Mung Bean

mung beans

Chinese Name: 绿豆

Thermal Nature: Cold

Flavor: Sweet

Organ Meridian: Heart, liver, stomach

Properties: Cools the body, encourage urination and helps with detoxification

Best Use For: Relieving heatiness in body, highly suitable for treating heat-type flu and headaches or eye swollen/pain

Serving Per Day For One Person: 15 to 30g (Up to 120g for heavier dosage)

Special Note: The outer skin of mung beans is the part that contains all the detoxing properties; do not remove the skin if you are consuming mung beans for detox purposes.

Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Dampness and heat body constitution, Phlegm and dampness body constitution