White Lentil (Lablab purpureus)
白扁豆bái biǎn dòuBaibiandou
Lablab purpureus · Plant
2
Indications
2
With studies in people
Cautions
Raw beans contain cyanogenic compounds and lectins; must be properly cooked; avoid during pregnancy.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists White Lentil for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Diarrhea SyndromeSwelling Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says White Lentil does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit DetoxBenefit DiureticBenefit Spleen
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Lablab purpureus and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Detox0 records
- Benefit Diuretic0 records
- Benefit Spleen1 records, 1 in people
- Diarrhea Syndrome3 records, 2 in people
- Swelling Syndrome0 records