Bai Bian Dou
Lablab Semen album
sweet, neutral
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Tonify the Qi
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Diarrhea
- Due to spleen qi deficiency
- Borborygmus
- Due to spleen or stomach qi deficiency
- Vaginal discharge
- Related to poor gastrointestinal health
- Due to spleen and stomach qi deficiency
- Poor appetite
- Due to poor digestive function
- Related to spleen and stomach qi deficiency
- Food poisoning
Bai Bian Dou improves digestion through the support of the spleen and stomach functions. This relates to the exocrine function of the pancreas through enzyme production and hydrochloric acid secretion in the stomach. Balancing the digestive function of the stomach with the digestive function of the duodenum allows for the pyloric sphincter to efficiently transition chyme smoothly from the upper gastrointestinal tract to the lower gastrointestinal tract. The bolus of food enters the stomach and must liquefy into chyme before the pyloric sphincter releases the food downward. Failure of this function leads to indigestion or counterflow qi.
The health of the gastrointestinal tract allows for healthy acid secreting bacterial flora, also found in the vagina, to populate. When the intestinal bacteria becomes compromised, the acid balance becomes unfavorable leading to intestinal complaints. This negatively affects the vaginal bacteria leading to pathogenic discharge. For this reason, Bai Bian Dou can also be used to treat vaginal discharge by improving digestive and intestinal health.
Channels: spleen, stomach COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Increased pancreatic secretions
- Enzymes for digestive functions
- Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
- Related to poor upper gastrointestinal tract function
- Biliary congestion
- Diarrhea
- Poor digestive function
- Nausea/vomiting
- Dyslipidemia
- Liver related synthesis triggered by pancreatic dysregulation
- Hyperinsulinemia
- Leukorrhea
- Compromised intestinal flora; dysbiosis
- Vaginal itching
- Compromised intestinal flora; dysbiosis
- Yeast infections
- Compromised intestinal flora; dysbiosis
- Urinary tract infections
- Related to changes in pH of the intestines
- IBS
- Poor digestive function
- Stomachache
- Poor digestive function
- Dysglycemia
- Pancreatic dysregulation
- Hyperinsulinemia
Formulas:
- Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang
- Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
Contraindications: do not prescribe Bai Bian Dou in its raw form, do not prescribe Bai Bian Dou to patients that present with intermittent fever and chills