Mung Bean
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