Bai Bian Dou
白扁豆 bái biǎn dòu, "white flat bean"

Category: Clear Heat and Relieve Summerheat  Browse

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Pinyin Pronunciation:
Alternate Names:
NamePin YinChineseTranslated
bian doubiǎn dòu扁豆flat bean
Tastes
Tastes:
Sweet  Browse
Dosage
Dosage:
9-30g
Cautions
Cautions:
Do not take without cooking. The raw form of this herb contains toxic proteins which are denatured by heat. The unprepared or powdered herb should therefore not be used unless it is cooked: otherwise, it is to be used only with great caution.
Meridians
Meridians:
Spleen , Stomach  Browse
Preparation
Preparation:
Although they are are boiled to remove the outer skin, the beans are not thoroughly cooked through, and thus are still called raw lablab bean, this is the preferred form for treating summerheat.
Quality
Quality:
Consists of big, full, white, and heavy beans. The best quality comes from Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. That from Burma, rather misleadingly called Yunnan lablab bean, is larger but flat and light, and is of inferior quality.
Reference Source
Reference Source:
Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')  Browse
Notes
Notes:
No notes at this time
Formulas
Formulas (9)
Family:
Fabaceae (Leguminosae, Papilionoidaceae)  Browse

Alternate Names:
Pharmaceutical: Lablab Semen album
Botanical:
Japanese: henzu
Korean: pyeontu
Common: hyacinth bean, dolichos, lablab
 
Temperature:  Neutral  Browse
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