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Lablab [bean]
白扁豆 〔白扁豆〕bái biǎn dòu
Latin pharmacognostic name: Lablab Semen Album
Alternate English names: hyacinth bean
Alternate Chinese names: 南扁豆 nán biǎn dòu; 扁豆 biǎn dòu; 沿篱豆 yán lí dòu; 峨眉豆 é méi dòu; 南豆 nán dòu; 藤豆 téng dòu; 小刀豆 xiǎo dāo dòu
Kingdom: Plant
Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Dolichos lablab L. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)
Origin (other sources): Dolichos lablab L.*; Lablab vulgaris Savi [= Dolichos lablab L.]
Use: Medicinal and alimentary
Category: Supplementing agents / Qì-supplementing agents
Properties: Sweet; slightly warm.
Channel entry: Spleen and stomach channels.
Indications:
- Fortifies the spleen and transforms dampness: Spleen qì vacuity with exuberant dampness manifesting in reduced eating, sloppy stool, and/or white vaginal discharge.
- Disperses summerheat: Summerheat-damp with
vomiting and diarrhea . - Additional uses: Finally, bái biǎn dòu may be used for
vomiting and retching due to food poisoning. The juice obtained from the fresh bean is used to resolve toxin and relieve vomiting.
Dosage & Method: Oral: 10–30g, taken as a decoction. The raw form is preferred to disperse summerheat and resolve toxin, while the stir-fried form is used to fortify the spleen and check diarrhea.
Quality: Plump white beans are the best.
Product Area: Most parts of China, especially Húnán, ānhuī, Hénán, Zhèjiāng; also produced in Japan.
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