古名稻。补温脾肺。
甘温。补脾肺虚寒。坚大便。缩小便。收自汗。（同龙骨牡蛎为粉、能扑汗。）发痘疮。
（解
毒化脓。）性粘滞难化。病患及小儿。最宜忌之。凡素有痰热风病。及脾病不能转输。食之
最能发病成积。（稻花阴干为末、揩牙固齿。）
和胃补中、清肺。
甘平。（北粳凉、南粳温、赤粳热、白粳凉、新粳热、陈粳凉。）得天地中和之气。平和
五脏
。补益气血。色白入肺。除烦清热。利便止渴。有早中晚三收。晚者得金气多。性凉。尤能
清热。新米乍食动气。（凡人嗜生米、久成米瘕、治以鸡屎白。）泔、（古名米沈、第二次者
、清而可用。）清热止烦渴。利小便凉血。
一名占。补气温中。
甘温。益气温中，和脾养胃，除湿止泄。以上麻麦稻类。
补、和中。
甘平。益气和中。宜脾利胃。（吴瑞日用本草曰∶稷苗似芦、粒亦大、南人呼为芦 、
孙炎
云∶稷即粟也、时珍曰∶稷黍之苗、虽颇似粟、而结子不同、粟穗丛聚攒簇、稷黍之粒疏散
成枝、孙氏谓稷为粟误矣、芦 、即蜀黍也、其茎苗高硕如芦、而今之祭祀者、不知稷即黍
之不粘者也、往往以芦 为稷、故吴氏亦袭其误也、今并正之。）黍之不粘者为稷。茎、治
通身水肿。（煎汤浴之。）
Ancient name: Dao (Rice). Warms and tonifies the Spleen and Lung.
Sweet and warm. Tonifies deficiency-cold of the Spleen and Lung. Firmifies the stool, reduces urination, and consolidates spontaneous sweating. (When mixed with Longgu [Fossilized Bones] and Muli [Oyster Shell] into powder and applied externally, it stops sweating.) Promotes the eruption of smallpox lesions. (Resolves toxicity and promotes suppuration.) Its nature is sticky and difficult to digest. It is most contraindicated for patients and children. For those who have phlegm-heat or wind diseases, or those with Spleen disease leading to failure of transportation and transformation, ingestion can easily induce disease and form accumulations. (Dried in the shade and powdered, rice flowers rubbed on teeth can strengthen them.)
Harmonizes the Stomach and tonifies the Middle, clears the Lung.
Sweet and neutral. (Northern Jingmi [Japonica Rice] is cool; Southern Jingmi is warm; Red Jingmi is hot; White Jingmi is cool; New Jingmi is hot; Aged Jingmi is cool.) It obtains the harmonious Qi of Heaven and Earth, pacifying the Five Zang Organs. It tonifies Qi and Blood. Its white color enters the Lung meridian. It relieves irritability, clears heat, promotes urination, and quenches thirst. There are early, middle, and late harvests. The late harvest obtains more Metal Qi, making its nature cool, especially effective in clearing heat. Newly harvested rice may stir up Qi when first consumed. (Those who crave raw rice may develop a "rice mass" over time, treated with Jishibai [Chicken Droppings].) Jiangtan [Rice water], (anciently named Mishen, referring to the second rinsing water, which is clear and usable), clears heat, relieves irritability and thirst, promotes urination, and cools blood.
Also known as Zhan. Tonifies Qi and warms the Middle.
Sweet and warm. Benefits Qi and warms the Middle, harmonizes the Spleen and nourishes the Stomach, resolves dampness, and stops diarrhea. The above belong to the categories of Hemp, Wheat, and Rice.
Tonifies and harmonizes the Middle.
Sweet and neutral. Benefits Qi and harmonizes the Middle. Beneficial to the Spleen and advantageous to the Stomach. (Wu Rui stated in *Riyong Bencao*: "The seedling of Ji resembles reeds, and its grains are large; people in the South call it Lujing." Sun Yan said: "Ji is Su [Millet]." Li Shizhen said: "Although the seedlings of Ji and Shu resemble Su, their fruits differ. Su ears cluster densely, whereas Ji and Shu grains disperse into branches. Sun's assertion that Ji is Su is erroneous." Lujing is indeed Shushu [Sorghum]; its stems and seedlings are tall like reeds. However, modern sacrificial practitioners do not know that Ji is non-glutinous Shu, often mistaking Lujing for Ji, thus Wu Shi also inherited this error. This is now corrected.") Non-glutinous Shu is called Ji. The stem treats generalized edema. (Decocted for bathing.)