Yizhi, also known as Yizhiren or Yizhizi, is the fruit of the perennial herb Yizhi in the ginger family. It is mainly distributed in Guangdong and Hainan, and also cultivated in Fujian, Guangxi, and Yunnan. It has a warm and spicy nature and enters the spleen meridian. It is a common traditional Chinese medicine. So what are the benefits, effects, and ways to consume Yizhi?
Warming the Spleen and Stopping Diarrhea
Yizhiren has a warm and spicy nature and enters the spleen meridian. It can warm the spleen and dispel cold, suitable for abdominal pain and diarrhea caused by cold in the spleen and stomach.
Appetizing
Yizhiren also has the effect of stimulating appetite and salivation, and can be used for deficiency of qi and cold in the middle energizer, accompanied by reduced appetite and excessive salivation.
Warming the Kidneys and Consolidating Essence
Yizhiren has a warm and spicy nature, enters the kidney meridian, and has the effects of warming the kidneys, assisting yang, consolidating essence, and reducing urination. It is suitable for symptoms such as kidney qi deficiency and cold, spermatorrhea, nocturnal enuresis, excessive urination, and increased nocturnal urine.
Promoting Metabolism
Yizhiren contains rich vitamin B1, B2, vitamin C, vitamin E, and various amino acids. It can participate in the synthesis and metabolism of human cells. Taking Yizhiren can promote metabolism, enhance memory, and strengthen immunity.
Improving Memory
Yizhiren extract has the effect of improving learning and memory disorders. It can resist the damage of scopolamine and pentobarbital to memory, as well as improve the poor memory consolidation caused by chloramphenicol and sodium nitrite.
What is the Nutritional Value of Yizhiren?
Yizhiren contains volatile oil, Yizhiren ketone, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin E, and various amino acids and fatty acids.
1. The various vitamins and amino acids in Yizhiren can participate in the synthesis and metabolism of human cells, promote metabolism, improve memory, and enhance immunity.
2. Yizhiren, when used as a medicine, has the effects of warming the spleen and stopping diarrhea, warming the kidneys and consolidating essence, and stimulating appetite. It can be used to treat conditions such as spleen and stomach deficiency, abdominal pain and diarrhea, kidney qi deficiency and cold, spermatorrhea, nocturnal enuresis, excessive urination, increased nocturnal urine, and reduced appetite with excessive salivation.
Who Should Avoid Yizhiren?
1. Yizhiren has a drying and heating nature and can damage yin and assist fire. It should be avoided by those with yin deficiency and excessive fire. It is not recommended for those with spermatorrhea, frequent urination, or uterine bleeding caused by heat.
2. Yizhiren has a warm and spicy nature. Infants and young children have delicate digestive systems, and consuming Yizhiren may harm their stomachs. Except for individualized prescriptions from traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, it is not recommended for infants and young children to consume Yizhiren.
How to Consume Yizhiren?
1. For spleen deficiency with excessive saliva
Take 9 grams each of Yizhiren, Baizhu, Dangshen, and Fuling, and 6 grams of Chenpi. Decoct in water and take it once a day.
2. For kidney deficiency with enuresis and frequent urination
Take equal amounts of Yizhiren and Wuyao. Grind them into fine powder, decoct them with rice wine until they form a paste, and make pills the size of a wutong seed. Take 9 grams each time, swallow with diluted salt water or rice soup, three times a day.
3. For spleen and kidney deficiency with diarrhea
Take 10 grams each of Yizhiren, Buguzhi, and Rou Dou Kou. Decoct in water and take it once a day to warm the kidneys, warm the spleen, and stop diarrhea.
