Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Fructus Oryzae Sativae Germinatus (paddy sprout) |
Latin name: 拉丁學名﹕ | Oryza sativa L. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | kokuga |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | kokga |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵語發音﹕ | guk1 ngaa4 |
Other Names: 別名 ﹕ | dao nie 稻蘗，gu nie 穀蘗，nie ya 蘗芽 處方名：穀芽，炒穀芽，焦穀芽。 Prescription names: gu ya 穀芽，chao gu ya 炒穀芽，jiao gu ya 焦穀芽 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | rice paddy sprouts |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | All parts of China. 全國各地均產。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ |
sweet, neutral.味甘，平。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | spleen, stomach. 歸脾，胃經。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | - Raw gu ya is good for helping digestion, soothing the stomach and promote digestive juices. It is being used in weak digestion, flatulence, and/or foul smelling mouth. When using it raw, it should be steeped in decoction after it is ready.
- Stir fried gu ya is good for helping digestion and ridding of stagnant food in the digestive tract.
- charred gu ya (jiao gu ya) can also stopping diarrhea.
- 生穀芽長於消食，和胃生津。用於食積不消，腹脹口臭，脾胃虛弱，不飢食少。生穀芽須冲服。
- 炒穀芽則增強健脾消食作用。
- 焦穀芽則兼可止瀉。
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Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | Contains protein, fat, starch, amylase, maltose, adenine, choline, vitamin B.etc. 含蛋白質，脂肪油，澱粉，澱粉酶，麥芽糖，腺嘌呤，膽鹼，維生素B 等。 |
Dosage: 用量﹕ | 9 - 15 g |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | not to use during pregnancy. 懷孕期間忌用。 |