The efficacy and function of wild beans

Wild bean is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. There are records of wild bean in ancient Chinese medical books. Wild bean can treat many diseases and its effects are very comprehensive. We should make good use of it.

【English name】 Smallleaf Fordia

[Alias] Lele leaves.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the legume plant small-leaf dry flower bean.

[Original form] Small-leaved dry bean is an upright shrub, up to 2m tall. The old stems are dark brown with scattered small raised lenticels. Odd-pinnate compound leaves are alternate, clustered at branch tips, 15-20cm long; petiole is 3-5cm long, with shallow grooves on rachis; stipules are triangular-lanceolate, falling early; leaflets are 8-10 pairs, ovate-lanceolate, the middle leaf is larger, the lowest 1-2 pairs of leaflets are smaller, 2.5-6cm long, about 1.5cm wide, with acuminate apex, cuneate or obtuse base, covered with flat fine hairs or glabrous above, densely covered with flat fine hairs or pubescent below. The racemes are borne in the leaf axils at the base of the current year's branches, with 2-5 flowers in clusters; the bracts are small and spiny; the calyx is cup-shaped and densely covered with prostrate soft hairs; the corolla is red to purple, the standard petal is nearly square, and the wing petals and keel petals are nearly the same length as the standard petal; the ovary is linear. The pods are club-shaped, flat, 3.5-6cm long, leathery, glabrous, and contain one or occasionally two seeds. The seeds are oblate, brown and smooth. The flowering period is from April to June, and the fruiting period is from July to September.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on rocky slopes or bushes in valleys at an altitude of 800-2000m.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter; Cold

【Meridian】 Lung meridian

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and detoxifies; stops malaria. Mainly used for wind-heat cold; sore throat; malaria

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 15-30g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Root: bitter in taste, cold in nature, has the functions of clearing away heat, detoxifying, and stopping malaria. Used for vivax malaria, falciparum malaria, colds, pharyngitis, and tonsillitis.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above article introduces the functions of wild beans. I hope it will be helpful to you in your life. But it is important to note that you should not randomly combine it with other foods. You should consult a professional before making a decision.