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Shennong Bencao Jing · The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica
Grains · Middle Grade
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Dadou Huangjuan
Sweet, neutral; classified non-toxic. Listed for damp impediment, contracted sinews and knee pain. Raw soybeans are described as an application for abscess swellings; their boiled juice, taken as a drink, is claimed to kill ghost poisons and stop pain. Chixiaodou beans are listed for draining water and discharging pus and blood from abscess swellings. Grows in level marshland.
Sumi · Millet Grain
Bitter; classified non-toxic. Listed for nourishing Kidney qi, removing heat within Stomach and Spleen, and benefiting qi. Aged grain is bitter and listed for Stomach heat, wasting-thirst and promoting urine.
Shumi · Shu Millet Grain
Sweet; classified non-toxic. Listed for benefiting qi and supplementing the center. It has much heat and is said to cause vexation.
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