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Yi Zhi Ren益智仁

Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Semen · Sharp-leaf Galangal Fruit · Alpinia Fruit

Herbs that Tonify the Yang 补阳药《本草拾遗》

Overview

A small acrid, warm fruit that warms the Kidney and the Spleen at once, so a single herb covers frequent urination and bedwetting on one side and cold diarrhea with excessive drooling on the other. Salt-prepared it is guided into the Kidney channel and its urine-restraining action is stronger; the plain fruit leans more toward warming the middle burner.

Nature & Flavor

Acrid · Warm

Channels

Kidney · Spleen

Typical Dosage

3–10 g in decoction
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Actions

2 core actions

  • Warms the Kidney, retains essence and urineFrequent or night-time urination, bedwetting, seminal emission and thin clear vaginal discharge from Kidney-yang deficiency.
  • Warms the Spleen, checks diarrhea and droolingCold abdominal pain, watery stools, and excessive thin saliva or drooling in children and the elderly.

In Formulas

Formulas containing Yi Zhi Ren

No published formula lists this herb yet — the library is growing.

Indications & Clinical Uses

  • Frequent urination, nocturia and bedwetting of Kidney-yang deficiency
    - Seminal emission and thin clear vaginal discharge
    - Cold abdominal pain with watery stools
    - Excessive drooling or thin saliva

Western Medical Keywords

Searchable condition terms

Urinary frequencyBedwettingChronic diarrheaDrooling

Contraindications

Cautions

Warm and drying: not for yin-deficiency heat, for damp-heat in the bladder with painful, dark or bloody urination, or where the stool is dry and hard.

Contraindicated in pregnancy: No specific restriction — practitioner judgment applies

For licensed practitioners’ reference only

References

  1. Ben Cao Shi Yi《本草拾遗》(classical source, public domain).
    2. Bensky, Clavey & Stöger. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, 3rd ed.
    3. 《中华人民共和国药典》.

Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.