Herb

Broad Bean (Can dou)

蚕豆can dou
1 sourceVicia faba L.

Recorded for sobering from drunkenness, easing the stomach and harmonizing the viscera, and fortifying the spleen and disinhibiting damp.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十四·菽豆·蚕豆·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：酒醉不省，油盐炒熟煮汤灌之；快胃和脏腑、健脾利湿。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、微辛，平，无毒。

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