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Alternate English names: green gram

Alternate Chinese names: 青小豆 qīng xiǎo dòu

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Phaseolus radiatus L. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Phaseolus aureus Roxb.

Use: Medicinal and alimentary

Category: Heat-clearing agents / Heat-clearing toxin-resolving agents

Properties: Sweet; cold.

Channel entry: Heart, stomach channels.

Actions and indications:

• Clears heat and resolves toxin: Toxin swelling of welling-abscesses and sores.
• Disperses summerheat: Summerheat-heat with vexation and thirst.
• Resolves the toxin of medicinals: Poisoning by Bā dòu (巴豆 Crotonis Fructus, croton [fruit]), Fù zǐ (附子 Aconiti Radix Lateralis Praeparata, aconite [accessory root]), or other medicinals.

Dosage and method: Oral: 15–30g in decoctions. The ground seeds can also be soaked in water and strained as mentioned above. Lǜ dòu may be used topically as well.

Warnings: Contraindicated in spleen-stomach vacuity cold diarrhea.

Production area: Widely cultivated.

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