Herb

Liang millet (Liang)

粱liang
1 sourceSetaria italica (L.) P.Beauv.

Recorded for boosting qi, harmonizing the centre, checking diarrhea, dispelling roving wind-impediment, and disinhibiting water.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十三·稷粟·粱·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，和中，止泄；去客风顽痹；和胃安中、利小便。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十三·稷粟·粱·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·粱·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·粱·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.