Herb

Hyacinth Bean (Bian dou)

藊豆bian dou
1 sourceSemen Lablab Album

Fortifies the spleen and transforms damp, resolves summerheat and toxin, harmonizes the centre and checks vomiting.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十四·菽豆·藊豆·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：和中、下气；补五脏、主呕逆、久服头不白；健脾化湿、消暑、解毒。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，微温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十四·菽豆·藊豆·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·藊豆·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·藊豆·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.