Coix Seed Decoction, yi yi ren tang, 薏苡仁湯

Coix Seed Decoction
(yi yi ren tang 薏苡仁湯)

Source: Differentiation and Treatment of Similar Disharmonies 《類証治裁》

yi yi ren	coix seed	Semen coicis	薏苡仁
cang zhu	atractylodes rhizome	Rhizoma Atractylodis	蒼朮
qiang huo	notopterygium root	Rhizoma seu Radix Notopterygii	羌活
du huo	pubescent angelica root	Radix Angelicae Pubescentis	獨活
fang feng	ledebouriella root	Radix Ledebouriellae	防風
dang gui	angelica root	Radix Angelicae Sinensis	當歸
chuan xiong	Sichuan lovage rhizome	Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong	川芎
ma huang	ephedra	Herba Ephedrae	麻黃
gui zhi	cassia twig	Ramulus Cinnamomi	桂枝
zhi chuan wu	common monkshood mother root (processed)	Radix Aconiti praeparata	制川烏
gan cao	liquorice root	Radix Glycyrrhizae	甘草
sheng jiang	fresh ginger	Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens	生薑

Indications: muscle and skin numbness, limb heaviness and soreness, that accompany by white and greasy tongue coating, and a slow pulse.

適應症：濕邪偏盛，症見肌膚麻木不仁，手足沉重，苔白膩，脈濡緩。