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消食药 · Digestive

Malt mài yá · 麦芽

Hordeum vulgare

Nature and flavour. Sweet, neutral; Spleen and Stomach systems.

Sprouted and dried barley; traditionally used for food stagnation, and in classical practice described as reducing milk flow in nursing mothers.

性味归经。甘,平;归脾、胃经。

为发芽干燥的大麦,传统用于食积;古籍中亦用于减少乳汁分泌。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. Because of the classical use to reduce milk production, nursing mothers should not take it without practitioner guidance.

因古籍中用其回乳,哺乳期不宜在无医师指导下使用。

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