Bai Bian Dou is one of the three neutral herbs for this test (the other is He Ye, and there is one more that I unfortunately can't remember right now!). It is white and flat and a bean. Like Lu Dou, it will clear summer heat, but it goes beyond that and clears summer heat with damp (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea). It is also a SPLEEN strengthener. And nourishes the stomach and harmonizes the middle, transforming damp. It too can treat poisoning, specifically food poisoning. I like this white bean. It can do a lot of good stuff. It is also sweet.
Spleen rhymes with bean, and kind of looks like one, too. If only it were white then it would be really easy to remember (white bean / spleen). But don't forget the stomach!
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