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白扁豆 Baibiandou
Chinese Name |
白扁豆 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Baibiandou |
English Name |
White Hyacinth Bean |
Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Lablab Semen Album |
Category |
Fruits and seeds
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Origin |
The dried mature seed of Dolichos lablab L. (Fabaceae). |
Production Regions |
Primarily produced in the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Shaanxi, Hunan, Henan. |
Macroscopic Features |
Flat oval or flat elliptical shape. 0.8~1.3cm long, 6~9mm wide, about 7mm thick. Externally pale yellowish-white or pale yellow; smooth and slightly lustrous; presents with brownish speckles; one white raised half-moon-shaped carbuncle that bulges out on one side. 7~10mm long. Break to observe concave hilum with micropyle on the end connecting carbuncle and raphe on the other end. Hard texture, thin and brittle seed coat. 2 cotyledons are fat and thick, yellowish-white. faint odor. Taste bland, with a bean-like taste when chewed. |
Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material consists of large pieces that are full and white. |
Properties |
Sweet; slightly warm. |
Functions |
Fortified the spleen,harmonizes the center, transforms dampness, disperses summerheat. Apply to weakness of the spleen and stomachpoor appetite, loose stools, leukorrhagia, vomiting and diarrhea due to summer hygrosis, chest distress and abdominal distention. |
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Permanent URL:https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00152
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