Herb

Lu dou (wild black bean)

稆豆lu dou
1 sourceGlycine soja Siebold & Zucc.

Recorded for dispelling wind impediment and postpartum cold blood (charred and quenched in wine), and supplementing the kidney, enriching yin and quickening blood.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十四·菽豆·稆豆·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：去贼风风痹、妇人产后冷血，炒令焦黑、热投酒中渐饮；补肾益阴、活血祛风。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，温，无毒。

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