Fu Xiao Mai
| Fu Xiao Mai in TCM:Explore the properties of Fu Xiao Mai according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: wheat levis, light wheat grain, shriveled wheat
Pharmacuetical Name: Semen Tritici Aestivi Levis
Properties: sweet, cool
Temperature: cool
Channels: HT
Flavors: sweet
Tonifies: qi
Special Properties:
clears heat, clears deficent heat
Alternate Forms:
- Xiao Mai (Fructus Tritici), Ripened wheat grain - nourishes
HT and calms spirit, palpitations, insomnia, irritability, emotional
instability
Actions / Indications:
- Stops sweating due to deficiency; clears deficient heat
(spontaneous sweating due to qi deficiency, yin deficient heat, steaming
bone disorder, night sweats with yin deficiency, postpartum sweating)
Special Notes:
- Fu Xiao Mai and Xiao Mai are derived from the same plant, but have different functions.
Contraindications:
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