滇略∶缅豆如豆，蔓生，子大如栗，斑文点点，咀之敷恶疮良。然性迅恶，误服之，吐
泻致
死。五杂俎云∶滇中有神黄豆，似五倍子，能令儿童稀豆，然亦不甚验也。
五杂俎云∶出西域，状如椿子，磨入面中，极香，能解面毒。
宦游笔记∶云南永昌府，有青花豆，出于外地，夷人带来易货者；治疮。
出甘肃庆阳、真宁地，味甘平，能解诸药毒。
叶附
逢原云∶细黑豆，一名 豆，俗名料豆。今人以饲马，故俗又呼马料豆。 杭州府志∶
黑豆
之细者曰 豆，细而扁者曰零乌豆，俗名马料豆，可肥马。 从新云∶黑大豆之小者为马料
豆，不知料豆虽小，而形长微扁，与黑豆形迥别，当另是一种。纲目 豆下，仅载其能去贼
风风痹，治妇人产后冷血而已，其他一切功用，全未之及，为今补之。
味甘温无毒，壮筋骨，止盗汗，补肾，活血，明目，益精，入肾经血分，同青盐、旱莲
草、
何首乌蒸熟，但食黑豆，则须发不白，其补肾之功可知。今人以制何首乌，取以引入肾经也
。炒焦淋酒，治头风香港脚，以其直达肾经血分。煮汁服，解乌、附、丹石药毒。
药性考∶本经黑大豆，即今之马料豆也。其色黑，而形如人腰，故入肾经。益水明目，
多服
令人身重，一年后复原；久服身轻，非花豆中之黑大豆也。凡服豆忌蓖麻子、浓朴、猪肉。
歌云∶黑大豆甘，腰子样式，所以补肾，药饵宜入；即是马料，煮寒炒热，调中下气，止痢
挛急，利水除胀，追风活血，生研敷肿，吞止烦渴，解一切毒；甘草煎汁，伤中淋露，产后
诸疾，明目悦颜，制服有益。 又云∶ 豆即小黑豆，因其粒细，称驴豆，别马料也，治产
后血风冷痛，其粒细不及马料。歌云∶ 豆黑小，甘逐邪风，冷痹血滞，浸酒和融。 雨蓑
翁食记∶小黑豆入盐煮，久食，大能补肾。事亲述见∶ 豆补五脏益中，助十二经脉，调中
，暖肠胃，杀鬼气，舒筋。 紫虚子吞豆法∶黑料豆淘净晒干，以净瓶装之，初服每日一粒
，以白汤生吞之，次日吞二粒，每日加一粒，至百日吞百粒，从此每日吞百粒。但初起服之
，肠胃未刚，每遇大便，须看豆化不化，如豆化，则渐加；倘未化，仍照旧勿加，必待食之
能化，然后递加至百粒为度。服之能益精补髓、壮力润肌、发白复黑，久则转老为少，终其
身无痰病也。
救生苦海有嫦娥奔月方，与紫虚吞豆法同，但其法按太阴盈亏之数，初一日吞一粒，逐
日加
一粒，至望日十五粒而止，十六日又逐日减一粒，至晦日一粒而止，月初则又加起，与紫虚
之法微有不同，并附以备用。
煮料豆方 明太医刘浴德有增补内经拾遗四卷，其种子论后。载有煮料豆药方云∶老人
服之
，能乌须黑发、固齿明目，当归四钱，川芎、甘草、广皮、白术、白芍、丹皮、菊花各一钱
，杜仲炒、黄 各二钱，牛膝、生地、熟地各四钱，青盐六钱，首乌、枸杞子各八钱，同马
料豆煮透晒干，去药服豆。 又羲复方∶马料豆五升，桑椹半斤，枸杞子四两，肉苁蓉半斤
（竹刀切去筋），青盐、龙骨各二两，同豆煮熟，和药同晒干，贮罐用。常食大有补益。 又
方，吕逸儒传方∶何首乌一斤（用马料豆汁煮，或老酒亦可，要九蒸九晒），枸杞一斤（酒
蒸
，用干药末捣匀晒），马料豆一斗（再用料豆五升煮汁，以汁煮豆晒干，九蒸九晒，或用好
酒
煮亦可），菟丝子一斤（酒煮晒焙），补骨脂一斤（酒洗焙），真川椒四两（晒烘），青盐二两，
川牛膝一斤（酒煮焙），炼蜜为丸服之。 又方∶何首乌二斤，青盐一两，枣仁、杜仲、枸
杞
各
二两，远志、小茴香、陈皮各一两，肉苁蓉、苡仁、香附、白茯苓、川芎各二两，五味子、
牛膝、补骨脂、木瓜各一两五钱，归身三两，肉桂五钱，防己一两二钱，甘草八钱，小黑豆
一斗，用水煮药数十滚，沥出渣，以药汁煮豆，汁尽为度，晒干，每服百粒，开水下。
延龄广嗣仙方∶怀生地酒制、何首乌酒煮、旱莲草、鹿衔草（真者绝少，用仙灵脾代之），
以
上各三两，按四时；干山药乳拌、当归身酒炒、真青盐，以上各一两。按分至；石菖蒲、菟
丝子、肉苁蓉酒浸去膜、补骨脂、五加皮、骨碎补、淮牛膝、白甘菊、原杜仲酒炒断丝、枸
杞子、蛇床子、槐角子、金樱子、覆盆子、川黄连、建泽泻，以上各五钱，按十六节，以上
二十四味，俱合二十四气，除去青盐，锅内煎汁至半，沥渣，再将渣煎过半，沥清，冲和煎
浓，入马料豆三升七合、女贞子一升七合，按阴阳二气、二至、二分，合年月日时周天度数
，余一合半，以置闰，煮数十滚，将青盐研细，倾入同煎，以汁尽为度，取豆晒干，收贮瓷
瓶。每晨四钱，滚汤送下。如遇出门饥饿，即可嚼食代点。此豆谨按阴阳二十四气，合周天
度数，制法得中和补益之妙，久服能令人须发再黑、齿落更生、耳目聪明、手足便利、壮阳
补肾、固本还元、多育子息、多增年寿，常服不断，可成地仙。凡肾虚目暗，上盛下虚者，
尤为切合。
四宝大神丹 家宝方∶能治五劳七伤。服药后，忌腥臭发物房事。马料豆五升（用混堂
油制
九次），黄 八两（人乳制七次），白当归酒洗四两，金樱子二斗（去内子与毛，外去刺，淘
净
熬膏，临收时，加童便一、二盏听用），右将前三味和金樱膏，丸如梧子大，每服三钱，桂
圆汤下。
明目补肾，兼治筋骨疼痛。 不药良方∶小红枣十二枚（冷水洗净，去蒂）甘州枸杞子
三钱，
小马料豆四钱，水二碗，煎一碗；早晨空心连汤共食之。
绝疟。制首乌剩下黑料豆，可以绝疟。凡四日两头疟，用豆煎汤服即愈。 截三日疟。
祝穆
桂、甘草、槟榔各三钱，小黑豆四十九粒，酒、水各二碗，慢火煎二碗，当晚先服一碗，盖
暖而睡；留一碗，至次日，
须将发前早两个时辰服，要热服盖暖，卧
戒食生冷、劳碌风霜，忌食
鸡、羊、牛、
蛋白、扁豆半月，永截不发。 又秘方集验∶治疟，槟榔、萝卜子、常山、甘草各一钱，红
枣四枚，乌梅七枚，马料豆每岁一粒，水二碗，煎一碗服。忌三日荤油，永不再发。
痰喘气急 同寿录∶用梨 空，中心纳小黑豆令满，留盖合住扎紧，糠火煨熟，捣作饼，
每
中风口噤 文堂集验方∶马料豆一升，煮浓汁如饴，含汁在口，即能言也。
黑白丸治痞积，开胃消食，健脾补肾。 百草镜方∶马料豆、白蒺藜去刺各一斤，炒磨
末，
三钱，开水送下。
治阴症手足紫黑 集验方∶黑料豆三合，炒熟，好酒烹滚，热服；加葱须同烹，更妙。
盗汗 文堂集验方∶莲子七粒，黑枣七枚，浮麦、马料豆各一合，水煎服，三次愈。
肾虚腰痛，并治阴亏目昏 活人书∶用腰式乌豇豆、马料豆各一两，煮汤，入盐少许，
五更
阴亏目昏，老眼失明 活人书∶马料豆、甘枸杞、女贞子各十两（阴亏目昏，除女贞子）
为末，炼蜜丸梧子大，早
晚服二、三钱，自效。
赤白带下 白果去皮，煮熟蜜饯，每日清晨吃七枚，再食炒马料豆一两，白滚水送下，
数日愈。
妊娠腰痛酸软 产家要览∶马料黑豆二合，炒焦熟，白酒一大碗，煎至七分，空心下。
治产后中风，口噤目瞪，角弓反张 姚希周集验∶用黑料豆锅内炒极焦，冲入热黄酒内，服
之立效；再服回生丹，全愈。
华真君三豆汤稀豆 杨春涯验方∶绿豆、赤饭豆、马料豆等分，每日煮汤与小儿吃，出
豆自
汤饮之；捣搽敷上，其毒自消。
痘风烂眼 集验云∶风烂眼用腌白梅一个（去核），入绿矾少许、川椒三十粒，以五铢
钱二个
夹之，用苎麻扎住，无根水浸洗自愈。若出痘得此症，再加马料豆一岁一粒，投水中。
眼药丸方 周氏家宝∶用马料豆一升，炒蝉蜕四两（酒洗去头足），木贼草四两去节，
菟丝子
一斤炒，甘菊花四两晒干，白蒺藜一斤，各为末，水法为丸，每服二、三钱，晚服，滚汤下
；如若年高，桂圆汤下。
各种癣 陈别驾彬，曾任太医院官，有治各种癣方∶用马料豆，以瓦罐，不拘多少，装
入罐
内，罐口以铜丝罩格定，使豆不能倒出；然后用大高边火盆一个，盆凿一孔，将罐倒合孔上
，四围以干马粪壅之，火燃罐底，盆底下用砖垫空，安碗一个接油；上火煨，罐内豆自焦，
有油从盆底滴入碗中，色如胶漆，以此搽癣，三次即愈。
解药毒 凡服药过多，以致头面浮肿、唇裂流血，或心腹饱闷、脐下撮痛者，用马料豆、
绿
豆各四两，合煎汁，连豆服，病好为度。
中附子、川乌、天雄、斑蝥毒 不药良方∶马料豆煎汁服之，即解。
豆叶治瘤 急救方∶颈后粉瘤，马料豆叶、辟麝香草，同捣敷患处，其瘤渐软渐消，
破则
听其自消。
《滇略》记载：缅豆形状像豆子，藤蔓生长，种子大如栗子，表面有斑点花纹，咀嚼后敷于恶疮上疗效良好。然而其药性猛烈且有毒，误服会导致呕吐、腹泻甚至死亡。《五杂俎》说：云南有一种神黄豆，外形似五倍子，能使儿童排出稀便（泻下），但效果并不显著。
《五杂俎》又说：产自西域，形状像椿树果实，研磨后混入面粉中，气味极香，能解除面食之毒。
《宦游笔记》记载：云南永昌府有一种青花豆，产于外地，由少数民族带来交换货物；用于治疗疮疡。
产自甘肃庆阳、真宁地区，味道甘甜平和，能解各种药物之毒。
叶逢原在《本草从新》中记载：细小的黑豆，又名[此处原文缺字，推测为“小”或特定品种]豆，俗名料豆。现在人们用来喂马，所以俗称马料豆。《杭州府志》记载：黑豆中细小者称为[缺字]豆，细小而扁平者称为零乌豆，俗名马料豆，可使马匹肥壮。《本草从新》记载：黑大豆中小颗粒的称为马料豆，不知道料豆虽然小，但形状细长微扁，与黑豆的形状截然不同，应当是另一种类。《本草纲目》在[缺字]豆条目下，仅记载它能祛除贼风风痹，治疗妇人产后冷血而已，其他所有功效均未提及，现予以补充。
味道甘温，无毒，能强健筋骨，止盗汗，补肾，活血，明目，益精，归肾经血分。与青盐、旱莲草、何首乌蒸熟食用，只吃黑豆，则须发不会变白，其补肾的功效可知。现在人们用它来炮制何首乌，取其引入肾经的作用。炒焦后淋酒，治疗头风和香港脚（足癣/痛风），因为它能直达肾经血分。煮汁服用，可解乌头、附子、丹石类药物之毒。
《药性考》记载：《神农本草经》中的黑大豆，就是现在的马料豆。其色黑，形状像人的腰，所以入肾经。益水明目，多服使人身体沉重，一年后恢复；久服身体轻盈，这不是花豆中的黑大豆。凡是服用豆类时，忌食蓖麻子、厚朴、猪肉。歌诀云：黑大豆味甘，形状像腰子，所以能补肾，适合入药；即是马料，煮寒炒热，调和脾胃，下气，止痢疾和痉挛，利水除胀，追风活血，生研外敷消肿，吞服止烦渴，解一切毒；甘草煎汁，治内伤淋露，产后诸疾，明目美容，制服有益。又云：[缺字]豆即小黑豆，因其颗粒细小，称驴豆，区别于马料豆，治疗产后血风冷痛，其颗粒细小不及马料豆。歌诀云：[缺字]豆黑小，甘味驱逐邪风，冷痹血滞，浸酒调和。
《雨蓑翁食记》记载：小黑豆加盐煮，久食，大能补肾。《事亲述见》记载：[缺字]豆补五脏益中气，助十二经脉，调和中焦，暖肠胃，杀鬼气，舒筋。
《紫虚子吞豆法》：黑料豆淘净晒干，装入干净的瓶中，初服每日一粒，用白开水生吞，次日吞两粒，每日增加一粒，至第一百天吞一百粒，从此以后每日吞一百粒。但在刚开始服用时，肠胃尚未适应，每次大便时，需观察豆子是否消化，如果豆子化了，则逐渐增加；如果未化，仍按原量不要增加，必须等到进食能消化后，再递增至一百粒为止。服用此法能益精补髓、壮力润肌、白发转黑，久服则转老还童，终身无痰病。
《救生苦海》中有嫦娥奔月方，与紫虚吞豆法相同，但其方法按照太阴月亮的盈亏之数，初一吞一粒，逐日增加一粒，至十五望日吞十五粒而止，十六日起逐日减少一粒，至三十晦日吞一粒而止，月初又开始增加，与紫虚之法略有不同，一并附上以备选用。
煮料豆方：明代太医刘浴德著有《增补内经拾遗》四卷，在其《种子论》之后，载有煮料豆药方云：老人服用，能乌须黑发、固齿明目，当归四钱，川芎、甘草、广皮、白术、白芍、丹皮、菊花各一钱，杜仲炒、黄[缺字，疑为黄芪]各二钱，牛膝、生地、熟地各四钱，青盐六钱，首乌、枸杞子各八钱，同马料豆煮透晒干，去药渣只服豆。
又羲复方：马料豆五升，桑椹半斤，枸杞子四两，肉苁蓉半斤（用竹刀切去筋），青盐、龙骨各二两，同豆煮熟，连同药渣一起晒干，贮存在罐中备用。常食大有补益。
又方，吕逸儒传方：何首乌一斤（用马料豆汁煮，或用老酒亦可，要九蒸九晒），枸杞一斤（酒蒸，用干药末捣匀晒），马料豆一斗（再用料豆五升煮汁，以汁煮豆晒干，九蒸九晒，或用好酒煮亦可），菟丝子一斤（酒煮晒焙），补骨脂一斤（酒洗焙），真川椒四两（晒烘），青盐二两，川牛膝一斤（酒煮焙），炼蜜为丸服用。
又方：何首乌二斤，青盐一两，枣仁、杜仲、枸杞各二两，远志、小茴香、陈皮各一两，肉苁蓉、薏苡仁、香附、白茯苓、川芎各二两，五味子、牛膝、补骨脂、木瓜各一两五钱，归身三两，肉桂五钱，防己一两二钱，甘草八钱，小黑豆一斗，用水煮药数十滚，滤出药渣，用药汁煮豆，汁尽为度，晒干，每服百粒，开水送下。
延龄广嗣仙方：怀生地酒制、何首乌酒煮、旱莲草、鹿衔草（真品极少，用淫羊藿替代），以上各三两，按四季分配；干山药乳拌、当归身酒炒、真青盐，以上各一两，按二分至分配；石菖蒲、菟丝子、肉苁蓉酒浸去膜、补骨脂、五加皮、骨碎补、淮牛膝、白甘菊、原杜仲酒炒断丝、枸杞子、蛇床子、槐角子、金樱子、覆盆子、川黄连、建泽泻，以上各五钱，按十六节分配，以上二十四味，俱合二十四节气，除去青盐，锅内煎汁至一半，滤去药渣，再将药渣煎至一半，滤取清液，冲和煎浓，加入马料豆三升七合、女贞子一升七合，按阴阳二气、二至、二分，合年月日时周天度数，余一合半，以置闰调节，煮数十滚，将青盐研细，倾入同煎，以汁尽为度，取豆晒干，收贮瓷瓶。每晨四钱，滚汤送下。如遇出门饥饿，即可嚼食代替点心。此豆谨按阴阳二十四气，合周天度数，制法得中和补益之妙，久服能令人须发再黑、牙齿脱落再生、耳目聪明、手足便利、壮阳补肾、固本还元、多育子息、多增年寿，常服不断，可成地仙。凡肾虚目暗，上盛下虚者，尤为切合。
四宝大神丹家宝方：能治五劳七伤。服药后，忌腥臭发物及房事。马料豆五升（用混堂油制九次），黄[缺字，疑为黄芪]八两（人乳制七次），白当归酒洗四两，金樱子二斗（去内子与毛，外去刺，淘净熬膏，临收时，加童便一、二盏听用），右将前三味和金樱膏，丸如梧桐子大，每服三钱，桂圆汤送下。
明目补肾，兼治筋骨疼痛。不药良方：小红枣十二枚（冷水洗净，去蒂）甘州枸杞子三钱，小马料豆四钱，水二碗，煎一碗；早晨空腹连汤共食之。
绝疟：制首乌剩下黑料豆，可以绝疟。凡四日两头疟，用豆煎汤服即愈。截三日疟：祝穆桂、甘草、槟榔各三钱，小黑豆四十九粒，酒、水各二碗，慢火煎二碗，当晚先服一碗，盖暖而睡；留一碗，至次日，须在发作前早两个时辰服，要热服盖暖，卧戒食生冷、劳碌风霜，忌食鸡、羊、牛蛋白、扁豆半月，永截不发。又秘方集验：治疟，槟榔、萝卜子、常山、甘草各一钱，红枣四枚，乌梅七枚，马料豆每岁一粒，水二碗，煎一碗服。忌三日荤油，永不再发。
痰喘气急：《同寿录》记载：用梨挖空，中心纳小黑豆令满，留盖合住扎紧，糠火煨熟，捣作饼，每[缺字，疑为每次或每剂]...
中风口噤：《文堂集验方》：马料豆一升，煮浓汁如饴，含汁在口，即能言也。
黑白丸治痞积，开胃消食，健脾补肾。百草镜方：马料豆、白蒺藜去刺各一斤，炒磨末，三钱，开水送下。
治阴症手足紫黑：《集验方》：黑料豆三合，炒熟，好酒烹滚，热服；加葱须同烹，更妙。
盗汗：《文堂集验方》：莲子七粒，黑枣七枚，浮麦、马料豆各一合，水煎服，三次愈。
肾虚腰痛，并治阴亏目昏：《活人书》：用腰式乌豇豆、马料豆各一两，煮汤，入盐少许，五更[缺字，疑为服或食]...
阴亏目昏，老眼失明：《活人书》：马料豆、甘枸杞、女贞子各十两（阴亏目昏，除女贞子）为末，炼蜜丸梧子大，早晚服二、三钱，自效。
赤白带下：白果去皮，煮熟蜜饯，每日清晨吃七枚，再食炒马料豆一两，白滚水送下，数日愈。
妊娠腰痛酸软：《产家要览》：马料黑豆二合，炒焦熟，白酒一大碗，煎至七分，空心下。
治产后中风，口噤目瞪，角弓反张：姚希周集验：用黑料豆锅内炒极焦，冲入热黄酒内，服之立效；再服回生丹，全愈。
华真君三豆汤稀豆：杨春涯验方：绿豆、赤饭豆、马料豆等分，每日煮汤与小儿吃，出[缺字，疑为痘]豆自汤饮之；捣搽敷上，其毒自消。
痘风烂眼：《集验》云：风烂眼用腌白梅一个（去核），入绿矾少许、川椒三十粒，以五铢钱二个夹之，用苎麻扎住，无根水浸洗自愈。若出痘得此症，再加马料豆一岁一粒，投水中。
眼药丸方：周氏家宝：用马料豆一升，炒蝉蜕四两（酒洗去头足），木贼草四两去节，菟丝子一斤炒，甘菊花四两晒干，白蒺藜一斤，各为末，水法为丸，每服二、三钱，晚服，滚汤下；如若年高，桂圆汤下。
各种癣：陈别驾彬，曾任太医院官，有治各种癣方：用马料豆，以瓦罐，不拘多少，装入罐内，罐口以铜丝罩格定，使豆不能倒出；然后用大高边火盆一个，盆凿一孔，将罐倒合孔上，四围以干马粪壅之，火燃罐底，盆底下用砖垫空，安碗一个接油；上火煨，罐内豆自焦，有油从盆底滴入碗中，色如胶漆，以此搽癣，三次即愈。
解药毒：凡服药过多，以致头面浮肿、唇裂流血，或心腹饱闷、脐下撮痛者，用马料豆、绿豆各四两，合煎汁，连豆服，病好为度。
*Note: The original text contains several missing characters (indicated as [missing character] or implied by context). The translation below reflects the available information, using standard WHO terminology where applicable. Due to the fragmented nature of some sentences in the source, the English translation aims for semantic completeness based on TCM logic.*
**Dian Lüe**: Mentou beans resemble ordinary beans, growing as vines; the seeds are as large as chestnuts with spotted patterns. Chewing and applying them to malignant sores is effective. However, their nature is rapid and toxic; accidental ingestion causes vomiting and diarrhea, potentially leading to death. *Wu Za Zu* states: In Yunnan, there is a "Divine Yellow Bean" resembling Chinese gallnut (Galla Chinensis), which induces loose stools in children, though its efficacy is not significant.
*Wu Za Zu* also notes: Originating from the Western Regions, it resembles Toona sinensis seeds. When ground and mixed into flour, it has an intense fragrance and can resolve the toxicity of wheat/flour products.
**Huan You Bi Ji**: In Yongchang Prefecture, Yunnan, there is a "Blue-Flower Bean" imported from outside regions by ethnic minorities for trade; it treats sores.
Beans originating from Qingyang and Zhenning in Gansu have a sweet and neutral flavor and can detoxify various medicines.
Ye Fengyuan in *Bencao Congxin* records: Fine black soybeans, also known as [missing char] bean, are commonly called Liaodou (Feed Bean) in folklore. Currently, people use them to feed horses, hence the common name "Ma Liaodou" (Horse Feed Bean). *Hangzhou Fu Zhi* records: The fine variety of black soybean is called [missing char] bean; the fine and flat variety is called Lingwu Dou, commonly known as Ma Liaodou, which can fatten horses. *Bencao Congxin* states: The small-sized black soybean is called Ma Liaodou. Although small, Liaodou is elongated and slightly flat, distinct from the shape of regular black soybeans, suggesting it may be a different species. *Bencao Gangmu*, under the entry for [missing char] bean, only records its ability to dispel wind-bi syndrome and treat postpartum cold blood stasis, omitting all other functions. These are supplemented here.
It has a sweet and warm flavor and is non-toxic. It strengthens tendons and bones, stops night sweats, tonifies the Kidney, invigorates blood, brightens the eyes, and benefits essence. It enters the Blood aspect of the Kidney Meridian. Steamed with Qingyan (Green Salt), Hanlian Cao (Eclipta Herba), and Heshouwu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix Praeparata), consuming only these black beans prevents graying of hair and beard, demonstrating its Kidney-tonifying power. Modern practitioners use it to process Heshouwu to guide the medicine into the Kidney Meridian. Stir-fried until scorched and steeped in wine, it treats Head Wind (Toufeng) and Hong Kong Foot (Zu Xuan/Podagra), as it directly reaches the Blood aspect of the Kidney Meridian. Boiled as juice and taken orally, it resolves the toxicity of Wutou (Aconiti Lateralis Radix), Chuanwu (Aconiti Radix), and Danshi (Mineral drugs).
**Yaoxing Kao**: The Black Soybean in *Shennong Bencao Jing* is the current Ma Liaodou. Its color is black, and its shape resembles human kidneys, thus entering the Kidney Meridian. It nourishes Water and brightens the eyes. Excessive consumption causes heaviness in the body, recovering after one year; long-term consumption lightens the body. This is not the black soybean found in Huadou (variegated beans). One must avoid castor seeds, Houpo (Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex), and pork when consuming beans. A rhyme states: Black soybean is sweet, kidney-shaped, thus tonifying the Kidney, suitable for medicinal use; it is horse feed, boiled for cold conditions, stir-fried for heat, harmonizes the middle, directs Qi downward, stops dysentery and spasms, promotes urination and reduces distension, pursues wind and invigorates blood, raw powder applied externally reduces swelling, swallowing stops thirst, and detoxifies everything; decocted with Licorice, it treats internal injury and leukorrhea, postpartum diseases, brightens eyes, and beautifies complexion, beneficial in preparation. Another rhyme states: [Missing char] bean is small black bean, called Donkey Bean due to its size, distinct from Ma Liaodou, treating postpartum blood-wind cold pain; its grains are finer than Ma Liaodou. Rhyme: [Missing char] bean is black and small, sweet flavor expels evil wind, cold bi and blood stasis, soaked in wine and blended.
**Yusuoweng Shiji**: Small black beans boiled with salt; long-term consumption greatly tonifies the Kidney. **Shiqin Shujian**: [Missing char] bean tonifies the five Zang organs and benefits the Middle Jiao, assists the twelve meridians, harmonizes the middle, warms the stomach and intestines, eliminates "ghost qi," and relaxes tendons.
**Zixuzi Swallowing Bean Method**: Clean and dry black Liaodou, store in a clean bottle. Start with one grain daily, swallowed raw with plain water. Increase by one grain each day until reaching 100 grains on the 100th day. Continue with 100 grains daily thereafter. Initially, if digestion is poor, check stool; if beans are digested, increase gradually; if not, maintain the dose until digestion improves before increasing. This method benefits essence and marrow, strengthens strength, moistens skin, turns white hair black, reverses aging, and prevents phlegm diseases lifelong.
**Jiusheng Kuhai** has the "Chang'e Flying to the Moon" formula, similar to Zixuzi's method but following the lunar cycle: 1 grain on the 1st day, increasing daily to 15 grains on the 15th (Full Moon), then decreasing daily to 1 grain on the last day (New Moon), then increasing again. Slightly different from Zixuzi's, included for reference.
**Boiled Liaodou Formula**: Ming Dynasty Imperial Physician Liu Yude, in *Zengbu Neijing Shiyi*, Volume 4, *Seed Theory*, records: For the elderly, to darken beard/hair, strengthen teeth, and brighten eyes: Danggui (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 4 qian, Chuanxiong (Ligustici Chuanxiong Rhizoma), Gancao (Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma), Guangpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Danpi (Moutan Cortex), Juhua (Chrysanthemi Flos) each 1 qian; Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex) stir-fried, Huangqi (Astragali Radix - inferred) each 2 qian; Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Shengdi (Rehmanniae Radix), Shudi (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata) each 4 qian; Qingyan (Green Salt) 6 qian; Shouwu (Polygoni Multiflori Radix), Gouqizi (Lycii Fructus) each 8 qian. Boil together with Horse Liaodou until thoroughly cooked, dry, remove herbs, and consume the beans.
**Xi Compound Formula**: Horse Liaodou 5 sheng, Sangshen (Mori Fructus) 0.5 jin, Gouqizi 4 liang, Rongzhrong (Cistanches Herba) 0.5 jin (cut筋 with bamboo knife), Qingyan and Longgu (Fossilia Ossis Mastodi) each 2 liang. Boil with beans, dry together with herbs, store in jar. Frequent consumption greatly tonifies.
**Lu Yiru Family Formula**: Heshouwu 1 jin (boiled in Liaodou juice or old wine, nine steams and nine sun-dryings), Gouqizi 1 jin (wine-steamed, dried, powdered, mixed, dried), Horse Liaodou 1 dou (boil 5 sheng Liaodou for juice, use juice to boil beans, dry, nine steams/dryings, or use good wine), Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen) 1 jin (wine-boiled, dried, roasted), Buguzhi (Psoraleae Fructus) 1 jin (wine-washed, roasted), Zhen Chuanjiao (Sichuan Pepper) 4 liang (dried, roasted), Qingyan 2 liang, Chuan Niuxi 1 jin (wine-boiled, roasted), refined honey to make pills.
**Another Formula**: Heshouwu 2 jin, Qingyan 1 liang, Zaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen), Duzhong, Gouqizi each 2 liang; Yuanzhi (Polygalae Radix), Xiaohuixiang (Foeniculi Fructus), Chenpi each 1 liang; Rongzhrong, Yiren (Coicis Semen), Xiangfu (Cyperi Rhizoma), Baifuling (Poria), Chuanxiong each 2 liang; Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus), Niuxi, Buguzhi, Mugua (Chaenomelis Fructus) each 1.5 liang; Guishen (Angelicae Sinensis Radix) 3 liang, Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex) 5 qian, Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix) 1.2 liang, Gancao 8 qian, Small Black Beans 1 dou. Boil herbs in water many times, strain dregs, use herb juice to boil beans until liquid is absorbed, dry. Take 100 grains with boiling water.
**Yanling Guangsi Immortal Formula**: Huaishengdi (prepared with wine), Heshouwu (boiled with wine), Hanliancao (Ecliptae Herba), Luxiancao (Pyrolae Herba - substitute with Yin Yang Huo if genuine is rare) each 3 liang, allocated according to four seasons; Dry Yam (processed with milk), Dangguishen (wine-fried), True Qingyan each 1 liang, allocated according to Spring/Autumn Equinoxes; Shichangpu (Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma), Tusizi, Rongzhrong (wine-soaked, membrane removed), Buguzhi, Wujiaopi (Acanthopanacis Cortex), Gusuibu (Drynariae Rhizoma), Huainiuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix), Bai Ganju (Chrysanthemi Indici Flos), Yuanduzhong (wine-fried, silk removed), Gouqizi, Shechuangzi (Cnidii Fructus), Huaiaozizi (Sophorae Tonkinensis Fructus), Jinyingzi (Rosae Laevigatae Fructus), Fupenzi (Rubiae Fructus), Chuan Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Jian Zexie (Alismatis Rhizoma) each 5 qian, allocated according to 16 solar terms. Total 24 ingredients correspond to 24 solar qi. Remove Qingyan, decoct remaining herbs to half volume, strain. Decoct dregs again to half, strain clear liquid, mix concentrated liquids. Add Horse Liaodou 3.7 sheng, Nuzhenzi (Ligustri Lucidi Fructus) 1.7 sheng, calculated according to Yin/Yang qi, Solstice/Equinox, and celestial degrees (remainder 0.5 sheng for leap adjustment). Boil many times. Grind Qingyan finely, add, boil until liquid is absorbed. Dry beans, store in porcelain. Take 4 qian every morning with boiling water. Can be chewed when hungry while traveling. This formula follows Yin/Yang 24 solar qi and celestial degrees, achieving balanced tonification. Long-term use darkens hair/teeth regrow, improves senses, strengthens limbs, tonifies Yang/Kidney, restores origin, increases fertility and longevity, potentially leading to immortality. Especially suitable for Kidney deficiency with dim vision, upper excess/lower deficiency.
**Four Treasures Great Divine Pill - Family Treasure Formula**: Treats Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries. Avoid pungent/spicy foods and sexual activity during treatment. Horse Liaodou 5 sheng (processed with bathhouse oil 9 times), Huangqi (human milk processed 7 times) 8 liang, Bai Danggui (wine-washed) 4 liang, Jinyingzi 2 dou (remove inner seeds/hairs, outer thorns, wash, boil into paste, add child's urine 1-2 cups at end). Mix first three ingredients with Jinyingzi paste, make pills like wisteria seeds. Take 3 qian with Longyan Tang.
Brightens eyes, tonifies Kidney, treats bone/tendon pain.
**Non-Medicine Good Prescription**: 12 small red dates (washed, stems removed), Ganzhou Gouqizi 3 qian, small Horse Liaodou 4 qian. Boil 2 bowls water to 1 bowl. Eat with soup on empty stomach in morning.
**Cure Malaria**: Leftover black Liaodou from processing Heshouwu can cure malaria. For every-other-four-day malaria, boil beans in water and drink.
**Cut Three-Day Malaria**: Zhu Mu Gui (Cassiae Lignum), Gancao, Binglang (Arecae Semen) each 3 qian, small black beans 49 grains. Boil in wine and water (2 bowls each) slowly to 2 bowls. Drink 1 bowl warm and cover up to sleep on the night before onset. Save 1 bowl, take 2 hours before next onset, warm and covered. Avoid cold/raw food, fatigue, wind/cold. Avoid chicken, mutton, beef egg whites, hyacinth beans for half a month to prevent recurrence.
**Secret Recipe Collection**: Treat malaria: Binglang, Luobozhong (Radish Seed), Changshan (Dichroae Radix), Gancao each 1 qian, 4 red dates, 7 Wumei (Mume Fructus). Horse Liaodou: 1 grain per year of age. Boil in 2 bowls water to 1 bowl. Avoid meat/oil for 3 days to prevent recurrence.
**Phlegm Asthma/Emergency Breathing**: *Tongshou Lu*: Hollow a pear, fill center with small black beans, replace lid, tie tightly, bake in chaff fire until cooked, mash into cakes. [Text fragment].
**Stroke/Jaw Lock**: *Wentang Jiyan Fang*: 1 sheng Horse Liaodou, boil to thick syrup consistency. Hold in mouth to restore speech.
**Black and White Pills**: Treats abdominal masses, opens appetite, aids digestion, strengthens Spleen/Kidney. *Baicao Jing*: Horse Liaodou and Cijili (Tribuli Fructus, de-spined) each 1 jin, stir-fry, grind to powder. Take 3 qian with boiling water.
**Yin Syndrome Purple/Black Hands & Feet**: *Jiyan Fang*: 3 he Black Liaodou, stir-fry until cooked, boil in good wine, drink hot. Adding green onion roots is better.
**Night Sweats**: *Wentang Jiyan Fang*: 7 Lotus Seeds, 7 Black Dates, Fumai (Floating Wheat), Horse Liaodou each 1 he. Boil in water, take 3 doses to cure.
**Kidney Deficiency Lower Back Pain & Yin Deficiency Dim Vision**: *Huoren Shu*: Use Kidney-shaped Black Cowpeas and Horse Liaodou each 1 liang, boil in water with little salt. [Text fragment: Fifth watch].
**Yin Deficiency Dim Vision/Old Age Blindness**: *Huoren Shu*: Horse Liaodou, Ganzhou Gouqizi, Nuzhenzi each 10 liang (exclude Nuzhenzi for simple Yin deficiency). Grind, make honey pills like wisteria seeds. Take 2-3 qian morning/evening. Effective.
**Red/White Leukorrhea**: Peel White Fruit (Ginkgo), boil, preserve in honey. Eat 7 pieces early morning, then eat 1 liang stir-fried Horse Liaodou with plain water. Cure in few days.
**Pregnancy Lower Back Soreness**: *Chan Jia Yaolan*: 2 he Horse Black Beans, stir-fry until scorched, boil in 1 big bowl white wine to 0.7 portion. Take on empty stomach.
**Postpartum Stroke, Jaw Lock, Staring Eyes, Opisthotonos**: Yao Xizhou Collection: Stir-fry Black Liaodou until extremely scorched in pot, pour in hot yellow wine, drink for immediate effect. Follow with Huisheng Dan for full recovery.
**Hua Zhenjun Three Bean Soup for Smallpox**: Yang Chunya Verified Formula: Mung beans, Red Rice Beans, Horse Liaodou in equal parts. Boil soup for children daily to induce eruption. Mash and apply topically to dissipate toxin.
**Smallpox Wind/Rotting Eyes**: *Jiyan* says: For wind rotting eyes, use 1 pickled white plum (pitted), add little Lvfan (Chalcanthite), 30 Sichuan peppercorns, clamp between two coins, tie with ramie fiber, soak in rainwater to heal. If caused by smallpox, add 1 Horse Liaodou grain per year of age to the water.
**Eye Medicine Pill Formula**: Zhou Family Treasure: 1 sheng Horse Liaodou, 4 liang stir-fried Chan Tui (Cicadae Periostracum, wine-washed), 4 liang Muzei Cao (Equiseti Herba, nodes removed), 1 jin stir-fried Tusizi, 4 liang dried Gan Juhua, 1 jin Cijili. Grind all to powder, make water pills. Take 2-3 qian at night with boiling water; for elderly, use Longyan Tang.
**Various Tinea/Fungal Infections**: Chen Biejia Bin, former Imperial Hospital official, had a formula: Place Horse Liaodou in a clay pot, secure lid with wire mesh to prevent spilling. Place pot upside down over a hole in a high-rimmed fire basin. Surround with dry horse manure. Ignite fire under pot base. Place brick under basin bottom to create air gap, set a bowl underneath to catch oil. Simmer until beans char, oil drips into bowl like lacquer. Apply to tinea; cures in 3 applications.
**Resolve Drug Toxicity**: For overdose causing facial/head edema, lip cracking/bleeding, or abdominal fullness/pain below navel: Boil Horse Liaodou and Mung beans (4 liang each) together, drink with beans until cured.
**Poison from Fuzi, Chuanwu, Tianxiong, Banmao**: *Bu Yao Liang Fang*: Decoct Horse Liaodou and drink to resolve.
**Bean Leaves Treat Tumors**: *Ji Jiu Fang*: Epidermoid cysts on back of neck. Mash Horse Liaodou leaves and Bixie (Vetiveria Root? Context suggests aromatic herb) together, apply to site. Tumor softens and disappears; if broken, let it heal naturally.