Herb

Li dou (velvet bean)

黎豆li dou
1 sourceSafety notes recordedMucuna pruriens (L.) DC.

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Recorded for warming the centre and boosting qi. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十四·菽豆·黎豆·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：温中，益气。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘、微苦，温，有小毒。

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