Red bean flower

Red bean flower

(on medicinal properties)

[synonym] corrupt maidservant (Ben Jing).

[source] it is the flower of adzuki bean or adzuki bean. See "Chixiaodou" for plant morphology.

[collection] in summer.

[Xing Wei] 1. Ben Jing: "the taste is pungent and flat. "

② Bielu: "non toxic. "

Functions and indications: clearing away heat, relieving thirst, sobering up and detoxifying. It can cure malaria, dysentery, diabetes, alcohol, headache, hemorrhoids, fistula, blood, erysipelas and sores.

① "Ben Jing" says: "it is mainly caused by malaria, cold and heat evil Qi, diarrhea, yin deficiency, and headache caused by wine. "

② Bielu: "stop thirst. "

③ "On medicinal properties": "eliminate alcohol and poison, improve eyesight. If you can't eat when you're full of scattered Qi, you can take it after boiling, then you can drink water Qi, and treat erysipelas heat swelling in children. "

④ "Gangmu": "treatment of heat in the intestine, hemorrhoids and fistula under the blood. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: jiantangxuru powder. External use: grind and sprinkle.

[prescription selection] ① it is mainly caused by malaria, evil Qi of cold and heat, diarrhea, deficiency of Yin Qi, thirst relieving and headache of sick wine: it is boiled in black bean sauce, mixed with five flavors and used as soup. (heart mirror of food medicine)

② Treatment of emphysema: xiaodouhua is the last application. (Puji Fang)

five hundred and forty

Chinese PinYin : Chi Xiao Dou Hua