Coix Seed Decoction

Category: Herbal Tea

Herbal Tea Name: Coix Seed Decoction

Chinese Name: 苡仁饮

Formula

50 grams of coix seeds, 20 grams of white sugar.

Main Ingredients

How To Make

Rinse the coix seeds, then sun-dry or oven-dry them. Grind into a fine powder, mix thoroughly, and simmer over low heat to make a decoction. Add a small amount of osmanthus flowers and mix evenly with an appropriate amount of white sugar to complete.

Efficacy

Clears liver heat and transforms dampness. Suitable for premature ejaculation caused by damp-heat in the liver meridian.

Usage

Consume in the morning and evening.

Commentary

Coix seeds (Yi-yi-ren) assume the leading (chief) role. Sweet, bland-cool in property, it enters the Spleen, Stomach, Lung meridians, and works to clear damp-heat, strengthen the spleen and relieve impediment. White sugar (Bai-tang) stands as the harmonizing envoy, working to moisten and harmonize the formula and unite the separate actions into one. Working as one, the formula clear liver heat and transforms dampness, thereby targeting the damp-heat and heat pattern that underlies the complaint.

Coix Seed Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears liver heat and transforms dampness. Suitable for premature ejaculation caused by damp-heat in the liver meridian.

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