Yi yi fu zi san
yi yi ren 15 fu zi 30
In chest obstruction with alternating moderation and urgency, yi yi fu zi san governs.
Yi yi ren, Coicis semen is sweet tonifying, moving and cooling of excess warm fluids in the stomach domain, spleen, kidneys, and bladder.
Transforms hot dampness and phlegm while disinhibiting urination and dispelling pus.
Fu zi, Aconiti radix lateralis praeparata is pungent dispersing of liver blood and the ministerial fire in the san jiao. It is pungent dispersing of the heart and kidneys. It is pungent dispersing of the tai yang channels. It is pungent dispersing of excess water.
Fu zi directly heats the shao yin imperial fire allowing it to warm the production of kidney vapor.
This pair treats chest obstruction due to cold of shao yin and tai yin.
This pair forms part of the formula yi yi fu zi bai jiang san. The addition of the blood breaking and moving herb bai jiang cao treats sores and irritations in the intestines and abdomen.
We can add yi yi ren to formulas that treat internal cold like zhen wu tang.