It is a vegetable and a traditional Chinese medicine. It has miraculous effects but can also easily cause poisoning.

"The autumn wind blows in the yard, the grass is about to fall. The beans planted in years of famine have sprouted. The white flowers and green vines are taller than the house. The nights are filled with the sounds of cold insects and metal striking." This is an anonymous poet recalling the lentils in his hometown. The autumn wind is already blowing in the yard, but the lentils planted to survive the famine are now covered with green leaves. The lentil flowers have inadvertently blossomed into purple and white flowers, which complement the sounds of cold insects and the wonderful sounds of metal striking at night, embellishing the poor but leisurely life of the farmers.

Lentil is a perennial twining vine of the genus Lentil in the Fabaceae family. It is a nutritious food that contains protein, fiber, provitamin A, vitamin B1 and other ingredients. Green beans are a commonly used vegetable that can be stir-fried, stir-fried with meat, or used to make dumplings.

As a vine plant, the whole body of lentil is medicinal. Its roots can stop leukorrhea, its vines can eliminate rheumatism, its flowers can relieve heat, and its fruits can strengthen the spleen.

The root can stop bleeding, the vine can remove dampness, and the fruit can strengthen the spleen. It is a traditional Chinese medicine. It is also a vegetable. If it is not cooked well, it is easy to cause poisoning. The root of lentil has the effects of relieving heat, removing dampness and stopping bleeding. "Fujian Pharmacopoeia" records: Lentil root can be used to treat leucorrhea. The method is: 30g of lentil root, 15g of Cassia tora, and an appropriate amount of lean pork. Stew in water and drink.

The root can stop bleeding, the vine can remove dampness, and the fruit can strengthen the spleen. It is also a vegetable. If it is not cooked well, it is easy to cause poisoning.

Lentil vine has the effect of removing dampness and harmonizing the stomach. However, "Song Junsheng's Clinical Gains and Losses" records: Lentil vines can treat rheumatism and cold injuries, and are better at treating cold injuries to the legs. Taking 2 liang of lentil vine alone, decocted in water for two days, can treat arthritis.

Lentil flowers have the function of relieving heat and eliminating dampness. The newly added Elsholtzia drink created by Wu Jutong is effective in treating summer-heat and dampness colds. The prescription consists of: 6 grams of Elsholtzia, 9 grams of honeysuckle, 9 grams of fresh lentil flowers, 6 grams of Magnolia officinalis, and 6 grams of Forsythia suspensa. It is decocted in water and taken orally. Wu Jutong believed that: "Most things grown in summer can relieve heat, but lentil flowers are the best."

The root can stop bleeding, the vine can remove dampness, and the fruit is good for strengthening the spleen. It is also a vegetable. If it is not cooked well, it is easy to cause poisoning. White lentils have the functions of nourishing the spleen and eliminating dampness. It is mainly used to treat spleen deficiency syndrome, vomiting and diarrhea due to summer-heat and dampness. Here is a folk remedy that uses lentils to treat chronic diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency. The method is: add 60 grams of white lentils to water and boil over high heat, then simmer for 30 minutes on low heat, drink the juice and eat the beans. This prescription also has a good therapeutic effect on acute gastroenteritis, vomiting, diarrhea, summer heat and dampness, and summer heat.

Lentils contain saponins and lectins that can cause poisoning. Whether for food or medicinal use, they must be cooked thoroughly to ensure safety.