| BASIC INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Plant name in Latin: | Vigna angularis |
| Herb name in Chinese: | 赤豆 |
| Herb name in Pinyin: | CHI DOU |
| Herb name in English: | Assuki Bean |
| HERB PROPERTIES | |
| Herb property: | Mildly Cold |
| Herb flavor: | Sweet,Sour |
| Herb meridian tropism: | Spleen,Heart,Small intestine |
| HERB DESCRIPTION | |
| Use part: | seed |
| Herb effect: | To disinhibit water, disperse edema and abate jaundice, clear heat, resolve toxin and disperse welling abscess. |
| Herb indication: | Edema, leg qi , jaundice, strangury, hematochezia, swelling toxin sores, lichen papules. |
| CROSS REFERENCES | |
| TCMID id: | 1622 |
| HERB id: | HERB000793 |
| SymMap id: | NA |