Single Herbs

Category	Li Shui Shen Shi Yao 利水滲濕藥
Sub Category
Name	Bai Bian Dou 白扁豆 Hyacinth bean
Grown	East, north and south China.
Source	Dried, ripe seeds of Dolichos lablab L.
Ingredients	Protein, fat, carbohydrate, calcium, phosphorus, fatty acid
Pharma Effect
Properties	Sweet, slightly warm
Channels	Spleen, stomach
Function	Strengthens spleen, harmonizes stomach, soothes summer heat, reduces damp heat and relieves toxicity.
Clinic Usage	For cholera morbus, diarrhea, vomiting, chronic dysentery, irritability, thirst, turbid leukorrhea, infantile malnutrition, alcoholism and seafood poisoning.
Cautions
Dosage	9~15g
Storage	Store in a dry place. Protect from worm infestation.