无毒 豆附
绿豆主丹毒烦热风疹药石发动热气奔豚生研绞汁服亦煮食消肿下气压热解石用之勿去皮
令人小壅当是皮寒肉平又有 （音陟）豆主霍乱吐下取叶捣绞汁和少醋温服子亦下气（名医
所
录）【苗】谨按绿豆苗高一二尺丛生茎叶有毛其叶似大豆叶而小五六月开白花作荚每荚有子
五七枚至八九月成熟入药以圆小绿者佳今人食之皆挞去皮即少有壅气而本经所言信矣若愈病
故不可去其皮也又有 豆苗子虽亦相似而别是一种也【地】南北处处皆有之【时】（生）春
生
苗（采）秋收实【收】晒干【用】实【色】绿【味】甘【性】寒缓【气】气之薄者阳中之阴
【臭】
热毒风
及
头风头痛作枕枕之明目（孟诜云）研汁煮服止消渴去浮风（补）（日华子云）益气浓肠胃（孟
诜云）
和五脏安精神益气力润皮肉可常食之
无毒 蔓生
白豆补五脏益中助十二经脉调中暖肠胃○叶利五脏下气（名医所录）【名】豇豆【苗】
谨
按白豆即今之豇豆也蔓生叶似扁豆叶而荚长五六月开白花作荚长尺许每荚子有数枚嫩时连荚
作茹食之至八九月实熟北人采以和米作饭故呼为饭豆也其嫩叶可作菜食生啖之亦佳又一种
苗叶皆相似但荚实紫黑为异其疗疾之功亦无所稽【地】处处有之【时】（生）春生苗（采）
八九
月取实【收】晒干【用】实叶【色】白【味】甘【性】平【气】气浓于味阳也【臭】腥【主】
暖肠胃【制】去荚用【治】（疗）（孙真人云）主肾病宜食煞鬼气
【绿豆】
无毒。绿豆主治丹毒（皮肤红肿热痛的急性感染）、烦热、风疹，以及因服用矿物药引发的热气奔豚（气从少腹上冲心胸的病症）。生研绞汁服用，或煮食以消肿、降气、清热、解石毒。使用时不要去皮，否则令人轻微气滞。应当是皮性寒肉性平。又有赤豆（音zhì），主治霍乱吐泻，取叶捣烂绞汁，加少量醋温服；其子也能降气（《名医别录》收录）。
【绿豆苗】
谨按：绿豆苗高一二尺，丛生，茎叶有毛。其叶似大豆叶但较小，五六月开白花结荚，每荚有五七枚至八九枚种子，八九月成熟。入药以圆小绿色者为佳。今人食用时都敲去外皮，因此会有少许壅滞之气，而《神农本草经》所言确实如此。若为治病，故不可去掉其皮。又有赤豆苗，子虽也相似，但是另一种植物。
【产地】南北各地都有。
【时节】春季生苗，秋季采收果实。
【加工】晒干。
【药用部位】果实。
【颜色】绿色。
【味道】甘。
【性质】寒，缓。
【气味】气薄，属阳中之阴。
【气味特征】热毒风。
【用法】及头风头痛，做枕头枕之可明目（孟诜说）。研汁煮服可止消渴、去浮风（补益作用）。（日华子说）益气，厚肠胃（孟诜说）。和五脏，安精神，益气力，润皮肉，可常食之。
【白豆/豇豆】
无毒，蔓生。白豆补五脏，益中气，助十二经脉，调中，暖肠胃。○叶利五脏，下气（《名医别录》收录）。
【名称】豇豆。
【苗】
谨按：白豆即现在的豇豆。蔓生，叶似扁豆叶但荚长。五六月开白花结荚，长一尺左右，每荚子有数枚。嫩时可连荚作蔬菜食用，到八九月果实成熟。北方人采集用来和米做饭，所以叫它饭豆。其嫩叶可做菜吃，生吃也很好。又有一种，苗叶都相似，只是荚实紫黑为异，其治疗疾病的功效也无从考证。
【产地】到处都有。
【时节】春季生苗，八九个月采收果实。
【加工】晒干。
【药用部位】果实、叶。
【颜色】白色。
【味道】甘。
【性质】平。
【气味】气浓于味，属阳。
【气味特征】腥。
【主治】暖肠胃。
【炮制】去荚用。
【治疗】（疗）（孙真人说）主肾病宜食，杀鬼气。
[Lüdou (Mung Bean)]
Non-toxic. Lüdou (Vigna radiata, Mung Bean) primarily treats erysipelas (acute skin infection with redness and swelling), irritability and heat, wind-rash, and the rising heat of Ben Tun (a syndrome characterized by gas rushing from the lower abdomen to the chest and heart) triggered by mineral drugs. Take the juice extracted from raw, ground beans, or consume them boiled to reduce swelling, direct Qi downward, clear heat, and resolve stone toxicity. When used medicinally, do not remove the skin, as doing so may cause slight Qi stagnation. The skin is considered cold in nature while the flesh is neutral. There is also Chi Dou (Zhi Dou, Adzuki Bean, Vigna angularis), which treats cholera-like vomiting and diarrhea; take the leaves, crush and extract the juice, mix with a small amount of vinegar, and take warm. Its seeds can also direct Qi downward (recorded in *Mingyi Bielu*).
[Green Bean Seedlings]
According to careful observation: Green bean seedlings are one to two chi tall, growing in clumps, with hairy stems and leaves. The leaves resemble those of soybeans but are smaller. They bloom white flowers and form pods in the fifth and sixth lunar months, with five to seven, up to eight or nine, seeds per pod. They mature in the eighth and ninth lunar months. For medicinal use, round, small, green ones are superior. Nowadays, people eat them by removing the skins, which results in slight Qi stagnation, confirming what was stated in the *Shennong Bencao Jing*. Therefore, if used for treating illness, the skin should not be removed. There is also Zhi Dou seedling; although the seeds look similar, it is a different species.
[Origin] Found everywhere in the North and South.
[Season] Sprouts grow in spring; fruits are harvested in autumn.
[Processing] Sun-dried.
[Medicinal Part] Fruit.
[Color] Green.
[Taste] Sweet.
[Nature] Cold, slow/relaxing.
[Qi/Energy] Thin Qi, Yin within Yang.
[Odor] Heat toxin and wind.
[Usage] For head wind and headache, make into a pillow; sleeping on it brightens the eyes (according to Meng Shen). Grind into juice and boil to drink to stop diabetes-like thirst (Xiao Ke) and remove floating wind (tonifying effect). (According to Ri Hua Zi) It tonifies Qi and thickens the stomach and intestines (according to Meng Shen). It harmonizes the Five Zang organs, calms the spirit, tonifies Qi and strength, moistens the skin and flesh, and can be consumed regularly.
[Baidou / Jiangdou (Cowpea)]
Non-toxic, climbing vine. Baidou (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis, Cowpea) tonifies the Five Zang organs, benefits the Middle Jiao, assists the Twelve Meridians, regulates the center, and warms the stomach and intestines. ○ Leaves benefit the Five Zang organs and direct Qi downward (recorded in *Mingyi Bielu*).
[Name] Jiangdou (Cowpea).
[Seedlings]
According to careful observation: Baidou is the current Jiangdou (Cowpea). It is a climbing vine with leaves resembling those of Hyacinth bean (Bian Dou), but the pods are long. It blooms white flowers and forms pods in the fifth and sixth lunar months, about one chi long, with several seeds per pod. When tender, the whole pod can be eaten as a vegetable. By the eighth and ninth lunar months, the fruits are ripe. People in the North harvest them to cook with rice, hence the name "Fan Dou" (Rice Bean). The tender leaves can be eaten as vegetables and are also good when eaten raw. There is another variety where the seedlings and leaves are similar, but the pods and seeds are purple-black; its therapeutic efficacy for diseases cannot be verified.
[Origin] Found everywhere.
[Season] Sprouts grow in spring; fruits are collected in the eighth and ninth lunar months.
[Processing] Sun-dried.
[Medicinal Part] Fruit, Leaves.
[Color] White.
[Taste] Sweet.
[Nature] Neutral.
[Qi/Energy] Qi is stronger than taste, belongs to Yang.
[Odor] Fishy.
[Main Action] Warms the stomach and intestines.
[Preparation] Remove pods before use.
[Treatment] (Therapy) (According to Sun Simiao) It is indicated for Kidney disease and should be eaten to dispel "Ghost Qi".