Strengthens the spleen: used to treat fatigue, low energy, poor appetite, vaginal discharge, and loose stool or diarrhea. It tonifies without drying fluids, or causing stagnantion, and is ideal for patients with chronic disease, or who are convalescing, with weak digestion.
Clears summerheat-damp: used to treat diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting associated with summerheat.
Reduces the effects of ingesting toxins, including alcohol and food poisoning.
Treatment Principles
Strengthens the Spleen Clears Summerheat-Damp Reduces Toxins
Contraindication
Reduces Toxins.
Dosages
9-21g decocted, or 6-10g as a powder. May be used raw or dry-fried. Do not exceed 50g per day.
Meridians
SP, ST
Tom's Comment
Bai Bian Dou is a popular soup-stock ingredient for summertime soups that clear heat and dispel damp. Can be found in many Chinese supermarkets.
Strengthens the Spleen by dispelling dampness but it is not a Spleen tonic.