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Sweet in taste, slightly warm in nature. It primarily tonifies deficiency and fatigue, relieves thirst, and dispels blood stasis.

Tao Hongjing stated: In medical formulas, the maltose used in households is called "Jiao Yi" (Glutinous Maltose), which is moist and viscous like thick honey. It is frequently used in Jianzhong Tang (Middle-Jian Decoction). Those suspected of being artificially hardened or pulled into white strands are not used in medicine. Currently, although the raw materials for wine yeast and sugar production are both rice and wheat, they are categorized into medium and superior grades. Sugar should be judged by its mild and moisturizing quality as superior; wine that causes intoxication and confusion is considered inferior.

Meng Shen stated: Yi refers to soft candy, known as "Xing" in the north. Glutinous rice, millet, hemp, Atractylodis Rhizoma (Baizhu), Polygonati Rhizoma (Huangjing), Aurantii Fructus (Zhi), and Pseudolaricis Semen (Zhiju) can all be used to make it, but only those made from glutinous rice are suitable for medicinal use. Meng Shen also said: Xing sugar tonifies deficiency, relieves thirst, and strengthens the spleen and stomach. If boiled with Vitex fruit juice and taken in one dose, it treats... [text implies specific ailments]. Ri Huazi stated: It boosts qi and strength, resolves phlegm, stops coughing, and moistens the five zang organs.

Dietary Therapy records: It treats hematemesis (vomiting blood) and strengthens the spleen. Solidified and hard varieties are preferred. For trauma-induced blood stasis, it is roasted until charred and taken with wine to expel foul blood. Additionally, for severe toxic coughs caused by Shanghan (Cold Damage), boiling it once in Vitex fruit juice and Scallion White juice, then taking it in one dose, is effective. *Wai Tai Mi Yao* records: For accidentally swallowed coins. Take one jin of maltose and consume it slowly. If the coin is stuck in the throat and cannot be removed by other methods, form the maltose into pills the size of a chicken yolk and swallow them. If it does not pass, make larger pills.

*Yan Yi* states: Maltose is indeed "Xing". Excessive consumption agitates Spleen wind. Current physicians use it to harmonize medicines. Those made from glutinous rice and millet are best; others are unsuitable. Shu sorghum can also be used. People with poor appetite should eat a little, which helps harmonize Spleen and Stomach Qi. The "pan of tooth-picking candy" mentioned in the poem by Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty refers to this.

Sweet in taste, neutral in nature, non-toxic. It treats malignant sores and bites from insects, silkworms, spiders, etc. Crushed and mixed with oil, it is applied externally; it can also be cooked and eaten. It can also be used as a bath decoction to treat scabies, tinea, and wind-itch. Burned into ash, held in the mouth or inserted into tooth sockets, it kills dental Gan Chuang (gum ulcers). Extracting the juice by leaching the ash three to four times can cauterize polyps, remove vitiligo and black facial spots, and treat flesh ulcers. [Text fragment regarding "Zi Chui"] makes fragrant and smooth rice, killing the "Three Parasites". Fresh and dried Rehmannia leaves have white powder in the heart, resembling Chenopodium (Li). However, Chenopodium has a red heart and thick stems usable as walking sticks; it also kills parasites. When used medicinally by humans, it is inferior to [White Herb/Root] (text incomplete). [(New Supplement) See Chen Cangqi]

Lei Gong stated: Jin Suo Tian, commonly referred to as Hui, is the leaf of Jin Suo Tian. It grows on lush vines and often contains "golden stars," making it usable. If it is white-green, it is Ji Nu Jing (a different plant), which is not used. If using Jin Suo Tian leaves, stems two chi and five cun high are ideal. Stems that are too long or too short are not suitable for use. When processing, do not wipe off the fleshy hairs completely with cloth. Finely chop, dry by roasting, and use.