1 TASTE
Sweet and slightly warm
2 MERIDIANS
Spleen and stomach
3 FUNCTIONS
To strengthen the spleen and transform dampness
4 INDICATIONS
1. Deficient spleen not transforming and transporting water manifested as lassitude, poor appetite, loose stool or Diarrhea [3], or leukorrhea due to downward flowing of turbid dampness. Hyacinth bean (Bian Dou [4]) is used with Ginseng (Ren Shen [5]), White atractylodes (Bai Zhu [6]) and Poria (Fu Ling [7]) 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 (Xiang Ru [8]) and Magnolia bark (Hou Po [9]) in the formula Xiangru San.
5 DOSAGE
10-20 g
6 COUTIONS
The raw herb is used for relieving summer-heat, the fried herb for strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea.
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