Hyacinth Bean Flower Whole (Lablab Purpureus)

Hyacinth Bean Flower Whole (Lablab purpureus) is the dried blossom of the hyacinth bean plant, an herb used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Southeast Asian herbal traditions for its damp-transforming, summer-heat–clearing, and digestive-supporting properties. While the seed is more commonly seen in materia medica, the flower is valued for its light, fragrant, gently aromatic nature, which helps harmonize the middle burner, relieve nausea, support digestion, and cool mild summer heat. Its energetic profile is sweet, slightly warm, and aromatic, making it a subtle yet effective herb for regulating qi, easing fullness, and clearing dampness without being harsh or overly drying.

In TCM, Hyacinth Bean Flower enters the Spleen and Stomach channels, where it helps transform dampness, support digestion, relieve bloating, and harmonize qi flow during periods of humidity or digestive weakness. It is traditionally used for post-meal discomfort, excess dampness, nausea, loose stools, and summer-heat with fatigue, especially when the Spleen is weakened by damp climates or irregular eating. Its delicate aroma also contributes to lifting fogginess and clearing mild stagnation in the middle burner.

In folk practice, these blossoms are steeped into summer teas and digestive broths to help the body adjust during hot, humid seasons or after eating heavy, rich foods. Their soft cooling and harmonizing qualities make them helpful for mild food stagnation, lack of appetite, and general digestive unease.

Modern analysis shows that Lablab purpureus flowers contain flavonoids, polyphenols, digestive enzymes, and gentle antimicrobial compounds that support gut comfort, balanced digestion, and mild heat clearing. These constituents reinforce the flower’s traditional uses as a gentle harmonizer and damp-transforming helper.

Each batch of Hyacinth Bean Flower Whole (Lablab purpureus) is carefully harvested and shade-dried to preserve its light color, floral aroma, and mild aromatic warmth. When steeped, it produces a fragrant, lightly sweet infusion traditionally used to harmonize the Stomach, clear mild summer heat, transform dampness, and support comfortable digestion.