What is the efficacy and function of white lentils?

The pericarp (lentil coat), flowers and leaves of white lentils can be used as medicine. Lentil coat can strengthen spleen and eliminate dampness, and can be used to treat dysentery, diarrhea, beriberi, edema, etc. White lentil is a good medicine for spleen deficiency, which is used for shortness of breath, laziness, fatigue, weakness of limbs, anorexia, loose stool and other diseases.

Tofu flower can relieve summer heat and dampness, regulate middle energizer and strengthen spleen, and can be used for treating summer heat injury, summer heat and dampness, diarrhea, dysentery, leucorrhea with red and white discharge, traumatic injury and swelling and pain. Lentil leaves can clear away heat, relieve summer-heat, induce diuresis, detoxify and reduce swelling, and can be used to treat diseases such as summer-heat dampness, vomiting and diarrhea, furuncle and snake bite.

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Growth environment of white lentils

White lentils like warm and humid climate and are afraid of frost. After being damaged by frost, the light one will affect its growth, and the heavy one will die. The seedling stage needs to be moist, so pay attention to watering. The flowering period requires drought, high air and soil humidity, and it is easy to drop flowers. I like to plant on fertile and well-drained sandy soil.

Growth habit of white lentils

White lentil is a 1 annual herb vine, which likes warm and humid climate and sunny environment. Afraid of drought and frost. It grows well in sandy loam with deep soil layer, fertile and loose soil and good drainage. Plots with high viscosity, low terrain and easy water accumulation are not suitable for planting.

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