Herb

Indica Rice (Xian mi)

籼xian
1 sourceOryza sativa L.

Recorded for warming the centre and boosting qi, nourishing the stomach and harmonizing the spleen, and drying damp to check diarrhea.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十二·麻麦稻·籼·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：温中益气，养胃和脾，除湿止泄。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

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