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补气药（健脾化湿） · Qi-tonifying

Lablab Bean bái biǎn dòu · 白扁豆

Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet

Nature and flavour. Sweet, slightly warm; Spleen and Stomach systems.

Recorded as supplementing the Spleen and resolving dampness, and at the same time simply as a food for hot, humid seasons. Traditionally described for loose stools and poor appetite attributed to Spleen deficiency, and for summer dampness with fatigue, heaviness and reduced appetite. Its action is described in the traditional frame as supplementing Spleen qi and transforming dampness — an everyday pulse rather than a dramatic drug.

性味归经。甘，微温；归脾、胃经。

记载为健脾化湿之品，同时也只是暑湿季节的一种食物。传统用于脾虚所致的便溏、食少，以及暑湿困阻所致的乏力、身重、纳差。传统表述为补脾气、化湿浊 —— 属于日常谷豆一类，而非峻烈之品。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. The raw seed contains lectins (including phytohaemagglutinin) and trypsin inhibitors; raw or insufficiently cooked beans have caused nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. Cook it thoroughly before eating. The seed on the market is sometimes confused with other legume seeds, so the name alone does not identify what you have. Persistent diarrhoea, blood in the stool or unintended weight loss is not a self-treatment matter — see a licensed clinician. Safety in pregnancy and breastfeeding has not been established.

生种子含植物凝集素（含植物血细胞凝集素）与胰蛋白酶抑制剂；生食或未煮透可引起恶心、呕吐、腹泻。食用前须充分煮熟。市售品存在与其他豆类种子混淆的情况，仅凭名称不足以确定所获何物。持续腹泻、便血或不明原因体重下降不建议自行处理 —— 请咨询执业医生。孕期与哺乳期的安全性未确立。

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