Water Snake and Coix Seed Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears heat and detoxifies; promotes blood circulation and unblocks the meridians. Indicated for thrombotic occlusive vasculitis caused by internal accumulation of heat-toxin.
as the formula is predominantly cold-cool, use with caution in those with spleen-stomach deficiency-cold, loose stools, or aversion to cold with cold limbs; given its diuretic nature, avoid prolonged use in those with yin-fluid depletion or excessive urination
Commentary
The sovereign is farmed water snake, neutral in nature and sweet, salty in flavor, with Liver, Kidney tropism; it dispels wind-dampness, unblocks the meridians, and nourishes yin, anchoring the central strategy of the formula. These are joined ministerially by coix seeds (of cool nature and sweet, bland flavor, entering the Spleen, Stomach, Lung, clears damp-heat, strengthens the spleen and relieves impediment), reinforcing the sovereign’s main effect. The combined effect is tailored to the cold stagnation and blood stasis pattern.