Broadbean
Vicia Faba
Can Dou

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; slightly acrid; neutral

Part(s) used

Seed

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To fortify spleen and disinhibit water, resolve toxin and disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Diaphragm food, edema, sore toxin.