Hyacinth
bean (Biandou)
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. |
