Linxiang Acacia Seed

Linxiang Acacia Seed

　　Also known as "red bean." Belongs to the Fabaceae family. It is a woody vine with slender branches. Blooms in spring and summer, featuring butterfly-shaped flowers, usually pale red or purple, arranged in racemes. The pods are long and elliptical. The seeds are broadly ovate, bright red at the top and black at the bottom, and can be used as small ornaments. Often grown for ornamental purposes. The seeds are toxic and have been used medicinally as an emetic and insecticide. The leaves are diuretic and used to treat bronchitis; the roots clear summer heat and relieve exterior symptoms, and are used as ingredients in cooling herbal teas.