Night sweat treated with TCM Triticum aestivum L

What is Triticum aestivum L. (Fu Xiao Mai)in TCM? Medicinally Fu Xiao Mai means the immature caryopsis of Triticum aestivum L., a wheat grass in the family Gramineae. It is produced all cross China. After the harvest, pick the shriveled floating ones by putting them in water and then dry them in the sun. The preferred ones are floating and lightweight. On this account, it gets many a different common names, including Un-Ripe Wheat Grain, blighted wheat, Fructus Tritici Levis, Semen Tritici Aestivi Levis, shriveled wheat, light wheat, floating wheat, and so on.

The dry caryopsis is oblong, about 2 to 6mm long, and 1.5 to 2.5mm in diameter. Surface is pale brown or yellow and slightly wrinkled. Belly comes with a deep longitudinal groove in the center. Base of back has 1 inconspicuous embryo and top has yellow pubescence. It is quite hard but some are soft. Cross section is white or yellowish-brown. Few come with glume and cover. It is odorless and tasteless. The high quality grains are even, floating, and shiny.

Vital chemical constituents are starch, enzyme protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamins, and so on.

Triticum aestivum health benefits
Blighted wheat has very wide medicinal uses and high nutritional value. Many people would sweat during sleeping, which may cause no discomfort. Actually this is the symptom of night sweat, which is mainly caused by deficiency of kidney yin. It may aggravate if left untreated. And that is where the shriveled Triticum aestivum L. comes in. And its modern pharmacology can tip you off why it has these amazing healing benefits mentioned above.

Modern pharmacological actions of shriveled wheat
1. Bacteriostatic action. It can inhibit the growth of the pathogenic bacteria. Meanwhile, it promotes the reproduction of beneficial bacteria and the synthesis of vitamins;

2. Lipid-lowering effect. It can significantly lower the level of serum cholesterol and triglyceride and improve immunity;

3. Liver protection. Triticum aestivum extract can tremendously decrease the content of lipid and lipid peroxidase in hepatic tissue.