Herb

Huang zheng (a wheat ferment)

黄蒸huang zheng
1 source

Recorded as similar to nv qu ferment; warms and supplements, disperses food, warms the centre and downbears qi.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·黄蒸·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：功并同女曲；温补，能消诸生物，温中下气、消食。

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