Yuli Ren is mainly produced in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Hebei, and Shandong. It has the effects of moisturizing the lungs, lubricating the intestines, and promoting diuresis. It can treat symptoms such as colonic gas stagnation, dryness and difficulty in passing stools, difficult urination, abdominal distension, edema of the limbs, and beriberi.
Moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements
Yuli Ren is rich in fats and has a pungent and bitter taste, which can promote bowel movements. It enters the large and small intestines, so it has the ability to moisturize the intestines and promote bowel movements. It is commonly used for symptoms such as dryness and constipation.
Promoting diuresis and reducing swelling
Yuli Ren has a sweet and bitter taste and has a descending nature. It enters the spleen, large intestine, and small intestine meridians, so it can promote diuresis and reduce swelling. It is commonly used for symptoms such as edema and bloating, as well as swollen feet.
Breaking up blood stasis and reducing swelling
Yuli Ren has a pungent and bitter taste, which can disperse and break up. It enters the spleen meridian. The "Zhenzhu Nang" states that Yuli Ren can "break up blood and moisturize dryness." The "Bencao Qiu Zhen" also states that Yuli Ren has a "pungent and sweet-bitter taste, and can enter the spleen to promote qi circulation, promote diuresis, and break up blood." Therefore, Yuli Ren can break up blood stasis and moisturize dryness.
Relieving gas and promoting digestion
Yuli Ren has a pungent, sweet, and bitter taste, and it enters the spleen meridian to regulate qi. It can relieve gas and promote digestion. It is suitable for symptoms such as abdominal distension, pain, refusal to press, aversion to food, warm rot with acid regurgitation, or pain with a desire to defecate, relief of pain after defecation, or constipation with hard stools.
