The role and efficacy of rice sprouts

Grain sprout is a traditional Chinese medicine made by germination of rice caryopsis. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that spleen is the root of acquired nature, stomach is the official of granary, spleen and stomach are exterior-interior relations, and the decomposed grain essence of stomach is distributed to various systems of human body through the ascending and descending of turbidity of spleen. If spleen and stomach are weak, it can show lack of food, abdominal distension, fatigue, shortness of breath, lazy speech, and even stunted development. Spleen likes dryness and hates dampness. Spleen dampness can be seen in loose stool and foul smell. Grain sprout has the effect of digestion and invigorating spleen and stimulating appetite. It is mainly used to treat infantile food stagnation, fullness diarrhea, spleen deficiency and less food, and also to treat beriberi edema due to spleen dampness.