救荒。
甘涩。补中益气。浓肠胃。济饥。一名龙爪粟。又名鸭爪稗。（周宪王救荒本草曰∶
子生
水田中、及下湿地、叶似稻、但差短、梢头结穗、仿佛稗子穗、其子如黍粒大、茶褐色、捣
米煮粥、炊饭、磨面皆宜、时珍曰∶ 子、山东河南亦五月种之、苗如茭黍、八九月抽茎、
有
开细花簇簇、结穗如粟穗、而分数歧、如鹰爪之状、内有细子、如
黍粒而细、赤色、其稃甚薄、其味粗涩。）
一名高粱、一名芦 、俗名蜀秫、又名芦粟。温中涩肠、救荒。
甘涩温。温中涩肠胃。止霍乱。粘者与黍米同功。茎高丈许。状如芦荻而内实。叶亦如
芦。
穗大如帚。粒大如椒。红黑色。米性坚实。黄赤色。（有二种、粘者可和糯秫酿酒作饵、不
粘者可以作糕煮粥、可以济荒、可以养畜、梢可作帚、茎可织箔席、编篱供爨、最有利于民
者、今人祭祀、用以代稷者误矣、其谷壳浸水色红、可以红酒。博物志云∶地种蜀黍、年
久多蛇。）
一名玉高粱。救荒。
甘平。调中开胃。苗叶俱似蜀黍而肥矮。亦似薏苡。苗高三四尺。六七月开花成穗。如
秕麦
状。苗心别出一苞。如棕鱼形。苞上出白须垂垂。久则苞拆子出。颗颗攒簇。子亦大如棕子
。黄白色。可炸炒食之。炒拆白花。如炒拆糯谷之状。根叶、治小便淋沥沙石。痛不可忍。
Used for famine relief.
Sweet and astringent. Tonifies the middle and benefits qi. Thickens the intestines and stomach. Relieves hunger. Also known as Longzhao Su (Dragon Claw Millet), and also known as Yazha Bai (Duck Foot Barnyard Grass). (Zhou Xianwang in *Jiu Huang Ben Cao* records: Grows in paddy fields and low-lying wetlands; leaves resemble rice but are slightly shorter; tassels form at the tips, resembling barnyard grass tassels; seeds are the size of broomcorn millet grains, tea-brown in color; dehulled and cooked as porridge, rice, or flour is suitable. Li Shizhen states: In Shandong and Henan, it is also planted in May; seedlings resemble Zizania latifolia and broomcorn millet; stems shoot up in August and September; small flowers bloom in clusters; ears resemble broomcorn millet ears but branch out like eagle claws; inside are fine seeds, smaller than broomcorn millet grains, reddish in color, with very thin husks, tasting coarse and astringent.)
Also known as Gaoliang (Sorghum), also known as Lu Ze, commonly named Shu Shu, and also known as Lu Su. Warms the middle and binds the intestines; used for famine relief.
Sweet, astringent, and warm. Warms the middle and binds the intestines and stomach. Stops cholera-like vomiting and diarrhea. The sticky variety has the same function as broomcorn millet. Stems grow about one zhang high. Shape resembles reeds but is solid inside. Leaves also resemble reeds. Ears are large like brooms. Grains are large like peppercorns. Color is red-black. Rice texture is firm. Color is yellow-red. (There are two types: the sticky type can be mixed with glutinous sorghum to brew wine or make pastries; the non-sticky type can be made into cakes or cooked as porridge, used for famine relief, fed to livestock, the tips can be made into brooms, and stems can be woven into mats, fences, or fuel, which is most beneficial to the people. It is a mistake that modern people use it to replace Ji (Millet) in sacrifices. Its husks turn red when soaked in water, which can be used to dye red wine. *Bowuzhi* states: Planting Shu Shu in the land for many years leads to an increase in snakes.)
Also known as Yu Gaoliang (Jade Sorghum). Used for famine relief.
Sweet and neutral. Regulates the middle and opens the appetite. Seedlings and leaves resemble Shu Shu but are fatter and shorter. Also resembles Coix seed. Seedlings are three to four chi high. Flowers and form ears in June and July. Shape resembles chaffy wheat. A separate sheath emerges from the heart of the seedling, shaped like a palm fish. White threads hang down from the sheath. After a long time, the sheath splits and seeds emerge. Seeds cluster together. Seeds are also as large as palm nuts. Color is yellow-white. Can be fried or roasted for consumption. Roasting causes them to burst open into white flowers, similar to roasting glutinous millet. Roots and leaves treat strangury with sand and stones, with unbearable pain.