Medicinals

gǔ yá / 谷芽 / 穀芽 / millet sprout

Latin pharmacognostic name: Setariae Fructus Germinatus

Alternate English names:

Alternate Chinese names:

Origin: Plant

Use: medicinal

Category: Food-dispersing agents

Properties: Sweet; balanced.

Channel entry: spleen and stomach channels.

Indications:

  • Disperses food and harmonizes the center: Food accumulation; indigestion.
  • Fortifies the spleen and opens the stomach: Spleen vacuity with reduced eating. Dào yá (稻芽 Oryzae Fructus Germinatus, rice sprout), from Oryza sativa L., has similar actions to gǔ yá and in southern China, where rice is more common than wheat, replaces gǔ yá.

Dosage & Method:

Oral: 10–30g in decoctions. Stir-fry it to harmonize the center or use it raw to disperse food.

Product Area:

All parts of China.

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