ancient wisdom Β· Herb
Glutinous Rice Root
Glutinous Rice Root. Class: Astringent Medicinal. Properties: Sweet; Calm. Meridians: Lung; Kidney
πΏ Names
Pinyin Name
Nuo Dao Gen
δΈζε (Chinese)
η³―η¨»ζ Ή
Latin Name
Radix Oryzae Glutinosae
English Name
Glutinous Rice Root
Alias Names
η³―η¨»ζ Ήι‘»η¨»ζ Ήι‘»η³―θ°·ζ Ήη³―η¨»θζ Ή
β― TCM Properties
Properties (ζ§ε³)
Sweet; Calm
Meridians (ε½η»)
Lung; Kidney
Part Used
Root and stem base
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Astringent Medicinal
εζεη±» (CN)
ζΆζΆ©θ―
π©Ί Clinical Profile
Function (εθ½)
Treatment of spontaneous perspiration due to deficiency of vital energy, night sweat due to yin-deficiency, or pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic hepatitis and neurasthenia with hectic fever of yin-deficiency type
Indication (δΈ»ζ²»)
1. antisudorific. 2. insecticidal. 3. stomachic
Clinical Manifestations
1. antisudorific. 2. insecticidal. 3. stomachic
π External References
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