Rice
| Rice in TCM:Explore the properties of Rice according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Temperature: neutral
Channels: ST, SP
Flavors: sweet
Tonifies: qi, blood, yin
Special Properties:
clears heat, reduces swelling
In terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Rice is known for its ability to strengthen qi and blood of the spleen and stomach. The flavor of rice is sweet, and it is considered to be neutral in temperature.
According to some sources white rice helps to tonify yin and clear heat. It can also act as a diuretic and help to reduce swelling. For vomiting due to febrile disease consume white rice porridge. For chronic gastritis burn white rice and make it into a powder. Take it twice daily with ginger tea before meals for three days in a row. After than avoid raw and cold foods and implement a liquid diet.[22]
According to some texts Rice has a function to expel toxins. Whole brown rice is high in B vitamins and may help to "relieve mental depression" (HWWF 472). A single handful of brown rice chewed thoroughly as the only food in the first meal may help to expel worms [1].
Brown rice helps to astringe the intestines, stop diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and irritability due to summer heat. For bloody dysentery cook brown rice with a persimmon and eat the rice. Eat fermented rice cake made from brown rice after each meal as a digestive aid. For a child regurgitating mother's milk roast brown rice until it turns blackish-brown, add water, cook, and give the child the liquid. For diarrhea grind brown rice into a powder, charcoal it, and take 1-2 tablespoons three times daily. For anorexia and digestive weakness make overcooked rice (congee) with brown rice, cardamom, fennel seed, and orange peel. For difficulty urinating consume rice porridge continuously for 1 month.[22]
For infants who can not tolerate mother's milk feed them roasted rice tea. To make this tea pan fry rice until dark brown, add water, and simmer for 20 minutes. The liquid is then taken as a tea 2-3 times per day.
According to some texts rice can help alleviate summer heat. Basmati rice is aromatic and considered better for people with damp, overweight, and other stagnant conditions. Long grain rice is less sticky.
Sprouted rice is a common herb in Chinese medicine [See also: Gu Ya]. Sprouted rice is used for weak digestion and poor appetite in case of spleen-pancreas deficiency. Sprouted rice is helpful for treating food stagnation, and can help to reduce lactation for nursing mothers who have swollen painful breasts. Sprouted rice loses most of its therapeutic value when cooked. To use sprouted rice to strengthen the spleen-pancreas and improve appetite, lightly toast, powder, and mix into hot water.
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