Herb

Chao (parched-grain meal)

麨chao
1 source

Recorded for cold of the centre, relieving heat-thirst and dissolving mineral-drug heat, and taken in water for clearing heat-vexation and checking diarrhea.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·麨·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主寒中、除热渴、消石气；和水服解烦热、止泄。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、苦，微寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·麨·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·麨·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·麨·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.