This product is the immature caryopsis of the annual grass plant wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) from the Poaceae family. It is produced in various regions. During harvest, the light, hollow, and shriveled grains are winnowed, or washed in water, with the floating ones being of superior quality, then dried in the sun. It is used either raw or stir-fried.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Sweet, cool. act on heart channel.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Astringing sweat, tonifying qi, and clearing heat.

bubble_chart Indications

1. is used for spontaneous sweating and night sweats. Light wheat is sweet and cool, capable of astringing excessive sweating, and has the effects of tonifying qi, nourishing the heart, and clearing heat. It can be applied for both yang deficiency spontaneous sweating and yin deficiency night sweats. It can be used alone by stir-frying until brown, grinding into powder, and mixing with rice water for oral administration. For treating spontaneous sweating, it can be combined with Astragalus Root, calcined oyster shell, Ephedra Root, etc., such as in Oyster Shell Powder; for treating night sweats, it can be combined with Schisandra Fruit, Ophiopogon Tuber, Chinese Wolfberry Root-bark, etc., to nourish yin and astringe sweating.
2. It is used for steaming bone fever and consumptive fever. This product has the effects of tonifying qi and yin, and clearing heat, and can be used for yin-deficiency fever, steaming bone fever, consumptive fever, etc. It is often combined with Scrophularia Root, Ophiopogon Tuber, Unprocessed Rehmannia Root, Chinese Wolfberry Root-bark, etc., to nourish yin, clear heat, astringe sweating, and relieve steaming.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Bencao Mengquan: "Astringes spontaneous sweating."
2. Bencao Gangmu: "Tonifying qi, eliminates heat, stops spontaneous sweating and night sweats, steaming bone fever, and women's labor heat."
3. Benjing Fengyuan: "Floating wheat can astringe night sweats, as it disperses the heat of the skin and flesh."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

Decoct and take 15-30g; grind into powder and take 3-5g.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

Sweating patients should avoid using exterior pathogens.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product mainly contains starch and vitamins.