Herb

Gao (rice cake)

糕gao
1 source

Recorded that rice cakes nourish the spleen and stomach, thicken the intestines and harmonize the centre, and warm the centre to reduce urination and firm the stool.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·糕·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：粳糕养脾胃、厚肠、益气和中；粢糕益气暖中、缩小便、坚大便。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

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