Dog’s pea, also known as dragon’s claw beans, has the effect of warming the kidney and benefiting the qi, and is mainly used for treating lumbar spine pain. This product is toxic, avoid eating raw.
The dog’s pea is a tonic ingredient, rich in nutrients, containing protein, vitamins, minerals and calcium, iron, phosphorus and other nutrients.
Dog beans as early as Li Shizhen’s “Compendium of Materia Medica” has a record, it also has a very good medicinal value. Dog’s pea is warm and bitter in nature, and has the effect of warming the middle and benefiting the qi, tonifying the kidney, and treating lumbar and spinal pain. Using its young leaves to rub the body can also clear heat and cool the blood.
This product is poisonous and needs to be cooked and then processed before consumption. If raw or incompletely cooked dog’s peas are accidentally consumed, they may be poisoned, resulting in dizziness, weakness, palpitations, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and other symptoms, which in severe cases can lead to trance or coma, or even life-threatening.
The drug should be taken under the guidance of a doctor, not self-medication to avoid adverse reactions.