Huai wheat is mainly produced in Jianghuai area, and floating wheat is mainly produced in the north. The efficacy of the two drugs is not the same. Huai wheat mainly enters the stomach, benefiting qi and nourishing the heart, quenching thirst in addition to annoyance, and winning in the interior. The syndromes of being dirty, upset and quenching thirst are more commonly used. The main way of floating wheat is that it has strong antiperspirant ability except floating heat, and it is more useful for those who have endless sweating.

the efficacy and function of Huai wheat and floating wheat

the efficacy and function of Huai wheat

Huai wheat is a kind of wheat, so it is called Huai wheat because its production is mainly in Jianghuai area. Huai wheat is not only a nutritious food for people, but also a medicine for treating diseases. Let's not talk about what delicious food Huai wheat can make. Let's learn about the efficacy and role of Huai wheat in treating diseases first!

Huai wheat can be mainly used to treat sweating, which has the effects of stopping sweating and benefiting qi. The specific effects of Huai wheat are:

1. Used for spontaneous sweating and night sweats. Huai wheat is sweet and cool, which can astringe sweating, and has the functions of benefiting qi, nourishing heart and removing heat. All those who suffer from spontaneous sweating due to yang deficiency and night sweats due to yin deficiency can be applied. Can be used only to stir-fry coke and grind it into powder, and rice soup can be mixed. For spontaneous sweating, it can be used with Radix Astragali, Concha Ostreae preparata and Radix Ephedrae, such as Oyster Powder; For night sweats, it can be combined with Schisandra chinensis, Ophiopogon japonicus and Cortex Lycii to nourish yin and stop sweating.

2, used for bone steaming fatigue. This product has the effects of invigorating qi, nourishing yin and removing heat, and can be used for symptoms such as fever due to yin deficiency and fatigue caused by bone steaming. It is often used with Scrophularia, Ophiopogon japonicus, Radix Rehmanniae and Cortex Lycii to nourish yin and clear heat, and to astringe sweat and remove steaming. For Huai wheat, the dosage is decoction, 15 ~ 3g; Grinding powder, 3 ~ 5g. When using it, we must pay attention to the fact that it is forbidden to take it when sweating.

the efficacy and function of floating wheat

floating wheat is dry and frivolous, and if it floats in water, the plant morphology is detailed in the article "Wheat". The dried caryopsis is oblong, about 2 ~ 6 mm long and 1.5 ~ 2.5 mm in diameter.

the surface is yellowish brown or yellow, slightly wrinkled, with a deep longitudinal groove in the center of the ventral surface, an inconspicuous embryo at the base of the back, and yellow fur at the top. The quality is hard, a few are extremely flat, and the texture is soft. The cross section is white or yellowish brown, with a few glumes and barnacles, and it is odorless and tasteless. It is better to have even grains, frivolous and glossy surface, and it is produced in most parts of the country.

Wheat is sweet and cool, which can enter the heart meridian, spleen meridian and lung meridian, and has the effect of nourishing the heart and relieving annoyance. It is an important effect of wheat to soothe the nerves and relieve annoyance. For example, the famous "Ganmai Jujube Decoction" is specially used to treat women's "dirty mania" by mixing wheat with licorice and jujube. Dirty mania refers to a series of symptoms such as insomnia, dreaminess, palpitation, frequent yawning, sadness and crying caused by people's lack of hard work. The disease is similar to "hysteria". The usual dosage of wheat is 3 ~ 6 grams, and its usage is to add water to decoction.

Floating wheat is cool, sweet and salty, and can enter the heart meridian, spleen meridian and kidney meridian, and has the effects of benefiting qi, removing heat and stopping sweating. "Antiperspiration" is the main efficacy of floating wheat, and all patients with spontaneous sweating caused by yang deficiency and night sweats caused by yin deficiency can be treated with floating wheat.