Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Bob Flaws wrote an article a while back on called Fei Bo-Xiang's One Mind Decoction, " for his Chinese Medical Psychiatry Website. He points out that the major difference between this formula and Gui Pi Tang is the inclusion of yi zhi ren. One Mind decoction is indicated for cognitive difficulties and poor memory. This was the first time I had ever heard about using yi zhi ren for cognitive problems even though I had noticed it's name translates " intelligence boosting seed. " In chinese medical psychiatry, Bob seems to use this medicinal empirically for just these sort of problems. I asked one of my chinese teachers a couple years back if this herb boosted the intelligence and she claimed that she was not aware of it having that function. Nobody else seemed to know anything about this and I couldn't find any other formulas with yi zhi ren being used for such a reason. Just recently, I was reading the new translation of Sun Bin Yan's " Management of Cancer, " and I came upon a congee recipe which utilized yi zhi ren for this purpose. It is called " yuan zhi yi zhi ren zhou " congee. It calls for yuan zhi, yi zhi ren, rice, millet, sweet corn and long yan rou. The formula is indicated for emaciation, debility, anemia and poor appetite. It is often recommended for insomnia and poor memory after radiotherapy and surgery for brain tumors. It boosts the brain. Has anyone used yi zhi ren for this purpose or have found any other sources for this particular use? matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 Where can I get this new translation, or the Chinese original of Sun Bin Yan? I have the first translation, which was quite poor, and would appreciate a newer one. Thanks, On Mar 4, 2004, at 12:54 PM, facteau8 wrote: > Just recently, I was reading the new translation of Sun Bin > Yan's " Management of Cancer, " and I came upon a congee recipe which > utilized yi zhi ren for this purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2004 Report Share Posted March 4, 2004 - Woops, I'm sorry Z'ev. I got the authors name wrong. It is written by Li Peiwen. He has over 35 years experience working with integrated biomedicine and chinese medicine. matt -- In , " " <zrosenbe@s...> wrote: > Where can I get this new translation, or the Chinese original of Sun > Bin Yan? I have the first translation, which was quite poor, and would > appreciate a newer one. > > Thanks, > > > On Mar 4, 2004, at 12:54 PM, facteau8 wrote: > > > Just recently, I was reading the new translation of Sun Bin > > Yan's " Management of Cancer, " and I came upon a congee recipe which > > utilized yi zhi ren for this purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 Hi Matt- >Has anyone used yi zhi ren for this purpose or have found any >other sources for this particular use? > matt My supervisor and herbs teacher here at PCOM has said the same thing about yi zhi ren. She put it in a formula for me once when I was studying for year-end exams. She has a tendency to use herbs and points based on their names in addition to the uses written in books. -Steve -- Stephen Bonzak <smb021169 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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