Study of polished round-grained rice from documentary of traditional Chinese medicine
Polished round-grained rice is a kind of drug-food homologous herb of traditional Chinese medicine,which has peaceful medicinal properties,is widely used,and has diverse usage,and is common in the works of physicians of all gener-ations.The author systematically sorted out the important medical books of the past dynasties,analyzed the understanding and application of the doctors of the past dynasties on polished round-grained rice,summarized and discussed the play and creation of different medical schools on polished round-grained rice medicine,hoping to provide some inspiration for the contemporary doctors.It was found that in addition to the rice itself,the effects of rice oil,swill,and rice flour were also ex-traordinary.Polished round-grained rice can not only benefit qi,stop irritability and diarrhea,but also detoxify,relieve pain,antiperspirant,enhance urination,and nourish stomach yin.In treating patients with special conditions,such as chronic ill-nesses,it is necessary to first use polished round-grained rice to preserve the patient's stomach qi and then use other medicine to continue the treatment based on syndrome differentiation.Doctor Zhang Zhongjing believes that the effect of the cooking method of polished round-grained rice on the overall prescription can not be underestimated.Febrile epidemiolo-gists are very particular about the selection and application of polished round-grained rice.Modern doctor Zhang Xichun systematically discussed the main points of clinical application of Dioscoreae Rhizoma instead of polished round-grained rice.This paper will also briefly discuss the difference and relationship between polished round-grained rice,nonglutinous rice,and polished glutinous rice,in order to distinguish.
Polished round-grained riceStudy from documentary of traditional Chinese medicineUsageDioscoreae Rhizoma instead of polished round-grained rice