Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Semen Dolichoris Lablab

Latin botanical name:

拉丁學名﹕

Dolichos lablab L.

Japanese Pronunciation:

日語發音﹕

henzu

Korean Pronunciation:

韓語發音﹕

p'yontu

Cantonese Pronunciation:粵 音﹕

bin2 dau6

Common Name:

常用外文名﹕

hyacinth bean, dolichos

Distribution:

分佈﹕

Hunan, Anhui, Henan,  and most part of China

湖南﹐ 安徽﹐ 河南﹐ 與大部份中國地區。

Properties (characteristics):

性味﹕

sweet, neutral (raw herb is toxic)

甜﹐平。 (生 用有毒）

Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕

spleen and stomach

脾﹐胃。

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

clears summer heat, strengthens the spleen and stomach, vagina discharge due to pixu (spleen deficient)

清暑熱﹐ 健脾胃﹐ 治脾 虛 白帶。

Chemical Ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

1. shows aggregation effect on human red blood cells

2. shows the inhibition of of the effect of trypsin and amylase.

1. 有聚集人類紅血球作用

2. 抑制胰蛋白 與 澱粉酵素 

Cautions:

禁忌﹕

not to use in intermittent chills and fevers or in cold or flu

傷風感冒﹐寒 熱往來忌用。