“二麦”即小麦与浮小麦,二者同属禾本科一年生草本植物小麦颖果,由于成熟程度不同而有不同的药用功效。不少医生在临床应用“二麦”时不分其功效主治,而误认为小麦即浮小麦,或二麦互相替用。例:上海中医药杂志,八五年第二期刊登谢海州医师用甘麦大枣汤加味,治疗癔病性瘫痪,其中用的是浮小麦。还有用虫蛀的空小麦代替浮小麦入药,均为不妥。浮小麦即为未成熟而瘦瘪轻浮的小麦。味甘,性凉。入心脾经。有益气、除热、止汗之功效。临床用于自汗、盗汗证。如《卫生宝 “Two wheat” refers to wheat and floating wheat, both of which belong to the caryopsis of wheat, an annual grass herb of Gramineae, and have different medicinal effects due to their different degrees of maturity. Many doctors in clinical application of “two wheat” regardless of its efficacy indications, but mistakenly believe that wheat is floating wheat, or two wheat alternate use. Example: Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, published in the second issue of 1985, Xie Haizhou doctors used Ganmai Dazao Decoction to treat rickets, which used floating wheat. It is not appropriate to use insect-free empty wheat instead of floating wheat as medicine. Floating wheat is immature and lean and light wheat. Sweet, cool. Into the heart of the spleen. Benefits of gas, heat, and antiperspirant. Clinically used for spontaneous sweating and night sweats. Such as "hygiene treasure