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Fu Xiao Mai浮小麦

Tritici Fructus Levis · Light Wheat Grain · Blighted Wheat

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Overview

The unfilled, light wheat grains that float when the crop is washed — discarded as food, kept as medicine. Sweet and cool, its whole business is abnormal sweating: it consolidates the surface against spontaneous daytime sweat and clears the deficiency heat behind night sweat, while quieting a restless Heart. It is distinct from whole wheat, the herb used in Gan Mai Da Zao Tang.

Nature & Flavor

Sweet · Cool

Channels

Heart

Typical Dosage

15–30 g in decoction
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Actions

2 core actions

  • Consolidates the exterior, stops sweatingSpontaneous daytime sweating from qi deficiency and night sweating from yin deficiency alike; often dry-fried and paired with Mu Li and Ma Huang Gen.
  • Clears deficiency heat, settles the HeartLow-grade afternoon heat, irritability and restless sleep during convalescence or around menopause.

In Formulas

Formulas containing Fu Xiao Mai

No published formula lists this herb yet — the library is growing.

Indications & Clinical Uses

  • Spontaneous sweating of qi deficiency
    - Night sweating of yin deficiency
    - Low-grade heat and irritability in convalescence
    - Restless sleep with sweating

Western Medical Keywords

Searchable condition terms

HyperhidrosisNight sweatsMenopausal sweatingConvalescent fatigue

Contraindications

Cautions

A wheat product: not suitable for anyone with wheat allergy or coeliac disease. Sweating that comes from an unresolved exterior pathogen should be treated at its source — astringing it too early traps the pathogen inside.

Contraindicated in pregnancy: No specific restriction — practitioner judgment applies

For licensed practitioners’ reference only

References

  1. Bensky, Clavey & Stöger. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica, 3rd ed.
    2. 《中华人民共和国药典》.
    3. 《中华本草》 (Zhonghua Ben Cao).

Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.