Herb

Foxtail Millet (Su)

粟su
1 sourceSetaria italica (L.) P.Beauv.

Recorded for nourishing kidney qi, clearing spleen-stomach heat and boosting qi, and the aged grain for stomach-heat thirst, promoting urination and harmonizing the spleen.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十三·稷粟·粟·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：养肾气，去脾胃中热，益气；陈粟米治胃热消渴、利小便；和中健脾。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 咸，微寒，无毒。

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