Glutinous rice roots

　　Glutinous rice roots are the rhizomes and roots of the gramineous plant Oryza sativa L. var. glutinosa Matsum. It is cultivated throughout the country. The glutinous rice is harvested after harvest in October. Dry. For raw use.

　　[Medical properties] Sweet, flat. Guixin, liver meridian.

　　[Efficacy] Strengthen the surface and stop sweating, benefit the stomach and promote fluid production, and reduce deficiency and heat.

　　【application】

　　1. Spontaneous sweating and night sweats. This product is sweet, flat and light in texture, can strengthen the surface and stop sweating, and is beneficial to the stomach and promote fluid production. It is especially suitable for people with various types of sweating and thirst. To treat spontaneous sweating due to qi deficiency, it can be taken alone by decoction; or it can be used in combination with astragalus, dangshen, atractylodes, and wheat flour. To treat yin deficiency and night sweats, it can be used together with rehmannia glutinosa, rehmannia glutinosa, root and other medicines.

　　2. Deficiency of heat persists, bone steaming and hot flashes. This product can reduce deficiency heat and benefit the stomach and fluid. It is often used for patients with yin deficiency and thirst after illness, deficient heat that does not subside, and bone steaming and hot flashes. It can be used together with Adenophora, Ophiopogon japonicus, Digupi and other medicines.

　　[Usage and Dosage] Decoction and take, 15~30g.

　　[Abstract from ancient books]

　　"Compendium of Materia Medica": "Invigorating qi and reducing phlegm, nourishing yin and strengthening the stomach, and removing rheumatism."

　　【Modern Research】

　　Clinical study: Use 120g of glutinous rice root, decoct it in water, and take it twice a day. One course of treatment is 20 days to treat chyluria (Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Volume 2. Shanghai People's Publishing House. 1975.2734).