Yi Tang

饴糖

Name

Yi Tang (Cerealose)

Property

Sweet, warm; spleen, stomach and lung meridians entered.

Actions

Tonify qi, strengthen the spleen, harmonize the stomach, moisten the lung to relieve cough, promote the secretion of saliva to moisten dryness.

Indications

Hematemesis, sore throat, constipation, thrist, cough caused by lung-dryness, abdominal pain, overstrain.

Dosage and administration

Decoct 30~60 g, smash into powder after being melted or stir-baked, or made into pills and paste.

Cautions

It is contraindicated in case of damp-heat accumulation with vomiting.