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Pharmaceutical Name

Semen Dolichoris

Botanical Name

Dolichos lablab L.

Common Name

Dolichos seed, Hyacinth bean, Egyptian kidney bean

Source of Earliest Record

Mingyi Bielu

Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations

The ripe seeds are gathered in autumn and then dried in the sun.

Properties & Taste

Sweet and slightly warm

Meridians

Spleen and stomach

Functions

To strengthen the spleen and transform dampness

Indications & Combinations

1. Deficient spleen not transforming and transporting water manifested as lassitude, poor appetite, loose stool or diarrhea, or leukorrhea due to downward flowing of turbid dampness. Hyacinth bean (Biandou) is used with Ginseng (Renshen), White atractylodes (Baizhu) and Poria (Fuling) in the formula Shen Ling Baizhu San. 2. Disharmony of the spleen and stomach due to invasion from exogenous pathogenic summer-damp-heat manifested as vomiting and diarrhea. Hyacinth bean (Biandou) is used with Elsholtzia (Xiangru) and Magnolia bark (Houpo) in the formula Xiangru San.

Dosage

10-20 g

Cautions & Contraindications

The raw herb is used for relieving summer-heat, the fried herb for strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea.

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