味咸微寒。主养肾气。去胃脾中热。益气。陈者味苦。主胃热消渴。利小便。
比德阳精。粱甘谷续。冠凤游龙。升金斗玉。天雨书成。地藏兵足。一穗三千。新田绥
福。
管子。粟可以比君子之德。春秋说题辞。米者阳精。李时珍曰。粱即粟也。周礼疏。犬
宜粱
者。味甘而微寒。说文。粟之为言续也。续于谷也。拾遗记。背明国有凤冠粟。游龙粟。闽
志。唐时泉人客洛阳为羽衣。寄书遗以粟米半升。还家视之。金粟也。李白诗。虽有数斗玉
。不如一盘粟。淮南子。仓颉作书而天雨粟。周礼注。九谷俱藏。以粟为主。神农之教曰。
带甲百万。无粟弗能守也。北方水土深浓。窖地而藏。群芳谱。谚云谷三千。一穗之实。至
三千颗。言多也。易林。新田宜粟。以绥百福。
味甘温。主益气补中。多热令人烦。
精移火转。多黍丰蕃。新尝荐庙。春酿盈樽。起钟率度。吹律回温。设桃雪贱。谷长宜
尊。
春秋说题辞。精移火转生黍。诗。丰年多黍多 。礼。仲夏之月。天子以雏尝黍。先荐
寝庙
。说文。黍可为酒。从禾入水为意。曹邺诗。黑黍春来酿酒饮。汉书志。度者本起黄钟之长
。以子谷 黍中者。一黍之广。度之九十分。
黄钟之长。列子。邹衍在燕。吹律而温气。至今传名曰黍谷。家语。鲁哀公以黍雪桃。
孔子
曰。黍五谷之长也。君子以贱雪贵。不闻以贵雪贱。
Millet (Setaria italica): Salty in flavor, slightly cold in nature. Primarily nourishes Kidney Qi (Kidney energy). Clears heat from the Stomach and Spleen. Augments Yuan Qi (Original Qi). Aged millet becomes bitter in flavor. Primarily treats polydipsia (excessive thirst) caused by Stomach heat. Promotes urination.
Broomcorn Millet (Panicum miliaceum): Sweet in flavor, warm in nature. Primarily augments Qi and tonifies the Middle Jiao (Middle Burner). Excessive consumption generating internal heat may cause irritability.