| BASIC INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Plant name in Latin: | Fagopyrum esculentum |
| Herb name in Chinese: | 荞麦 |
| Herb name in Pinyin: | QIAO MAI |
| Herb name in English: | Common Buckwheat |
| HERB PROPERTIES | |
| Herb property: | Cold |
| Herb flavor: | Sweet,Sour |
| Herb meridian tropism: | Spleen,Stomach,Large intestine |
| HERB DESCRIPTION | |
| Use part: | seed |
| Herb effect: | To fortify spleen and disperse accumulation, precipitate qi and loosen intestines, resolve toxin and close sores. |
| Herb indication: | Gastrointestinal accumulation, diarrhea, dysentery, intestine gripping sand, white turbidity, vaginal discharge, spontaneous sweating, night sweating, zoster, erysipelas, effusion of back from welling abscess and flat abscess, scrofula, burns and scalds. |
| CROSS REFERENCES | |
| TCMID id: | 1877 |
| HERB id: | HERB004488 |
| SymMap id: | NA |