Red Bean (Vigna angularis)

红豆hóng dòuHongdou

Vigna angularis · Plant

Vigna angularis
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Indications

Cautions

May affect blood sugar; caution with diabetes medications; raw beans contain antinutrients; generally safe when cooked.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Red Bean for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

EdemaHematocheziaJaundiceLeg QiLichen PapulesStranguryToxin Sores Swelling

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Red Bean does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Clear HeatDisinhibit WaterDisperse Edema & Abate JaundiceResolve Toxin & Disperse Welling Abscess