The efficacy and function of sorghum

Sorghum has a long history, and up to now, sorghum has more and more uses. I wonder if you friends know about its other functions. Let us introduce it in detail below, hoping to be helpful to you friends.

[Other names] glutinous sorghum, glutinous millet, yellow glutinous rice, yellow rice

[Source] Medicinal material source: The sticky seeds of the grass family plants such as millet or millet.

[Original form] 1. Sorghum, an annual cultivated crop with thick fibrous roots. The culm is thick, erect, and 0.1-1m high. The leaf sheath is loosely wrapped around the stem, densely warty or glabrous, first densely near the edge and the back of the leaf joint, with densely ciliated edges; the ligule is a circle of cilia; the lobes are long lanceolate or linear lanceolate, 10-45cm long, 5-33mm wide, pointed at the apex, obtuse at the base, rough on the upper side, and slightly smooth on the lower side. The panicle is cylindrical or nearly fusiform, usually drooping, with more or less interrupted base, 10-40cm long and 1-5cm wide, often varying with different varieties; the main axis is densely pubescent, with bristles significantly longer or slightly longer than spikelets, yellow, brown or purple; the spikelets are elliptical or nearly spherical, 2-3mm long, yellow, brown or purple; the first glume is 1/3-1/2 the length of the spikelet, with 3 veins, the second glume is slightly shorter or 3/4 the length of the spikelet, obtuse at the apex, with 5-9 veins; the first lemma is as long as the spikelet, with 5-7 veins, the base palea is thin papery, lanceolate, 2/3 of its length, the second lemma is as long as the first lemma, ovoid or spherical, hard, smooth or with fine dot-like wrinkles, and separates from the base of the first lemma and the glume when mature; the tip of the scales is uneven and wavy; the base of the style is separated. Flowering and fruiting period is summer and autumn.

[Habitat distribution] It is cultivated in all parts of north and south my country.

[Processing] 1. Raw sorghum: Take the raw medicinal materials, remove impurities, wash, dry, and sieve out the ash.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly cold

【Meridian】 Lung; Stomach; Large Intestine

【Functions and indications】 Expel wind and dampness; soothe the stomach and calm the mind; detoxify and heal sores. It is used to treat malaria, cold and fever, muscle and bone spasms, diarrhea, dysentery, restless sleep, swelling, lacquer sores, frostbite, and dog bites.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 9-15g, wrap and fry; or cook into porridge; or make wine. external use. Take appropriate amount, grind into powder and sprinkle; or mash and apply.

【Note】 Children should not eat too much.

【Discussions by various scholars】 A comprehensive discussion of the functions of sorghum: 1. Tao Hongjing: "Northerners use it to make wine and boil sugar, which is fat, soft and easy to digest. It is not used properly in prescriptions and medicines, but is chewed to apply on lacquer sores and brew various medicinal wines." ("Compendium of Materia Medica") 2. Li Shizhen: "Sorghum is the grain of the lungs, and it is suitable for lung diseases. Therefore, it can remove cold and heat and relieve the large intestine. The large intestine is the combination of the lungs, and lung diseases often cause skin cold and heat. "Qianjin" uses it to treat lung malaria, which is based on this meaning. "Lingshu Jing" Qi Bo used it in Banxia Decoction to treat Yang Sheng Yin deficiency and night sleeplessness, taking it as a way to benefit Yin Qi and benefit the large intestine. If the large intestine is beneficial, Yang will not be strong." ("Compendium of Materia Medica")

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

In general, sorghum has a very significant effect. Precisely because sorghum has so many health benefits, it can be said that sorghum is used in health preservation in daily life.