Herb

Rice (Dao)

稻dao
1 sourceOryza sativa L.

Recorded for warming the centre, supplementing qi, checking sweating and reducing urination, and for dissolving the toxin of blister beetles.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十二·麻麦稻·稻·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：作饭温中，令人多热，大便坚；能行营卫中血积、解芫青斑蝥毒；补中益气、缩小便、敛汗。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·稻·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·稻·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·稻·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.