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TCM Treasures - Blighted wheat 浮小麦
By Zhang Qian |
July 22, 2012, Sunday
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BLIGHTED wheat may be an inferior food in most people's eyes but in TCM it is a helpful herb.
The blighted wheat that usually floats on the surface of water is a "cold" herb in TCM that helps reinforce energy, nourish the heart, dispel pathogenic heat and relieve night sweating and frequent sweating in non-hot environment.
The medical benefits of blighted wheat is said to have been discovered by accident by Wang Huaiyin, an imperial physician in the Song Dynasty (960-1276).
A patient came to Wang for her recent bad temper and mood swings. Wang prescribed a herbal decoction of liquorice, wheat and jujube as a common relief for symptoms of the menopause.
The patient also mentioned that she suffered night sweats, and Wang suggested she return to see him about that once her other problems cleared.
But the patient came back after five days and told Wang that all her symptoms were relieved, including night sweating.
Wang was puzzled but later figured out that blighted wheat had cured the condition. Since then, blighted wheat has been recorded as a herb with its own function.
Herbal tea
Grind 30g blighted wheat, 9g fuling (tuckahoe) and 9g maidong (dwarf lilyturf tuber) into powder.
Put the powder in a gauze bag and infuse with boiling water in a vacuum cup.
Cover the vacuum cup and open again in 20 minutes. Drink it frequently as tea.
Benefits: Improves sleep, soothes nerves, nourishes the heart and relieves sweating.
Herbal congee
Cook congee with 50g blighted wheat, 60g glutinous rice and six jujubes.
Eat in the morning and evening.
Benefits: It is recommended for babies with abnormal sweating problems. The wheat can relieve sweating, while glutinous rice can benefit the digestive system.
The blighted wheat that usually floats on the surface of water is a "cold" herb in TCM that helps reinforce energy, nourish the heart, dispel pathogenic heat and relieve night sweating and frequent sweating in non-hot environment.
The medical benefits of blighted wheat is said to have been discovered by accident by Wang Huaiyin, an imperial physician in the Song Dynasty (960-1276).
A patient came to Wang for her recent bad temper and mood swings. Wang prescribed a herbal decoction of liquorice, wheat and jujube as a common relief for symptoms of the menopause.
The patient also mentioned that she suffered night sweats, and Wang suggested she return to see him about that once her other problems cleared.
But the patient came back after five days and told Wang that all her symptoms were relieved, including night sweating.
Wang was puzzled but later figured out that blighted wheat had cured the condition. Since then, blighted wheat has been recorded as a herb with its own function.
Herbal tea
Grind 30g blighted wheat, 9g fuling (tuckahoe) and 9g maidong (dwarf lilyturf tuber) into powder.
Put the powder in a gauze bag and infuse with boiling water in a vacuum cup.
Cover the vacuum cup and open again in 20 minutes. Drink it frequently as tea.
Benefits: Improves sleep, soothes nerves, nourishes the heart and relieves sweating.
Herbal congee
Cook congee with 50g blighted wheat, 60g glutinous rice and six jujubes.
Eat in the morning and evening.
Benefits: It is recommended for babies with abnormal sweating problems. The wheat can relieve sweating, while glutinous rice can benefit the digestive system.
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