Yi Yi Ren - Promote Urination and Relieve 
      Edema
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      Yi Yi Ren (Jobs Tears) 
      As the rain came down it made Job pee 
      on himself and his weak SP gave way to diarrhea. 
      As the rain storm poured down on him poor Job 
      cried to lord in B flat - "Lord please 
      heal these hot pus sores and bring joy back 
      into my life!!" 
  
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              English Name: coix seeds, job's tears 
               
		 
              Pharmacuetical Name: Semen Coicis 
            
		 Properties: sweet, bland, cool
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              Explanation of Key Words in this story... | 
         
         
          |  rain... pee | 
           drains dampness; promotes urination | 
         
         
          | weak SP gave way to diarrhea | 
          strengthens SP to stop diarrhea | 
         
         
          | rain storm... B flat | 
          expels wind-damp bi | 
         
        
          | hot pus sores | 
          clears heat; expels pus | 
         
       
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      Yi Yi Ren
      Actions and Indications 
        - Drains dampness, promotes urination (damp accumulaion 
          due to SP deficiency, urinary difficulty, edema, damp leg qi, damp-heat 
          lin, damp predominant warm febrile disease)
 
        - Strengthens SP to Stop diarrhea  (SP deficiency with 
          damp diarrhea: strengthens SP and promotes urination)
 
        - Clears heat; expels pus (LU or intestinal abcess)
 
        - Expels Wind-Damp bi (tight sinews, spasms, wind-damp 
          painful obstruction: poor joint mobility)
 
       
	  Alternate Forms:
	    - Chao- to tonify SP
 
		- Sheng- to leach damp and clear heat
 
	   
		Special Notes:
        - Modern use for treating plantar warts, internal or topically.
 
		 
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