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| Health Benefits |
| For: Heat stroke with diarrhea • Bloody vomit • Carbuncles • Thirst • Pesticide poisoning |
| Attributes: hypolipidemic • hypoglycemic • anitoxidant |
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Constituents:
Fiber • Protein • Phosphatidylinositol • Phophatidylethanolamine • Glycerol • Phasphatidyl choline • Phophatidic acid • Protein • Calcium • Iron • Phosphorus • Vitamin A, B, C • Carbohydrate |
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| Pharmacopeias: Kai Bao Ben Cao |
| Phaseolus radiatus L. is not in the USDA Plant Database. Drill down via USDA Interactive Map: |
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USA: Phaseolus radiatus L. USDA Zones:
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| Category: Clear Heat Resolve Toxins ▶ |
| English: Mung Beans Pinyin: Lu Dou Pharmaceutical: Semen Phaseoli |
| Organs: Heart • Stomach Temperature: Cold |
| Taste: Sweet Toxicity: |
| Patterns: Summer heat • Toxic sores and swelling • Thirst • Exterior heat toxins |
Actions: Clear summer heat • Resolve toxins • Relieve thirst
Key 2nd Actions: Summer Heat • Treat poisoning -general poison, Xing Ren, Ban Xia, Tian Nan Xing, Fu Zi, arsenic |
| Indications: Summer heat • Thirst • Heat toxins • Carbuncles • Sores • Ulcers • Overdose of Zhi Fu Zi (fava beans) or Ba Dou |
| Contraindications: Loose stool or diarrhea, Spleen/Stomach deficiency cold |
| Typical Dosage: 15g to 30g • Common summer time drink • Ground into powder to make tea • Used in common bean soups Guidelines |
| Parts Used: Seeds |
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| Dui Yao |
| ■ LU DOU/ HE YE for summer heat. ■ LU DOU/ GAN CAO: for poisoning due to Zhi Fu Zi.
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| Be cautions with all medicine.
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Herbal medicine may interact negatively with pharma drugs and other herbs. Examples below:
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