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*Pharmacological Properties Examination* records: Qingke (highland barley) and Huangke, with grains exposed on the outside, are widely cultivated in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou. The taste is salty; it can be used to brew wine lees and distill liquor. Its shape resembles *Hordeum vulgare* (common barley), with thin skin and crisp flour. It directs Qi downward and expands the middle jiao, strengthens tendons and bones, and increases strength. Its nature is neutral and cool; it dispels dampness, induces sweating, and stops diarrhea. Excessive consumption causes hair loss and damages complexion.

This refers to the thick foam that rises when porridge is boiling vigorously in a pot, slippery like paste or oil. Its efficacy can solidify the interstices (pores), and it is most effective for making the body plump. Those who use large pots to cook more than five sheng of rice produce superior rice oil. Quan Danruo, a physician from Yue, stated: "Black and thin individuals who consume this will become fat and fair within one hundred days, because its yin-nourishing power surpasses that of Prepared Rehmannia Root (Shu Di Huang)." Extracting one bowl daily and taking it plain is best. If modern people extract juice by squeezing cooked porridge as rice oil, the efficacy is inevitably weak.
The taste is sweet, and the nature is neutral. It nourishes yin and increases strength, plumps the five zang organs and nine orifices, promotes urination, and treats strangury.
For infertility due to clear and thin semen, *Zilin's Single Prescriptions*: Take the rice foam floating on the surface of boiling rice porridge in a rolling pot, add a small amount of refined salt, and take on an empty stomach.

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Also known as Golden Powder, it is the scorched residue at the bottom of the rice cooking pot. Using the thick, scorched rice from temples where much rice is cooked is good for medicinal use.
The taste is bitter and sweet, and the nature is neutral. It tonifies Qi and regulates the spleen, aids digestion, and stops diarrhea; it is used in Eight-Treasure Powder.
Scorched Rice Pill Commonly used for children, it strengthens the spleen and aids digestion. Family Treasure Prescription: Use three jin of scorched rice fried until yellow, four liang of Medicated Leaven (Shen Qu) fried, two liang of Amomum Fruit (Sha Ren) fried, four liang of Hawthorn Fruit (Shan Zha), four liang of steamed Lotus Seed (Lian Zi) with hearts removed, and one liang of Chicken Gizzard Membrane (Ji Zhen Pi) fried. Grind all into fine powder, mix with white sugar and rice flour, bake into cakes for use.
For chronic spleen-deficiency diarrhea in the old and young, *Liang Houying's Collected Verified Prescriptions*: Four liang of scorched rice powder, four liang of clean lotus seed powder (hearts removed), and four liang of white sugar, mixed evenly. Take three to five spoons each time, three times a day, after meals.
For persistent white dysentery, *Zhongfutang Prescription*: Two liang of dry rice crust (Guoba), two liang of pine pollen (Songhua) fried, and five qian of cured meat bones baked until crisp. Grind into powder and take with brown sugar.
For poor spleen and stomach health, *Zhu's Effective Prescription*: Two jin of scorched rice, one jin of lotus seeds, half a jin of white sugar, and one jin of honey. Form pills the size of paulownia seeds. Take dozens of pills each time with plain warm water on an empty stomach.
Yulu Shuang Most effective for treating elderly patients with spleen-deficiency diarrhea. Two liang of Atractylodes Macrocephala Rhizome (Baizhu) fried, one liang and five qian of Tangerine Peel (Chen Pi), four liang of lotus seeds (hearts removed), four liang of Coix Seed (Yiyiren) fried, one sheng of glutinous rice fried, one sheng of mung beans fried until cooked, one jin of aged rice crust fried. Add rock sugar as appropriate. Grind into powder. Take two to three qian each time, mixed evenly with boiling water (from *Xingqie Jianmi*).
To prevent mild smallpox/varioloid (*Xidouzhen*), *Bu Yao Liangfang*: Dry honeysuckle flowers (Jinyinhua) in the shade (do not use golden ones). For every sheng of rice crust, add one liang of honeysuckle. Grind together into powder. Mix with Western sugar or incorporate into food, and have children eat it daily.