Chi Xiao Dou
| Chi Xiao Dou in TCM:Explore the properties of Chi Xiao Dou according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: phaseolus, rice bean, aduki bean, adzuki bean, azuki bean
Pharmacuetical Name: Semen Phaseoli
Properties: sweet, sour, neutral
Temperature: neutral
Channels: HT, SI
Flavors: sweet, sour
Special Properties:
clears heat, clears damp, resolves water accumulations, eliminates toxins
Actions / Indications:
- Promotes Urination; reduces edema (pitting edema,
generalized edema, ascites, leg qi, urinary difficulty, edema due to
nephritis)
- Clears damp-heat; relieves jaundice (damp-heat jaundice
that is not severe)
- Eliminates toxins; drains pus (carbuncles, furuncles,
skin disorders such as sores, lesions: taken internally or topically
applied)
Contraindications: - (cc: yin-deficiency or no signs of dampness)
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