Yi+Zhi+Ren+(Alpinia,+Black+Cardamon)

[[image:Yi_zhi_ren.jpg width="82" height="301" align="right"]]Yi Zhi Ren (Alpinia, Black Cardamon) ["Benefit the Ability to Know Nut"]
Category: Herbs to Tonify Yang Nature : warm Flavors: Acrid Channels: **SP,** KI Functions: Warm the Spleen; **Improve Appetite & control saliva**; warm the Kidney to control urination & essence Indications: 1. Vomiting, diarrhea & abdominal pain **[uterine bleeding]** due to cold & Yang deficiency in the Spleen & Kidney **[warms KI & SP Yang]** 2. Poor appetite & excessive saliva in the mouth due to Qi deficiency in the middle Jiao 3. Seminal emission, frequent urination, & incontinency or urine due to Kidney Qi deficiency **[secures leakage of urine, semen, feces, saliva]**

Dosage: 3-10g.

Contra: seminal emission, frequent urination & uterine bleeding due to Yin deficiency & hyperactivity of fire or excess heat