What is the proper way to take white lentils

White lentil as a traditional Chinese medicine can be used in a decoction, or raw pounded and ground into water juice; or into pills, powder to take. White lentil is the dried mature seeds of lentil, family legume. It is sweet in flavor and slightly warm in nature. Attributed to the spleen, stomach meridian. It can strengthen the spleen, dissolve dampness, harmonize the middle and eliminate summer heat. It is used for weak spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, loose stools, excessive leucorrhea, summer dampness, vomiting and diarrhea, chest tightness and abdominal distension. White lentil with patchouli can enhance the effect of relieving heatstroke, harmonizing the middle and resolving dampness. White lentil with Elsholtzia can enhance the effect of resolving dampness and summer heat. It can be used to relieve heatstroke and diarrhea caused by external cold and internal summer dampness. White lentil with Chinese yam can strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea. It is suitable for spleen deficiency and diarrhea, loss of appetite, fatigue and women’s diarrhea. It is recommended to use the medicine under the guidance of a doctor.