Herb

Chen lin mi (aged stored rice)

陈廪米chen lin mi
1 sourceOryza sativa L.

Recorded for downbearing qi, relieving vexing thirst, harmonizing the stomach and checking diarrhea, and supplementing the five viscera while astringing the intestines.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·陈廪米·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：下气，除烦渴，调胃止泄；补五脏、涩肠、和胃宽中。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸、酸，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·陈廪米·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·陈廪米·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·陈廪米·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.