Japonica rice Oryzae Semen (Oryza sativa)
Medicines that tonify QiNeutral
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Traditional recorded function
Tonify qi and supplement the middle, strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach, relieve restlessness and thirst, stop diarrhea and dysentery
1. Used for restlessness and thirst. 2. Used for bloody dysentery. 3. Used for fever due to summerheat damage.
Nature & taste
SweetNeutral
Meridians entered
StomachSpleen
Botanical source
Accepted nameOryza sativa L.
FamilyPoaceae
Herbal properties
ReinforcingDescendingDispersingMoistening
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