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White Hyacinth Bean

Name

White Hyacinth Bean

Latin Pharmaceutical Name

Lablab Semen Album

Chinese Name

白扁豆

Category

Fruits and seeds

White Hyacinth BeanMore Info

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.

Origin

The dried mature seed of Dolichos lablab L. (Fabaceae).

White Hyacinth BeanHerbs in the formula

Ginseng, Poria and Atractylodes Macrocephala Powder

Action：Boosts qi and fortifies the spleen, drains dampness and arrests diarrhea.

Indication：Shen Ling Bai Zhu San is indicated for patterns of spleen deficiency with excessive dampness accumulation marked by epigastric bloating or stuffiness, borborygmus, diarrhea, lack of strength in the four limbs, thin body, and lusterless yellow facial complexion. The tongue is pale with a white, greasy coating and the pulse is moderate and deficient.

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Mosla Powder

Action：Dispels summerheat, releases exterior, removes dampness, and harmonizes the center.

Indication：This formula is indicated for yin summerheat. The symptoms are aversion to cold with fever, heaviness of the head, body pain, absence of sweating, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea, chest and abdominal oppression and fullness, a greasy white tongue coating, and a floating pulse.

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