Millet

Millet

(bielu)

[synonyms] juomi, FenMi (to fill the gap behind the elbow), mizimi (to drink food),

[source] the seed of broomcorn millet is not sticky. See "millet" for plant morphology.

[collection] it is harvested from May to June and used for shelling.

Sweet and smooth.

① Bielu: "it tastes sweet and nontoxic. "

② Qianjin Shizhi: "it tastes sweet, smooth and nontoxic. "

③ Materia medica: cold nature. "

[channel tropism] entering spleen and stomach channels.

① "Into the spleen. "

② "The compendium of Materia Medica" and "the hand foot Taiyin and Yangming scriptures". "

[function indications] he Zhongyi Qi, Liangxue Jieshu.

① Bielu: "the main Qi, supplement deficiency. "

② Qianjin Shizhi: "Yiqi Anzhong, Buxu Hewei, Yipi. "

③ "Rihuazi Materia Medica" says: "in treating heat, it can suppress Dan and Shi poison, and it can relieve bitter gourd poison. "

④ The compendium of Chinese medicine: "cooling blood and relieving summer heat. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: cooked or ground.

[taboo] rihuazi materia medica: "eat more and get cold air. Do not eat with Aconitum carmichaeli. "