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Hordei Vulgaris Germinantus, Fr
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Pin Yin: mai ya
Common name: germinated barley
Botanical family: Gramineae
Botanical name: Hordeum vulgarum L.
Primary action: Disperse Food Accumulation
Secondary actions:
Rectify Qi
Temperature: neutral
Taste: sweet
Entering Channel: Sp, St
Actions:
Disperses Food Accumulation and fortifies Stomach; especially useful for
undigested starchy foods and poor digestion of milk in infants; also for
weak appetite and porr digestion in Spleen Vacuity disharmonies.
Inhibits lactation; used for women discontinuing nursing, or for distended,
painful breasts.
Soothes Liver Qi; relieves epigastric or ribside distension
and constriction, belching, and loss of appetite.
(See
Food Accumulation
;
Milk Accumulation in breasts
;
Liver Qi Depression
.)
Dosage: 4-10 qian in decoction, up to 20 qian to restrain lactation; 2-5 qian if taken orally as powder.
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