Chi Xiao Dou
赤小豆 chì xiǎo dòu, "dark red little bean"

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Is this Herb effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

	Tastes: Sweet , Sour		Dosage: 9-30g

	Cautions: None noted		Meridians: Heart , Small Intestine
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Good quality - long, full, solid, and heavy beans with a purplish red color
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (2) gūa dì sǎn (Melon Pedicle Powder) xuān bì tāng (Disband Painful Obstruction Decoction)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Semen Phaseoli Calcarati

Botanical: Phaseolus Calcaratus Roxb., Phaseolus Angularis Wight

Japanese: sekishōzu

Korean: jeoksodu

Common: adzuki bean, rice bean, phaseolus

Temperature: Neutral

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Promotes urination and Reduces edema add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Reduces swelling and Reduces fire toxicity add comment

	+1 Andrea Murchison (Rootdown Editor) Clears Damp-Heat add comment

	0 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Disperses Blood Stasis add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Abdominal swelling and fullness add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Urinary difficulty add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Leg qi edema add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Mild cases of jaundice due to damp heat add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Carbuncles add comment

	+1 Mellissa Rudder (Rootdown Staff) Furuncles add comment

Chi Xiao Dou赤小豆 chì xiǎo dòu, "dark red little bean"