Herb

Kuang mai (hulless barley)

穬麦kuang mai
1 sourceHordeum vulgare var. nudum Hook.f.

Recorded for clearing heat and lightening the body, and the malt warms the centre, aids digestion and strengthens the blood vessels.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十二·麻麦稻·穬麦·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：轻身除热，久服令人多力健行；作糵温中消食、补虚劣、壮血脉。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，微寒，无毒。

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