Herb

Grain Sprout / Malt (Nie mi)

糵米nie mi
1 sourceFructus Hordei Germinatus

Disperses food and harmonizes the centre, rouses the appetite, and stops lactation; barley malt and rice sprout both fortify the spleen and aid digestion.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·糵米·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：主寒中、下气、除热；除烦、消宿食、开胃；麦芽消食和中、回乳，谷芽健脾开胃。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，温，无毒。

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