Herb

Broomcorn Millet (Ji)

稷ji
1 sourcePanicum miliaceum L.

Recorded for boosting qi and supplementing insufficiency, clearing heat, countering mineral-drug heat, and resolving bitter-gourd toxin.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十三·稷粟·稷·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：益气，补不足；治热、压丹石毒发热、解苦瓠毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，寒，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十三·稷粟·稷·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十三·稷粟·稷·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十三·稷粟·稷·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.