Vigna Angularis
Chi Dou

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sweet; sour; neutral

Part(s) used

Seed

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To disinhibit water, disperse edema and abate jaundice, clear heat, resolve toxin and disperse welling abscess.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Edema, leg qi , jaundice, strangury, hematochezia, swelling toxin sores, lichen papules.