Herb

White Bean (Bai dou)

白豆bai dou
1 sourceVigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

Recorded for disinhibiting the five viscera and downbearing qi, supplementing the kidney, fortifying the spleen and harmonizing the centre.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十四·菽豆·白豆·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：煮食利五脏、下气；补肾健脾、调中。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十四·菽豆·白豆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十四·菽豆·白豆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十四·菽豆·白豆·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.