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Pin Yin: chi xiao dou
Common name: aduki bean
Botanical family: Leguminosae
Botanical name: Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb.
Primary action: Drain Dampness, Promote Urination
Secondary actions:
Clear Heat, Dry Dampness;
Clear Heat Toxins;
Quicken Blood, Transform Stasis
Temperature: neutral
Taste: sweet, sour
Entering Channel: Sp, Ht, SI
Actions:
Clears Heat and promotes urination; used for ascites, painful urination and Leg Qi edema.
Quickens Blood, Transforms Stasis, swelling, and Fire Poison associated with sores and abscesses.
Clears mild cases of Damp Heat with jaundice.
(See
Damp Heat of Bladder;
Leg Qi;
Blood Stasis;
Heat Toxin;
Spleen Stomach Damp Heat;
Liver Gall Bladder Damp Heat
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Dosage:
3-10 qian.
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