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Entada scandens, Gla gor zho sha གླ་གོར་ཞོ་ཤElephant Creeper, Matchbox Bean, Climbing Entada
Gil (Ayurveda) Chillu (Siddha) Gla gor zho sha གླ་གོར་ཞོ་ཤ (Tibetan) Gai Teng Zi 盖藤子 (TCM) |
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Entada scandens
M.E. Descourtilz, Flore médicale des Antilles (1827)
M.E. Descourtilz, Flore médicale des Antilles (1827)
Botanical name:
Entada scandens (syn. E. phaseoloides. E. pursaetha; Lens phaseoloides, Mimosa entada)
Parts used:
Seed, collected when ripe and detoxified.
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, Sweet. Slightly Toxic. (not toxic after preparation)
Entada scandens (syn. E. phaseoloides. E. pursaetha; Lens phaseoloides, Mimosa entada)
Parts used:
Seed, collected when ripe and detoxified.
Temperature & Taste:
Cool, Sweet. Slightly Toxic. (not toxic after preparation)
Uses:
1. Strengthens the Spleen, Clears Damp: (TCM, Tibetan)
-Debility, increases strength (Tibetan)
-Spleen weakness, poor digestion, poor appetite (Tibetan, Indigenous Australian)
-Prolapse of the rectum, Hemorrhoids (TCM)
-Roasted seeds are eaten as food
-Gastric Pain, Hernia pain (TCM)
2. Strengthens the Kidneys, Clears Wind and Damp:
-Impotency (Tibetan Medicine)
-Female Sterility (Indigenous Australian)
-Rheumatoid Arthritis, Numb extremities
-Edema
3. Moves the Qi, Opens Obstructions, Eases Pain: (TCM)
-Liver obstruction, Jaundice
-Glandular Swellings
-Gastric Pain
-Bloody stool, Diarrhea or Dysentery with Blood, Irritable Bowel with severe spasm
4. Clears Toxin, Disperses Swelling: (TCM, Tibetan)
-Sore Throat
-Skin diseases
-Bloody Dysentery
5. Promotes Vomit:
-Emetic (probably unprepared seed)
6. Externally:
-paste of the seeds is applied to glandular swellings and skin diseases
-as a wash for fungal infections
-due to the saponins, it is used as a wash and shampoo
DOSE:
PREPARATION:
1. Seeds are stir-fried to detoxify.
2. The seed is soaked in water and roasted to detoxify. In this way, it has also been used as food.
PREPARATION:
1. Seeds are stir-fried to detoxify.
2. The seed is soaked in water and roasted to detoxify. In this way, it has also been used as food.
Main Combinations:
1. Impotency, Entada seed (stir-fried) with Mucuna, Shilajit
2. Vomiting, Diarrhea with Headache, Fever, Entada seed (stir-fried), Asafetida, Black Pepper, Vitex seed, Nigella seed, Eclipta (used by the Dai minority of China)
Major Formulas:
Cautions:
1. Seeds contain saponins which are toxic. Avoid overdose. They are safer for use after preparation.
2. Not used during pregnancy or breastfeeding
Main Preparations used:
1. Seeds contain saponins which are toxic. Avoid overdose. They are safer for use after preparation.
2. Not used during pregnancy or breastfeeding
Main Preparations used: