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    • Vigna umbellata/ Chi Xiao Dou (16oz)
    Vigna umbellata/ Chi Xiao Dou (16oz)

    Item Number: 400562/1
    Origin: China
    Product Weight: 16 oz
    Package Type: Bag
    In stock
    • Chinese Herbs
    • seed

    Description:

    赤小豆(16oz/包)

    赤小豆,别名:赤豆、红饭豆、饭豆、蛋白豆、赤山豆,主要用于中药材,常与红豆混用,具备利水消肿,解毒排脓等功效。赤小豆可整粒食用,或用于煮饭、煮粥、做赤豆汤。常用来做成豆沙作为馅料,美味可口。

    性味

    甘酸,平。

    经脉

    入心经、小肠经。

    功效

    利水除湿,和血排脓,消肿解毒。治水肿,脚气,黄疸,泻痢,便血,痈肿。

    用法用量

    • 内服:煎汤,10~30g;或入散剂。
    • 外用:适量,生研调敷;或煎汤洗。

    食疗方

    赤小豆山楂粥

    赤小豆60克,山楂30克,米50克、红糖30克。先把赤小豆60克浸泡半日後,与山楂30克,米50克、红糖30克共同煮粥。温服。慢性脾胃虚弱,经常大便稀薄的中老年人不宜服用。

    功效 肥胖症、高血压、高血脂、水肿病、脚湿气、食积停滞,肉积不消等症。

     

    Vigna umbellata/ Chi Xiao Dou/Rice Bean(16 oz)

    It is harvested in Summer or Autumn when the seeds have ripened. The flavor is slightly sour, sweet, pleasant. It enters the Heart, Spleen, Small intestine meridians. Actions: Diuretic. The nature of this herb is to move downward and relieve edema by causing the water or dampness [edema] to be drained from the body. (innerpath.com.au)

    Chì Xiăo Dòu  Translation: Dark Red Little Bean

    • Promotes Urination and Reduces Swelling
      For edema, ascites, abdominal swelling and fullness, urinary difficulty and leg qi edema due to water accumulation. It regulates the water circulation of the body. 
    • Clears Damp Heat and Relieves Jaundice
      For mild jaundice due to accumulation of damp heat. 
    • Disperses Blood Stagnation, Reduces Swelling and Toxins, Drains Pus. . . For Erysipelas, carbuncles, furuncles, sores, lesions and toxic swellings. It will drain pus, reduces swelling and enhance recovery. 

    Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

    • It leaches the yin and yang fluids 
    • Do not use in Yin Deficiency cases or those without dampness 

    Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

    • Overdose can lead to miscarriage. Allergic reactions are reported including pruritus, flushing, nausea and vomiting, palpitations, and urticaria

    Chinese Herb Dosage

    • 10-30 grams in decoction. It can be used internally or topically 
    • 9-30 grams in decoction 

    (sacredlotus.com)

    From the manufacturer: 

    Chixiaodou, alias: adzuki bean, red rice bean, rice bean, meringue bean, chishan bean, mainly used in Chinese medicinal materials, often mixed with red beans, has the effects of hydration, reducing swelling, detoxification, and pus removal. Chixiaodou can be used to cook rice, porridge, and make red bean soup. It is often used to make red bean paste as a filling, which is delicious.

     

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