yi yi ren tang  薏苡仁湯

Pain, distention and swelling of the joints and limbs,  pain of lower part of body, below the waist , abscess in intestine or in breast.

Being used in semi acute and chronic rheumatoid arthritis and with good results.  For acute cases use ma xing yi gan tang. When it symptoms start to subside and start to develop into chronic state, it is more appropriate to use gui zhi shao yao zhi mu tang or shu jin li an san. This formula is more frequently used when the patients are still able to walk on their own.

yi yi ren 30 g,    dang gui 12 g,    shao yao 12g, gui zhi 12 g,,   ma huang  6 g, cang zhu 8 g,  gan cao 6 g,  sheng jiang 6 g.

Boil with water. Drink while warm. Take before and after meals.

主治：

肢體關節腫脹疼痛，屈伸不利，兼見頭身困重，或腰以下腫痛。腸癰乳癰。用於漿液性關節炎。亞急性及慢性初期關節風濕症有良效。急性症狀者用麻杏薏甘湯，進入慢性期者用桂枝芍樂知母湯或舒筋立安散較宜。尚能步行者多屬本方證，為常用方之一。
 

組成：

薏苡仁 八錢，當歸三錢，芍藥三錢，桂枝三錢，麻黃 錢半，蒼朮二錢，甘草二錢，生薑二錢.

水煎。飯前與飯後溫服。