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Latin pharmacognostic name: Lablab Flos

Alternate English names: hyacinth bean flower

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

Category: Supplementing agents / Qì-supplementing agents

Properties: Sweet; balanced.

Indications:

• Clears summerheat and transforms dampness; fortifies the spleen and harmonizes the stomach.
• Treats summerheat-damp with diarrhea or dysentery; summertime common cold.

Dosage & Method: Oral: 3–9g.

Quality: Dry large white flowers are the best.

Product Area: Most parts of China, especially Húnán, ānhuī, Hénán, Zhèjiāng; also produced in Japan.

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