White Rice Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

白饭豆bái fàn dòuBaifandou

Phaseolus vulgaris · Plant

Phaseolus vulgaris
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Indications

Cautions

Raw beans contain toxic lectins; must be properly cooked; generally safe when cooked; may lower blood sugar.

Indications

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

BeriberiEdemaSummerheat-heat Vexation & Thirst

TCM actions

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

Disinhibit UrineDisperse SwellingEnrich & NourishResolve Heat