Light wheat grains (floating) - 浮小麦 (Fu Xiao Mai)
Light Wheat Grain
浮小麦
Fu Xiao Mai·Grains de Blé légers (flottants)
Tritici Fructus Levis
- Traced and verified origin
- Dispatched within 24/48h, packed to order
- Kept away from light and moisture
According to the classical texts
止汗 益气 除热
Pinyin
Zhi Han · Yi Qi · Chu Re
Overview
Grains of wheat (Triticum aestivum) that are immature or shrivelled and float to the surface when the harvested wheat is plunged into water — their lightness betraying a poorly filled grain.
These grains, traditionally set aside from ordinary eating, are on the contrary kept in the pharmacopoeia.
Gathered by flotation, dried and sorted, they come as flattened yellowish-brown grains, of a mild, bland, discreet savour. A plant-food of orthodox tradition.
Traditional uses
The reference herb for gathering in a surface that no longer holds the Liquids (Jin Ye), particularly when they escape of their own accord by day (through deficient Qi) or by night (through deficient ).
Traditionally used for constitutions where the Qi of scatters to excess at the surface, and secondarily to quiet gently a weary Spirit.
Preparation and traditional-use quantity
- Decoction: 15 to 30 g (high quantities are possible, the herb being very mild), simmer for 25 minutes
- A classic companion to Huang Qi: a pairing for constitutions of deficient Qi with spontaneous sweating
- With Da Zao and Gan Cao: Gan Mai Da Zao Tang, a classic blend of Zhang Zhongjing for constitutions of a weakened Spirit
Precautions
A very mild herb. No particular precaution at the quantities indicated.
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