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蚕豆主快胃和脏腑○苗主酒醉不醒油盐炒熟煮汤灌之效（本草纲目）【名】胡豆（李时
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曰）豆荚状如老蚕故名（王祯农书）谓其蚕时始熟故名亦通（吴瑞本草）以此为豌豆误矣此
豆种
亦自西胡来虽与豌豆同名同时种而形性迥别（太平御览云）张骞使外国得胡豆种归指此也今
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人呼此为胡豆而豌豆不复名胡豆矣【地】（李时珍曰）蚕豆南土种之蜀中尤多收其子以备荒
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【苗】方茎中空叶状如匙头本圆末尖面绿背白柔浓一枝三叶花如蛾状又如豇豆花结角连缀如
大豆颇似蚕形【时】八月下种冬生嫩苗二月开花紫白色四月始熟【味】甘微辛【性】平【合
治】（李时珍曰）蚕豆本草失载（万表积善堂方）言一女子误吞针入腹诸医不能治一人教令
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豆同
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刀豆主温中下气利肠胃止呃逆益肾补元（本草纲目）【名】挟剑豆（李时珍曰）以荚形
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也按（段成式酉阳杂俎云）乐浪有挟剑豆荚生横斜如人挟剑即此豆也【苗】（汪颖曰）刀豆
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许可入酱用（李时珍曰）刀豆人多种之三月下种蔓生引一二丈叶如豇豆叶而稍长大五六七月
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紫花如蛾形结荚长者近尺微似皂荚扁而剑脊三棱宛然嫩时煮食酱食蜜煎皆佳老则收子其形如
拇指头淡红色同猪肉鸡肉煮食甚美【味】甘【性】平【治】（李时珍曰）刀豆本草失载惟近
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小书载其暖而补元阳也又有人病后呃逆不止声闻邻家或令取刀豆子烧存性白汤调服二钱即止
此亦取其下气归元而逆自止也
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蚕豆主治调和胃气，和顺脏腑。○其嫩苗主治醉酒不醒，用油盐炒熟后煮汤灌服，效果显著（出自《本草纲目》）。【名称】胡豆（李时珍说）：豆荚形状像老蚕，所以得名（出自《王祯农书》）。有人说因为它在蚕月成熟，所以得名，这也讲得通（出自《吴瑞本草》）。把它误认为是豌豆是错误的。这种豆子也是从西域传来的，虽然与豌豆同名且同时播种，但形状和性质截然不同（《太平御览》记载）：张骞出使外国带回的胡豆种子指的就是这个。现在蜀地人称它为胡豆，而豌豆不再称为胡豆了。【产地】（李时珍说）：蚕豆在南方种植，蜀中尤其多，收获其种子以备荒年歉收之需。【幼苗】茎方形中空，叶子形状像匙头，根部圆末端尖，正面绿色背面白色，质地柔厚，一枝三叶。花像蛾子一样，又像是豇豆的花，结出的豆荚连缀在一起像大豆，颇似蚕的形状。【时节】八月下种，冬季长出嫩苗，二月开花，花色紫白，四月开始成熟。【味道】甘，微辛。【性质】平。【合治】（李时珍说）：蚕豆未被《神农本草经》等早期本草著作收录。（万表《积善堂方》）记载：有一女子误吞针入腹，众医无法治疗，一人教令煮蚕豆同食（原文此处截断，意为配合食用或作为疗法的一部分）。
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刀豆主治温中降气，利肠胃，止呃逆，益肾补元气（出自《本草纲目》）。【名称】挟剑豆（李时珍说）：因豆荚形状命名。按（段成式《酉阳杂俎》记载）：乐浪有挟剑豆，豆荚生长横斜像人挟着剑，就是这种豆子。【幼苗】（汪颖说）：刀豆长一尺左右，可以入酱食用。（李时珍说）：刀豆很多人种植，三月下种，蔓生，延伸一二丈。叶子像豇豆叶但稍大，五六七月开紫花，形状像蛾子。结出的豆荚长约近一尺，微微像皂荚，扁平且有剑脊般的三棱。嫩的时候煮食、酱食或蜜煎都很好吃；老了就收种子，其形状像拇指头，淡红色，同猪肉、鸡肉一起煮食非常美味。【味道】甘。【性质】平。【主治】（李时珍说）：刀豆未被早期本草著作收录，只有近代小书记载其性暖并能补元阳。又有病人病后呃逆不止，声音传到邻家，有人让人取刀豆子烧存性，用白开水调服二钱，呃逆即止。这也是取其降气归元，气顺则呃逆自止的道理。
Non-toxic.
Vicia faba (Broad Bean) primarily harmonizes the Stomach and smooths the Zang-Fu organs. ○ Its young shoots are indicated for intractable drunkenness; when stir-fried with salt and oil, decocted into soup, and administered orally, it is effective (from *Bencao Gangmu*). [Names] Hu Dou (Wild Bean) (Li Shizhen states): The pod resembles an old silkworm, hence the name (from *Wang Zhen Nongshu*). Others say it is named because it ripens during the "silkworm month," which is also plausible (from *Wu Rui Bencao*). Confusing it with Pisum sativum (Garden Pea) is erroneous. This bean was also introduced from the Western Regions; although it shares the same name and sowing time as the pea, its morphology and properties are distinctly different (*Taiping Yulan* records): The Hu Dou seeds brought back by Zhang Qian from foreign lands refer to this species. Currently, people in Shu call this Hu Dou, while Pisum sativum is no longer called Hu Dou. [Habitat] (Li Shizhen states): Vicia faba is cultivated in southern regions, particularly abundant in Shu, where its seeds are harvested to prepare for famine or poor harvests. [Seedlings] The stem is square and hollow; leaves resemble a spoon head, round at the base and pointed at the tip, green on the upper surface and white underneath, soft and thick, with three leaflets per branch. Flowers resemble moths, similar to Vigna unguiculata (Cowpea) flowers; the pods grow in clusters like Glycine max (Soybean), resembling the shape of silkworms. [Season] Sown in August, tender shoots emerge in winter, flowers bloom in February with purple-white petals, and matures in April. [Flavor] Sweet, slightly pungent. [Nature] Neutral. [Combined Therapies] (Li Shizhen states): Vicia faba is not recorded in early Materia Medica texts. (*Wan Biao Jishantang Fang*) records: A woman accidentally swallowed a needle into her abdomen; various physicians could not treat it. One person instructed her to consume boiled Vicia faba... (text cuts off here).
Non-toxic.
Canavalia gladiata (Jack Bean) primarily warms the Middle Jiao, directs rebellious Qi downward, benefits the intestines and stomach, stops hiccups, tonifies the Kidneys, and supplements Yuan Qi (from *Bencao Gangmu*). [Names] Xie Jian Dou (Sword-Holding Bean) (Li Shizhen states): Named after the shape of the pod. According to (Duan Chengshi's *Youyang Zazu*): In Laolang, there is a Xie Jian Dou whose pods grow horizontally and obliquely, resembling a person holding a sword; this is that bean. [Seedlings] (Wang Ying states): Canavalia gladiata grows about one chi long and can be used for making soy sauce paste. (Li Shizhen states): Many people cultivate Canavalia gladiata; sown in March, it climbs as a vine extending one or two zhang. Leaves resemble those of Vigna unguiculata but are slightly larger. Purple flowers, moth-shaped, bloom in May and June. Pods grow nearly one chi long, slightly resembling Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Licorice root pods) in flatness, with a distinct sword-like ridge and three edges. When tender, it is excellent when boiled, pickled, or candied with honey; when mature, seeds are collected. The seeds resemble a thumb, are pale red, and are very delicious when boiled with pork or chicken meat. [Flavor] Sweet. [Nature] Neutral. [Indications] (Li Shizhen states): Canavalia gladiata is not recorded in early Materia Medica texts; only recent minor texts record its warm nature ability to supplement Yuan Yang. There is a case of a patient suffering from persistent hiccups after illness, audible to neighbors. Someone suggested taking Canavalia gladiata seeds, calcined until carbonized (preserving their nature), mixed with plain water, and taken in a dose of two qian. The hiccups ceased immediately. This works by directing Qi downward and returning it to its origin, so that when Qi is smooth, the hiccups stop naturally.