HERB FORMULAS

YI YI REN TANG JIA JIAN ER HAO - 薏苡仁湯加減二号 - MODIFIED COICIS DECOCTION #2

English: Modified Coicis Decoction #2
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren 30g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, clears Heat, expels pus, expels Wind-Dampness and soothes numbness.
Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng 15g Invigorates and tonifies the Blood, activates the channels and relaxes the sinews.
Cx. Erythinae Hai Tong Pi 15g Dispels Wind-Dampness, unblocks the channels and collaterals, promotes urination and reduces edema.
With Gui Zhi, for pain and swelling of the joints.
Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae Han Fang Ji 12g Expels Wind-Dampness, alleviates pain, promotes urination and reduces edema.
Hb. Siegesbeckiae Xi Xian Cao 12g Dispels Wind-Dampness, strengthens the sinews and unblocks the channels and collaterals.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and alleviates pain.
With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo 9g Disperses Wind-Cold-Dampness, opens the channels, vitalizes the vessels and alleviates pain.
With Fang Feng, for numbness in the legs.
With Qiang Huo for joint pain and numbness.
Rx. et Rz. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 9g Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, disperses Cold, unblocks painful obstruction, alleviates pain and guides Qi to the Tai Yang and Du Channels.
With Chuan Xiong, for headaches and generalized body aches and pains associated with painful obstruction
With Fang Feng for pain due to Wind-Dampness.
With Du Huo for Wind-Dampness.
With Cang Zhu, for a heavy-headed sensation.
Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi 9g Releases external Wind-Cold from the muscle layer. harmonizes the Ying and Wei, warms the channels and collaterals to relieve pain, disperses Cold, unblocks Yang and transforms the Qi and warms and facilitates the flow of Blood through the vessels.
With Han Fang Ji, for Wind-Cold Damp Bi.
Rz. Atractylodes Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 9g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Cang Zhu, for Damp-Cold Painful Obstruction.
Rz. Atractylodes Cang Zhu 9g Strongly dries Dampness, tonifies the Spleen, expels Wind-Dampness, clears Dampness from the Lower Jiao and releases the Exterior.
With Yi Yi Ren and Han Fang Ji, for Damp Predominant Bi.
With Bai Zhu, for musculoskeletal disorders of the arms and shoulders due to Phlegm Stagnation.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 6g Activates Blood, regulates Qi, expels Wind-Cold and alleviates pain.
With Gui Zhi, expels Wind-Dampness, warms the channels and collaterals, facilitates joint movement and relieves Bi pain for joint and limb pain due to External Wind-Cold invasion
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 6g Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Cang Zhu, for Wind-Cold-Dampness with chills, anhidrosis, headache, heavy head, lethargy, heavy limbs and stifling fullness in the chest and abdomen and pain due to Wind-Dampness Bi with aching joints, heavy limbs and generalized aching discomfort.
With Qiang Huo, for Wind-Dampness
With Qiang Huo and Dang Gui, for Wind-Cold-Damp Bi.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Dispels Wind and Dampness
  • Benefits Qi
  • Invigorates Blood circulation
  • Reduces swelling
  • Moistens dry Blood
  • Tonifies Blood
  • Warms the Channels
  • Relieves spasms
  • Relieves muscular tension

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Cold Damp Bi with Dampness Predominant

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Numbness and heaviness of the extremities
  • Soreness, aching and fixed pain of joints
  • Marked swelling of the affected area
  • Pain worse on cloudy or rainy days
  • Maybe peripheral or systemic edema
  • Pain is alleviated by pressure and warmth
  • Pain lingers and is recalcitrant to treatment
  • Limited movement
  • Difficulty flexing and extending the joint
  • Pain is worse in the lower half of the body
  • Maybe stifling sensation in chest
  • Maybe anorexia or indigestion
  • Maybe abdominal distention
  • Maybe loose or semi-liquid stools
  • T: Pink or Pale
  • C: Greasy and white
  • P: Slow, moderate and soft

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For pain in the upper limbs: For pain in the lower limbs:
+ 9g Ram. Mori Sang Zhi + 9g Fr. Chaenomelis Mu Gua
For knee pain: For shoulder pain:
+ 9g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi + 9g Rz. Curcumae Longae Jiang Huang
For pain in the spinal column: For low back pain:
+ 9g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng + 9g Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong
For more severe Cold in the upper limbs: For an enduring disease with Qi and Blood Deficiency:
+ 3g Hb. Cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin
For an enduring disease with Kidney and Liver Deficiency: + 15g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ 9g Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan    
+ 9g Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong    
+ 9g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi