Yi Tang

Herbs that Tonify the Qi

Channels: LU, SP, ST

Properties: Sweet, Slightly Warm

Common: Barley Malt Sugar, Maltose

Latin: Saccharum Granorum

Actions:

1. Tonify the middle Jiao and relax abdominal sinew spasm: abdominal pain and tension with cold sensation due to middle Jiao deficiency cold; e.g. Xiao Jian Zhong, with Bi Shao, Gui Zhi, Zhi Gan Cao
2. Moist the Lungs: Lung deficiency with dry cough, scanty phlegm; e.g. with Xing Ren, Bai Bu

Dosage:

• 30-60g, dissolve in strained decoction