秫即粟之粘者。似粟米而小。北人呼为黄糯。
秫米味酸。性热。肺之谷也。肺病宜食之。主治寒热。（千金肺疟方用之）利大肠。（别
录）方
宜多食
所在有之。茎高三四尺。叶如黍。开红白花。作穗。五六月结实青白色。形如
稍长。八月采实。采根无时。今人通以九十月。采其实中仁。
味甘淡。气微寒。阳中之阴。降也。入足太阴手太阴经。补脾益肺。除湿清热。下气和
营。
但受
苟不
肺痿痈脓。涕唾上气。疗胁痛。利肠胃。消水肿。治疝证及热淋。除干湿香港脚。久服轻身益
气。入足太阴。能健脾养胃。入手太阴。能清肺利气。（能）心肺之药多用之。（颂）肺损咯
血
水煮
足。
痿厥。
仁十
伤。吐
二升。
麻黄三
二两研
热饮。夏
碗。煨熟和
〔论〕薏苡春生于平泽。气本微寒。至夏时又本水土之合德。而结为实。九十月采之。
以火
元气
以
于胃阳
（伤气
肺
湿
于
味
归
矣
原
胃之
即其
渗利之味以行湿。惟是脾肺肾之气
生。阴阳和而气行也。）抑除湿而即
令脾阴足以和肺之阳。后令肺阴降以
下。知此则功用可明。若泛与燥湿健
乎。惟其除湿不如二术之助燥。其清热
益中气要药。特味淡力缓。非合群以济。
脾气不守。胃气不清。经气不为使。真脏
可参金气为土用之义。薏苡多从天气以
行降令也。又此味功在中气之湿。独无
受不止于湿。如中气素虚。则六淫所侵
固谓阴虚则无气也。是非病于中气之湿
大筋 短也。（肝固血脏。而湿热乃血
微寒者。乃清阴之和气。虽不可以治
因寒转筋。脾虚无湿者。忌之。妊娠弗用。（仲淳）
〔辨治〕咬之粘牙者真。水洗略炒。或以滚水泡湿。同糯米文火炒。米黄去米。清肺热
者。
秫就是粟米中黏性的品种。形状像粟米但颗粒较小。北方人称之为黄糯。
秫米的味酸，性热，属于肺的谷类食物。肺病患者适宜食用它。主要治疗寒热往来。（《千金方》中的治肺疟方剂中使用它）通利大肠。（《名医别录》记载）适宜多食。
各地都有出产。茎高三四尺。叶子像黍米叶。开红花或白花。结成穗状。五六月间结出青白色的果实，形状像粟米但稍长。八月采集果实。采集根部没有固定时间，现在的人通常在九十月采集果实中的仁。
薏苡仁味甘淡，气微寒，属于阳中之阴，具有沉降的特性。归入足太阴脾经和手太阴肺经。能补脾益肺，除湿清热，下气和营。
（原文此处有残缺：“但受 苟不”等字句语意不通，推测为传抄错误或脱简，故略去不可读部分，保留核心药性描述。）
治疗肺痿、肺痈化脓、涕唾上逆、胁痛。通利肠胃，消除水肿，治疗疝气和热淋。去除干性和湿性脚气。长期服用可轻身益气。
归入足太阴脾经，能健脾养胃；归入手太阴肺经，能清肺利气。（寇宗奭《本草衍义》认为）是心肺疾病的常用药。（苏颂《图经本草》提及）治疗肺损伤咯血。
（原文夹杂大量片段如“水煮 足。 痿厥。 仁十 伤。吐 二升。 麻黄三 二两研 热饮。夏 碗。煨熟和”，疑似不同医案或方剂的碎片混入，无法构成完整语义，仅提取其中涉及的药材与症状实体，正文翻译时忽略这些破碎片段以保持逻辑连贯，但在实体提取中予以记录。）
〔论述〕薏苡仁春天生长在低湿平原，其气本微寒。到了夏天，又结合水土的德性而结实。九十月采集。
（原文此处有大量残缺和乱码：“以火 元气 以 于胃阳 （伤气 肺 湿 于 味 归 矣 原 胃之 即其 渗利之味以行湿。惟是脾肺肾之气 生。阴阳和而气行也。）抑除湿而即 令脾阴足以和肺之阳。后令肺阴降以 下。知此则功用可明。若泛与燥湿健 乎。惟其除湿不如二术之助燥。其清热 益中气要药。特味淡力缓。非合群以济。 脾气不守。胃气不清。经气不为使。真脏 可参金气为土用之义。薏苡多从天气以 行降令也。又此味功在中气之湿。独无 受不止于湿。如中气素虚。则六淫所侵 固谓阴虚则无气也。是非病于中气之湿 大筋 短也。（肝固血脏。而湿热乃血 微寒者。乃清阴之和气。虽不可以治 因寒转筋。脾虚无湿者。忌之。妊娠弗用。（仲淳）”）
根据可辨识的文意整理如下：薏苡仁通过其渗利的味道来行湿。只有脾、肺、肾的气机生生不息，阴阳调和，气才能运行。抑制湿气从而...让脾阴足以调和肺的阳气，随后让肺阴下降。明白这一点，其功效就可以明确了。如果广泛地将其用于燥湿健脾...吗？它祛湿的效果不如苍术、白术那样助燥。它是补益中气的要药，只是味道淡、药力缓和，必须配合其他药物共同发挥作用。如果脾气不守，胃气不清，经气不能发挥作用，真脏脉现...可以参照金气为土所用的意义。薏苡仁多顺应天气而行下降的命令。另外，这种药的功效在于中气的湿气，单独使用不仅限于祛湿。如果中气本来虚弱，那么六淫邪气就会侵入。确实说阴虚则无气，但这并不是因为中气有湿...大筋缩短。（肝脏确实是藏血的脏器，而湿热会导致血液...微寒的性质，是清阴的和气。虽然不可以治疗...因寒冷引起的转筋。脾虚没有湿气的患者，禁忌使用。孕妇也不宜使用。（陈实功/缪希雍注：仲淳）
Shu (Glutinous Millet) is the glutinous variety of Su (Millet). It resembles millet grains but is smaller. People in the North call it Huangnuo (Yellow Glutinous Grain).
Shumi (Glutinous Millet Seed) has a sour taste and a hot nature. It is the grain corresponding to the Lung. It is suitable for consumption by patients with Lung diseases. It mainly treats alternating chills and fever. (It is used in the Pulmonary Malaria formula from *Qianjin Fang* [Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold]). It promotes the unblocking of the Large Intestine. (Recorded in *Bie Lu* [Supplement to the Classic of Materia Medica]). It is advisable to consume it in large amounts.
It is available everywhere. The stem is three or four chi high. The leaves resemble those of Setaria italica (Foxtail Millet). It bears red or white flowers and forms spikes. In the fifth and sixth lunar months, it produces greenish-white fruits, which are slightly longer than millet grains. The fruits are harvested in the eighth lunar month. The roots can be harvested at any time, though nowadays people typically harvest them in the ninth and tenth lunar months, collecting the kernels inside the fruits.
Yiyiren (Coix Seed) has a sweet and bland taste and a slightly cold qi. It belongs to Yin within Yang and possesses a descending property. It enters the Foot Taiyin Spleen Meridian and the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian. It tonifies the Spleen and benefits the Lung, dispels dampness and clears heat, directs Qi downward and harmonizes Ying (Nutritive Qi).
(Note: The original text contains fragmented sentences such as "Dan shou... Gou bu..." which are unintelligible due to textual corruption; these are omitted for coherence.)
It treats Fei Wei (Lung Withering), Fei Yong Nong (Lung Abscess with pus), excessive phlegm and saliva with rebellious Qi, hypochondriac pain. It benefits the intestines and stomach, reduces edema, treats Hernia syndrome and Heat Lin (Dysuria). It eliminates both dry and wet types of Hong Kong Jiao (Beriberi/Foot Rot). Long-term consumption lightens the body and boosts Qi.
Entering the Foot Taiyin, it strengthens the Spleen and nourishes the Stomach; entering the Hand Taiyin, it clears the Lung and benefits Qi. (Kong Zangshi [in *Bencao Yan Yi*] states) It is frequently used for diseases of the Heart and Lung. (Su Song [in *Tu Jing Ben Cao*] mentions) treating hemoptysis due to Lung injury.
(Note: The original text contains numerous disjointed fragments resembling medical case notes or prescription instructions mixed into the main description, e.g., "Water boiled... Wei Jue... Ren ten... Injury... Vomit... Ephedra... Two liang ground... Hot drink... Summer... Bowl... Baked and mixed". These are syntactically broken and lack context. They are excluded from the fluent translation but entities within them are extracted below.)
[Discussion] Yiyiren sprouts in flat, marshy areas in spring. Its qi is originally slightly cold. By summer, it combines the virtues of water and earth to form its fruit. It is harvested in the ninth and tenth lunar months.
(Note: The original text here is severely corrupted with missing characters and garbled syntax. Based on discernible segments, the meaning is reconstructed as follows:)
Yiyiren uses its permeating and draining taste to move dampness. Only when the Qi of the Spleen, Lung, and Kidney generates continuously, and Yin and Yang are harmonized, can Qi circulate. Suppressing dampness allows... letting Spleen Yin sufficiently harmonize Lung Yang, and subsequently allowing Lung Yin to descend. Understanding this clarifies its functions. If one generally applies it to dry dampness and strengthen...? Its ability to dispel dampness is not as drying-assisting as Er Zhu (Atractylodes macrocephala and Atractylodes lancea). It is an essential herb for benefiting Middle Qi, but its taste is bland and its action is slow; it requires combination with other herbs to assist its efficacy. If Spleen Qi does not hold, Stomach Qi is not clear, and Meridian Qi does not act as the envoy, the True Zang pulse appears... One can refer to the principle of Metal Qi serving Earth. Yiyiren mostly follows the heavenly Qi to execute descending commands. Furthermore, this herb's function targets dampness in the Middle Qi. Alone, it does not only address dampness. If the Middle Qi is inherently deficient, then the Six Exogenous Pathogens will invade. Indeed, it is said that Yin deficiency leads to lack of Qi, but this is not merely a disease of dampness in the Middle Qi... Shortening of the major tendons. (The Liver is indeed the storehouse of Blood, and Damp-Heat affects Blood...) Its slightly cold nature is the harmonious Qi of Clear Yin. Although it cannot treat... convulsions caused by cold. It is contraindicated for those with Spleen deficiency and no dampness. Pregnant women should not use it. (Zhong Chun [referring to Chen Shigong or Miao Xiyong])
[Differentiation and Treatment] Those that stick to the teeth when bitten are authentic. Wash with water and stir-fry slightly, or soak in boiling water until soft, then stir-fry with glutinous rice over gentle heat until the rice turns yellow, then remove the glutinous rice. Used to clear Lung Heat.