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White Beans 白扁豆
White beans are commonly used as a nutritious food source and are also used in TCM medicine. They are a perfect example of the adage “food and medicine come from the same source.”
Taste, Characteristic, and Meridian
Astringent and sweet in taste, with a mild nature and returns to the spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, relieving heat and dampness, thus stimulating metabolism processes.
Value in Traditional Chinese Medicine
In TCM white beans are used for their ability to relieve dampness that surrounds the spleen and can be used in combination with other herbs to treat dysentery, diarrhea, and red and white discharge.
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