Herb

Japonica Rice (Jing mi)

粳jing mi
1 sourceOryza sativa L.

Recorded for boosting qi, relieving vexation, thirst and diarrhea, harmonizing the stomach, and supplementing the spleen and five viscera.

Used in 7 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十二·麻麦稻·粳·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，止烦止渴止泄；温中、和胃气、长肌肉；补脾胃、养五脏、壮气力。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、苦，平，无毒。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十二·麻麦稻·粳·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·粳·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·粳·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.