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Yi Yi Ren Tang (薏苡仁汤): Classic TCM Formula

薏苡仁汤 Yiyiren Tang
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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Name

The Prescription of 薏苡仁汤

Source

The book Qi Xiao Liang Fang

Ingredients

Yi Yi Ren 30 g,Dang Gui 30 g,Shao Yao 30 g,Ma Huang 30 g,Rou Gui 30 g,Zhi Gan Cao 30 g,Cang Zhu 30 g.

Explanation

Dang Gui: Activating blood and tonifying blood.

Bai Shao: Tonifying blood, astringing yin to check sweating, soothing the liver.

Ma Huang: Relieving exterior syndrome, dispersing cold pathogen.

Rou Gui: Warming and supporting Yang-Qi.

Yi Yi Ren: Removing dampness and subduing swelling.

Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.

Cang Zhu: Drying dampness and invigorating spleen, dispelling wind-dampness.

The Effect of 薏苡仁汤

Indications

Apoplexy.

Administrations

All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 22.5 g of the powder is decocted in water with Sheng Jiang 15 g for oral dose to be taken twice.

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Sources and further reading

We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.

  • Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
  • Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
  • Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
  • NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.

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