The efficacy and function of glutinous rice roots

Glutinous rice roots are a kind of medicinal material. If we have some understanding of its medicinal value, we can correctly use glutinous rice roots to treat some related diseases in life. Let’s take a look at it below.

[Other names] Rice root (Compilation of Medicinal Materials), glutinous rice root (Jiangsu Plant Medicinal Records).

[Source] It is the rhizome and root of the Poaceae plant rice (glutinous rice). The rice is dug after harvest. Remove the remaining stems, wash and dry them.

[Properties] The dried rhizomes and roots are clustered into oval or semicircular masses. The rhizomes are conical, yellow-brown, very short, up to 1 cm long and 3-6 mm in diameter, with a round hollow stem base at the top, surrounded by leaf sheaths and numerous fibrous roots. The fibrous roots are 10-15 cm long and about 1 mm thick. They are brown or yellow-white in appearance, with sparse longitudinal wrinkles, and sometimes have very fine lateral roots. Very soft, tough and yellowish white in cross section. It has a slight odor and a light taste. The best ones are those that are dry, have long roots, are yellow-brown in color, and have no stems or leaves.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet, neutral.

【Meridian】 "Ben Cao Zai Xin": "enters the liver, lung, and kidney meridians."

【Functions and indications】Nourishes the stomach and produces body fluids, reduces internal heat, and stops night sweats.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 0.5 to 1 liang.

[Additional prescription] To quench thirst and stop spontaneous sweating: burn glutinous rice roots and soak them in water to drink. (Jiangsu Plant Medicinal Records)

【Clinical application】 Treatment of Malayan filariasis

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

Above we introduced what glutinous rice roots are. We know that glutinous rice roots are actually a kind of traditional Chinese medicine that can bring us health benefits and have almost no major side effects, so you might as well try it in your spare time.