and steaming through the muscular exterior. Accompanying signs include heat effusion, non-resolution despite sweating, glomus and oppression in the chest and stomach duct, and desire to vomit. Tongue fur: Yellow and glossy or slimy.
Rationale: Yì yǐ rén disinhibits water and percolates dampness. It also frees the channels and network vessels. Fú líng, Huá shí, and Tōng cǎo (tetrapanax) both clear heat and disinhibit dampness. Zhú yè1, and Lián qiào are cool acrid agents that thrust evil lying depressed in the exterior out of the body. Since the dampness is more pronounced that the heat, cardamom is used aromatic turbidity-transforming qualities that work with Yì yǐ rén to move the spleen and transform dampness, and act with the Dàn zhú yè to outthrust depressed dampness from the fleshy exterior.
Similar: Sān rén tāng (三仁汤 Three Kernels Decoction)
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