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Fagopyri Semen
Buckwheat
荞麦 〔蕎麥〕 qiáo mài
Alternate English names: common buckwheat
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in unofficial sources: Fagopyrum esculentum Moench
Use: Alimentary
Properties: Sweet; cool; nontoxic.✽
Channel entry: Spleen, stomach, and large intestine channels.
Actions and indications: Opens the stomach (increases appetite) and loosens the intestines; precipitates qì and disperses accumulation. Treats intestine-gripping sand (jiǎo cháng shā); gastrointestinal accumulation; chronic diarrhea; food-denying dysentery (dysentery with inability to eat); wandering cinnabar toxin;