Entada scandens, Gla gor zho sha Entada scandens, Gla gor zho sha གླ་གོར་ཞོ་ཤ Elephant 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) Entada scandensM.E. Descourtilz, Flore médicale des Antilles (1827) Entada scandens(Photo by J.M.Garg) (Wikimedia) 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) 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-Edema3. 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 spasm4. Clears Toxin, Disperses Swelling: (TCM, Tibetan)-Sore Throat-Skin diseases-Bloody Dysentery5. 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 peeled, then stir-fried…

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