What are the effects and functions of glutinous rice root

Children who grow up in rural areas, especially those who grow up in the south, will not be unfamiliar with rice, because they have been eating rice since childhood, and they will also participate in farm work when the rice is harvested every year. When the rice is harvested, countless rice roots will be left in the rice fields, making the land fertile. In fact, do you know that in addition to rice grains, rice roots are also very helpful to people? Let’s talk about how rice roots can help people? What are the effects and functions of glutinous rice root?

Effects of glutinous rice root:

Glutinous rice root is a glutinous rice plant of the genus Oryza in the Poaceae family. Glutinous rice root aliases: glutinous rice roots, rice roots, glutinous rice roots, and glutinous rice straw roots. The rhizome and fibrous roots are used as medicine. Nourish yin and eliminate heat; stop sweating. Used for fever due to yin deficiency, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, thirst and dry throat. Glutinous rice roots have certain effects of nourishing stomach yin, removing deficiency heat and stopping sweating. It is especially suitable for those who suffer from yin deficiency fever after illness and night sweats due to tuberculosis. It has little effect when used alone, and is often used in combination with other drugs according to the symptoms. For example, for patients with yin deficiency, fever, thirst and dry throat, it can be used with raw rehmannia, ophiopogon japonicus and rehmannia root bark as the main treatment.

Glutinous Rice Root

Other names: glutinous rice roots, rice roots, glutinous rice roots, glutinous rice straw roots.

Nature and flavor: sweet; neutral.

Meridian: Liver meridian.

Efficacy: Nourishes yin and eliminates heat; stops sweating.

Indications: fever due to yin deficiency; spontaneous sweating and night sweats; thirst and dry throat; hepatitis; filariasis.

Dosage and Administration: For oral administration: decoction, 15-30g, large dose can be 60-120g. Fresh products are preferred.

Functions of glutinous rice root:

Glutinous rice root can cure fever due to yin deficiency; spontaneous sweating and night sweats; thirst and dry throat; hepatitis; and filariasis.

1. Glutinous rice root can cure filarial worm and chyluria: 60-120 grams of glutinous rice root, decocted in water and taken orally. Tuberculosis, neurasthenia, anemia, and various chronic weak diseases can be treated by eating brown glutinous rice (half-pounded rice) porridge, which is the most nutritious. Or add 30 grams of millet and 8 red dates and cook together for a better effect.

2. Glutinous rice can cure bruises and injuries: Burn glutinous rice straw and add juice from it in equal amounts of hot rice wine. Mix them together and wash the affected area. It has the effect of reducing swelling, relieving pain, promoting blood circulation and relieving fatigue.

3. Glutinous rice can cure chronic hepatitis: Cut glutinous rice straw into inch-long pieces, take 60 to 90 grams each time, and decoct in water. (Sichuan data).

4. Glutinous rice root can cure spontaneous sweating, night sweats and hyperhidrosis: 30-60 grams of glutinous rice root, 4-6 red dates, decocted in water and taken orally.

5. Glutinous rice can cure hemorrhoids: Use juice mixed with glutinous rice ash to wash the affected area, 2-3 times a day.

6. Filariasis (chyluria): 30g of glutinous rice root and 10 red dates, decocted in water and taken orally. Six cases were treated, and all were cured after taking the medicine for 7 to 30 days.

7. Hyperlipidemia: 90g of glutinous rice root, 27g each of cassia seed and salvia miltiorrhiza. Decoction and concentrate to 30ml, take 10ml each time, 3 times a day. Take the medicine for 56 days. 20 cases of hypertriglyceridemia were treated, with an average decrease of 0.925mmol/L; 17 cases of hypercholesterolemia were treated, with an average decrease of 0.637mmol/L. and the like to nourish yin and clear away heat; for spontaneous sweating and night sweats, use floating wheat, oysters and the like to reduce sweating.

8. Filariasis (chyluria): 250-500g of glutinous rice root, decocted in water and taken orally for 5 consecutive days. It has been used to treat many cases with good efficacy and no adverse reactions.

9. Acute infectious hepatitis: 450g glutinous rice root, 45g raw licorice, boil in water for 1 hour, remove the residue, add 150g white sugar, 2.5g benzoic acid, and make 500ml in total. Adults take 100 ml per day, children take 60 ml per day, divided into 2 to 3 times. At the same time, take vitamin B6 complex tablets and 0.3g of vitamin C orally every day.

What are the effects and functions of glutinous rice root? After reading the introduction above, I believe that you would never have thought that such a small and inconspicuous rice root can help people so much. Rice roots are very helpful to people. If you have bruises or injuries, applying rice roots externally can promote blood circulation and relieve pain. If you are weak and often have dry mouth, you can also drink rice root water frequently, which is also very beneficial to your body.