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Shu (Glutinous Millet) is the glutinous variety of Su (Millet). It resembles millet grains but is smaller. People in the North call it Huangnuo (Yellow Glutinous Grain).
Shumi (Glutinous Millet Seed) has a sour taste and a hot nature. It is the grain corresponding to the Lung. It is suitable for consumption by patients with Lung diseases. It mainly treats alternating chills and fever. (It is used in the Pulmonary Malaria formula from *Qianjin Fang* [Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold]). It promotes the unblocking of the Large Intestine. (Recorded in *Bie Lu* [Supplement to the Classic of Materia Medica]). It is advisable to consume it in large amounts.

It is available everywhere. The stem is three or four chi high. The leaves resemble those of Setaria italica (Foxtail Millet). It bears red or white flowers and forms spikes. In the fifth and sixth lunar months, it produces greenish-white fruits, which are slightly longer than millet grains. The fruits are harvested in the eighth lunar month. The roots can be harvested at any time, though nowadays people typically harvest them in the ninth and tenth lunar months, collecting the kernels inside the fruits.
Yiyiren (Coix Seed) has a sweet and bland taste and a slightly cold qi. It belongs to Yin within Yang and possesses a descending property. It enters the Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian and the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian. It tonifies the Spleen and benefits the Lung, dispels dampness and clears heat, directs Qi downward and harmonizes Ying (Nutritive Qi).
(Note: The original text contains fragmented sentences such as "Dan shou... Gou bu..." which are unintelligible due to textual corruption; these are omitted for coherence.)
It treats Fei Wei (Lung Withering), Fei Yong Nong (Lung Abscess with pus), excessive phlegm and saliva with rebellious Qi, hypochondriac pain. It benefits the intestines and stomach, reduces edema, treats Hernia syndrome and Heat Lin (Dysuria). It eliminates both dry and wet types of Hong Kong Jiao (Beriberi/Foot Rot). Long-term consumption lightens the body and boosts Qi.
Entering the Foot Taiyin, it strengthens the Spleen and nourishes the Stomach; entering the Hand Taiyin, it clears the Lung and benefits Qi. (Kong Zangshi [in *Bencao Yan Yi*] states) It is frequently used for diseases of the Heart and Lung. (Su Song [in *Tu Jing Ben Cao*] mentions) treating hemoptysis due to Lung injury.
(Note: The original text contains numerous disjointed fragments resembling medical case notes or prescription instructions mixed into the main description, e.g., "Water boiled... Wei Jue... Ren ten... Injury... Vomit... Ephedra... Two liang ground... Hot drink... Summer... Bowl... Baked and mixed". These are syntactically broken and lack context. They are excluded from the fluent translation but entities within them are extracted below.)

[Discussion] Yiyiren sprouts in flat, marshy areas in spring. Its qi is originally slightly cold. By summer, it combines the virtues of water and earth to form its fruit. It is harvested in the ninth and tenth lunar months.
(Note: The original text here is severely corrupted with missing characters and garbled syntax. Based on discernible segments, the meaning is reconstructed as follows:)
Yiyiren uses its permeating and draining taste to move dampness. Only when the Qi of the Spleen, Lung, and Kidney generates continuously, and Yin and Yang are harmonized, can Qi circulate. Suppressing dampness allows... letting Spleen Yin sufficiently harmonize Lung Yang, and subsequently allowing Lung Yin to descend. Understanding this clarifies its functions. If one generally applies it to dry dampness and strengthen...? Its ability to dispel dampness is not as drying-assisting as Er Zhu (Atractylodes macrocephala and Atractylodes lancea). It is an essential herb for benefiting Middle Qi, but its taste is bland and its action is slow; it requires combination with other herbs to assist its efficacy. If Spleen Qi does not hold, Stomach Qi is not clear, and Meridian Qi does not act as the envoy, the True Zang pulse appears... One can refer to the principle of Metal Qi serving Earth. Yiyiren mostly follows the heavenly Qi to execute descending commands. Furthermore, this herb's function targets dampness in the Middle Qi. Alone, it does not only address dampness. If the Middle Qi is inherently deficient, then the Six Exogenous Pathogens will invade. Indeed, it is said that Yin deficiency leads to lack of Qi, but this is not merely a disease of dampness in the Middle Qi... Shortening of the major tendons. (The Liver is indeed the storehouse of Blood, and Damp-Heat affects Blood...) Its slightly cold nature is the harmonious Qi of Clear Yin. Although it cannot treat... convulsions caused by cold. It is contraindicated for those with Spleen deficiency and no dampness. Pregnant women should not use it. (Zhong Chun [referring to Chen Shigong or Miao Xiyong])

[Differentiation and Treatment] Those that stick to the teeth when bitten are authentic. Wash with water and stir-fry slightly, or soak in boiling water until soft, then stir-fry with glutinous rice over gentle heat until the rice turns yellow, then remove the glutinous rice. Used to clear Lung Heat.