（菽豆）疏利脾胃能治吞针
蚕豆（专入脾胃）。味甘性温。据书载此服多滞气。又曰。误吞铁针。用此即下。盖缘
人受谷
食。必仗中气以为营运。若使中气稍振。虽服有形之物碍于肠胃。用此合以温药同投。即能
以解。（积善堂方。一女子误吞针入腹。诸医不能治。有人教令煮蚕豆同韭菜食之。针自大
便同出。误食金银物者。用之皆效。可验其性之利脏腑也。）如其中气既馁。稍服濡滞。即
能作胀。况多食乎。此蚕豆之所以有通有不通之说也。但此既能通针。其性疏利。已见一斑
。与于阴润之物。遇人则滞。绝不相同。惟在临症相人体气。及多食少食以别耳。
（菽豆）通胃利肠活血及入肾以治鬼疰
白豆（专入肠胃肾）。即饭豆中小豆之白者也。（亦有土黄色者。豆大如绿豆而长。四五
月种
之。苗叶似赤小豆而略大。可食。）气味甘平无毒。按据书载肾病宜食。并补五脏。暖肠胃
。益气和中。兼调经脉。盖缘凡物质大则气浮。质小则气沉。味甘则中守。味咸则肾入。
白
豆质小味甘。故既能以入肾而治鬼疰。入血调经。复入大肠与胃。而使中和气益也。然必
假以炒热。则服始见有益。若使仅以生投。保无呕吐泄泻伤中之候乎！须细详之可耳。
（菽豆）利肠胃湿热
豌豆（专入脾胃）。即寒豆也。（一名毕豆胡豆。）味甘气平无毒。故书载入脾胃。利湿
除热。
凡人病因湿热。而见胀满消渴。溺闭寒热。热中吐逆泄 者。服此最宜。与病因湿热。而见
痘疔紫黑而大。或黑坏而臭。或中有紫线。用此治无不效。（牛御史四圣丹。用豌豆四十九
粒烧存性。头发灰三分。真珠十四粒。研为末。以油胭脂同杵成膏。先以簪挑破痘疔。呕去
恶血。以少许点之。即时变色红活。）并或气虚病胀。用此同羊肉煮食。亦能奏功。盖缘此
豆属土。故治亦在脾胃之病。但须假以佐使。如治痘疔入肌活血。必兼胭脂同投。入脾与胃
补气。必兼羊肉同入。各有至理。非仅豌豆一味所能施也。出胡地。大如杏仁者是。
（菽豆）疏利脾胃能治吞针
蚕豆（专入脾胃经）。味甘，性温。据书籍记载，此物服用过多会导致气机阻滞。又说，误吞铁针，食用蚕豆即可排出。大概因为人摄取谷物食物，必须依靠中焦之气来进行运化输布。如果中焦之气稍微振奋，即使服用了有形的异物阻碍于肠胃，用此蚕豆配合温性药物一同投服，就能化解。（积善堂方：一名女子误吞针入腹，众医无法治疗，有人教令煮蚕豆同韭菜一起食用，针随大便一同排出。误食金银物品者，用此法也有效，可以验证其性质对脏腑具有通利作用。）如果其中气已经虚弱，稍加服用导致濡滞，就会引起腹胀。何况多吃呢？这就是蚕豆之所以有“通”与“不通”说法的原因。但是既然它能通出针，其性质疏利，已可见一斑。这与那些阴润之物遇到人体则停滞的情况，绝不相同。只在于临证时观察患者的体质之气，以及多食或少食来加以辨别罢了。
（菽豆）通胃利肠活血及入肾以治鬼疰
白豆（专入肠胃、肾经）。即饭豆中小豆的白色品种。（也有土黄色的，豆子大如绿豆而形状较长，四五月种植。苗叶像赤小豆但略大，可食用。）气味甘平，无毒。按书籍记载，肾病适宜食用，并能补益五脏，温暖肠胃，益气和中，兼调经脉。大概因为凡物质体积大则气浮，体积小则气沉，味甘则守中，味咸则入肾。白豆体积小且味甘，所以既能入肾治疗鬼疰（指由邪气引起的慢性消耗性疾病），入血调经，又入大肠与胃，使中气调和有益。然而必须借助炒热后服用，才能见到益处。如果仅仅生吃，难道不会导致呕吐、泄泻等损伤中气的症状吗！需要仔细详察才行。
（菽豆）利肠胃湿热
豌豆（专入脾胃经）。即寒豆。（又名毕豆、胡豆。）味甘，气平，无毒。所以书籍将其载入脾胃经，能利湿除热。凡是人因湿热致病，而出现胀满、消渴、小便闭塞、寒热往来、热中吐逆泄泻等症状的，服用此物最为适宜。对于因湿热致病，而出现痘疔紫黑肿大，或黑坏发臭，或中间有紫线的情况，用此治疗无不有效。（牛御史四圣丹：用豌豆四十九粒烧至存性，头发灰三分，真珠十四粒，研为粉末，用油胭脂同捣成膏。先用簪子挑破痘疔，呕去恶血，取少许药膏点涂患处，即时变色红活。）或者气虚导致的腹胀，用此同羊肉一起煮食，也能奏效。大概因为此豆属土，所以治疗也在脾胃之病。但必须借助佐使药，如治疗痘疔入肌活血，必须兼用胭脂同投；入脾与胃补气，必须兼用羊肉同入。各有至理，并非仅靠豌豆一味所能施行的。出自胡地，大如杏仁的是正品。
(Shudou) Dispersing and promoting the spleen and stomach to treat swallowed needles
Canvabean (specifically enters the Spleen and Stomach meridians). Its taste is sweet, and its nature is warm. According to records in books, consuming too much of this can lead to qi stagnation. It is also said that if an iron needle is accidentally swallowed, eating canvabeans will cause it to pass out. This is because when humans ingest grain food, they must rely on Middle Qi (the vital energy of the middle jiao responsible for digestion and transportation) for metabolism and distribution. If Middle Qi is slightly invigorated, even if solid foreign objects obstruct the intestines and stomach, administering canvabeans together with warming herbs can resolve the obstruction. (Jishantang Formula: A young woman accidentally swallowed a needle into her abdomen, which physicians could not treat. Someone advised boiling canvabeans and eating them with Chinese chives; the needle was subsequently passed out with the stool. For those who accidentally ingested gold or silver objects, this method is also effective, verifying its nature's ability to promote the functioning of the zang-fu organs.) However, if one's Middle Qi is already deficient, slight consumption leading to dampness and stagnation can cause abdominal distension. How much more so with excessive consumption? This explains why there are differing views on whether canvabeans "promote" or "do not promote." Nevertheless, since it can facilitate the expulsion of needles, its dispersing and promoting nature is evident. This is absolutely different from yin-nourishing substances that tend to cause stagnation when encountering the human body. The distinction lies in observing the patient's constitutional qi during clinical practice and adjusting based on whether consumed in large or small amounts.
(Shudou) Promoting the stomach, benefiting the intestines, activating blood, and entering the Kidney to treat Gui Zhu (demonic lingering diseases)
White bean (specifically enters the Intestines, Stomach, and Kidney meridians). It refers to the white variety of small beans among rice beans. (There are also earth-yellow varieties, with beans as large as mung beans but longer, planted in April and May. The seedlings and leaves resemble those of Adzuki beans but are slightly larger, and are edible.) Its aroma and taste are sweet and neutral, non-toxic. According to book records, it is suitable for Kidney diseases, can tonify the five zang organs, warm the intestines and stomach, benefit qi and harmonize the middle jiao, and regulate the meridians. Generally, substances with large volume have floating qi, while those with small volume have sinking qi; sweet taste tends to stay in the center, and salty taste enters the Kidney. White beans are small in volume and sweet in taste, thus they can enter the Kidney to treat Gui Zhu (chronic debilitating diseases attributed to pathogenic factors), enter the blood to regulate menstruation, and enter the Large Intestine and Stomach to benefit and harmonize Middle Qi. However, they must be stir-fried until hot before consumption to show efficacy. If taken raw, would it not likely cause symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, and damage to the Middle Qi? Careful consideration is required.
(Shudou) Benefiting the intestines and stomach by draining dampness and clearing heat
Pea (specifically enters the Spleen and Stomach meridians). Also known as Cold Bean. (Also called Bi Dou or Hu Dou.) Its taste is sweet, its nature is neutral, and it is non-toxic. Therefore, books record it as entering the Spleen and Stomach meridians, capable of draining dampness and clearing heat. It is most suitable for individuals suffering from diseases caused by damp-heat, presenting with symptoms such as abdominal distension, polydipsia, urinary retention, alternating chills and fever, heat in the middle causing vomiting, nausea, and diarrhea. For conditions caused by damp-heat presenting with pustules or carbuncles that are purple-black and swollen, or blackened and foul-smelling, or having purple lines in the center, treatment with peas is invariably effective. (Niu Yushi's Four Sages Pill: Roast 49 peas until carbonized but retaining their nature, mix with 3 fen of hair ash and 14 pearls, grind into powder, and mash with oil-based rouge to form a paste. First, pierce the pustule/carbuncle with a hairpin to drain the bad blood, then apply a small amount of the paste. The lesion immediately turns red and vibrant.) Alternatively, for abdominal distension due to qi deficiency, cooking peas with lamb meat can also achieve therapeutic effects. This is because this bean belongs to Earth, so its treatment targets diseases of the Spleen and Stomach. However, adjuvant herbs are necessary; for example, to treat pustules/carbuncles by entering muscles and activating blood, Rouge (Carthami Flos) must be added; to tonify qi in the Spleen and Stomach, Lamb meat must be added. Each combination has profound rationale and cannot be achieved by Peas alone. The authentic variety comes from Hu regions and is as large as apricot kernels.