珠儿粉 竹米
岭南杂记∶出西洋西国，煮不化，而色紫柔滑者真，伪者以葛粉为之。 通雅∶今南楚
两粤
专采葛根作粉食，其粉可作丸，曰葛粉丸，广人以假西国米，能醒酒。 朱排山柑国小识∶
西国米来自闽广洋艘，大如绿豆，以色紫煮不化者真，健脾运胃功最捷；久病虚乏者，煮粥
食最宜。
益胃和脾，病起宜食。
洋舶带来，粤澳门杭宁波乍浦通舶市者皆有。形绝细，如苏子，匀圆而白，云系外洋人
采葛
根及薇箕根或茹粉所造，煮之须滚水冲泡，粒粒分明如鱼子样，极柔滑，以糖霜和食，或淡
食。
气清香，味甘滑，明目，运脾开胃，解酒生津，久服尤能强肾。
东西洋考∶大泥，即古 泥，今隶暹逻，土产有西国米，亦名沙孤米。其树名沙孤，身
如蕉
空心，取其里皮削之，以水捣过，舂以为粉，细者为王米，最精，粗者民家食之，以此代谷
。今贾舶虑为波涛所湿，只携其粉归，自和为丸。庚申十月，予在陈夔友家，见有胡西菽，
盛以玻璃小笔管瓶内，菽白而细，与珠儿粉无别，云得自王抚军署，可入药，大能消痰。其
甥女一夕患肺风痰喘，危极，儿医多言不救；用此一钱调姜汁灌下，其效如神。
物理小识∶竹结实，斑文两两相比，谓之竹米。
下积如神。
珠儿粉、竹米
《岭南杂记》记载：珠儿粉产自西洋西国，煮后不烂、颜色紫红且质地柔滑的是真品，伪品是用葛根粉制作的。
《通雅》记载：如今南楚、两广地区专门采集葛根制作成粉食用，这种粉可以制成丸剂，称为“葛粉丸”，广东人用它来冒充西国米，具有解酒的功效。
朱排山《柑国小识》记载：西国米来自福建、广东的远洋船只，大小如绿豆，以颜色紫红、煮后不烂的为真品，健脾运胃的功效最为迅速；久病体虚乏力的人，煮粥食用最合适。
（珠儿粉）能益胃和脾，疾病初起时适宜食用。
这些货物由洋船带来，在澳门、杭州、宁波、乍浦等通商口岸的市场上都有销售。其形状极其细小，像苏子一样，均匀圆润且洁白，据说系由外国人采集葛根及薇箕根或茹粉加工而成。煮制时必须用滚水冲泡，颗粒分明如同鱼子一般，口感极柔滑，可加糖霜调和食用，也可清淡食用。气味清香，味道甘甜滑润，能明目，运脾开胃，解酒生津，长期服用尤其能强健肾脏。
《东西洋考》记载：大泥国，即古时的泥国，现今隶属于暹罗，当地特产有西国米，又名沙孤米。其树木名为沙孤，树干像芭蕉树一样中空，取其内皮削下，用水捣碎，舂磨成粉，细的称为王米，最为精细，粗的供百姓食用，以此代替谷物。如今商船担心粉末被波涛打湿，只携带粉末返回，自行和合制成丸剂。庚申年十月，我在陈夔友家中，见到有一种叫“胡西菽”的东西，盛放在玻璃小笔管瓶中，豆子洁白而细小，与珠儿粉没有区别，说是从王抚军署得到的，可以入药，具有很强的消痰功效。他的外甥女一夜之间患上肺风痰喘症，病情危急至极，儿科医生大多说无法救治；使用一钱（胡西菽）调姜汁灌服下去，疗效神奇。
《物理小识》记载：竹子结实，斑点纹理两两相对，称为竹米。
（竹米）消除体内积滞的效果神妙。
Zhu'er Fen (Pearl Powder) and Zhu Mi (Bamboo Rice)
*Lingnan Zaji* (Records of Lingnan): Zhu'er Fen originates from the Western Countries in the West Sea. The authentic product is purple in color, soft and smooth, and does not disintegrate when boiled. Counterfeits are made from *Puerariae Lobatae Radix* (Kudzu Root Powder).
*Tongya*: Currently, in Southern Chu and the Liangguang regions, kudzu root is specifically harvested to make powder for consumption. This powder can be formed into pills, known as "Gefen Wan" (Kudzu Powder Pills). People in Guangdong use it to pass off as Western Country Rice, which has the effect of resolving alcohol intoxication.
Zhu Paishan's *Ganguo Xiaoshi* (Brief Records of the Orange State): Western Country Rice comes on ocean-going ships from Fujian and Guangdong. It is as large as a mung bean. The authentic variety is purple in color and does not disintegrate when boiled; its efficacy in strengthening the spleen and promoting stomach function is the most rapid. For those suffering from chronic illness and deficiency-fatigue, consuming it in porridge is most suitable.
It benefits the stomach and harmonizes the spleen, and is suitable for consumption when diseases first arise.
These goods are brought by foreign ships and are available in markets at treaty ports such as Macau, Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Zhapu. Its shape is extremely fine, resembling *Perilla Frutescens Seed* (Su Zi), uniform, round, and white. It is said to be manufactured by foreigners harvesting kudzu root and *Pteris Multifida* root or *Araceae* starch. When preparing, it must be brewed with boiling water; the grains remain distinct like fish roe, and the texture is extremely smooth. It can be eaten mixed with sugar frost or consumed plain. Its aroma is fragrant, taste sweet and smooth, it brightens the eyes, promotes spleen function and opens the appetite, resolves alcohol intoxication and generates fluids, and long-term consumption particularly strengthens the kidneys.
*Dongxiyang Kao* (Examination of the Eastern and Western Oceans): Dalin, also known in ancient times as Ni, is now under the jurisdiction of Siam. The local specialty includes Western Country Rice, also called Shagu Rice. The tree is named Shagu; its trunk is hollow like a banana tree. The inner bark is scraped off, pounded with water, and ground into powder. The fine powder is called Wangmi (King Rice), which is the finest grade; the coarse powder is consumed by commoners as a substitute for grain. Nowadays, merchant ships worry about the powder getting wet during the voyage, so they only carry the powder back and form it into pills themselves. In October of the Gengshen year, I was at Chen Kuiyou's residence and saw something called "Huxi Shu" (Hu Western Soybean), stored in a small glass pen tube bottle. The beans were white and fine, indistinguishable from Zhu'er Fen. It was said to have been obtained from the Governor-General Wang's office and could be used in medicine; it has a strong phlegm-resolving effect. His niece suffered from a sudden onset of Lung Wind Phlegm Asthma, with critical severity. Most pediatricians stated she could not be saved. Using one qian of this substance mixed with ginger juice and administered orally, the effect was miraculous.
*Wuli Xiaoshi* (Small Knowledge of Physical Things): When bamboo produces fruit, the spotted patterns appear in pairs, which is called Zhu Mi (Bamboo Rice).
It is divine in eliminating internal accumulations.