Mung Bean

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

Red Bean

Red Bean

red bean

Chinese Name: 赤小豆

Thermal Nature: Cold (Slight)

Flavor: Sweet, sour

Organ Meridian: Heart, small intestine, spleen

Properties: Encourages urination, relieves water retention, cools the body and helps with detoxification

Best Use For: Treating water retention (especially lower part of the body)

Serving Per Day For One Person: 10 to 30g

Dietary Caution: People with Yin deficiency should avoid consuming red beans 

Special Note: There are two sizes of red beans in the market. The one that is mentioned here is the smaller, rounder type.

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

Wheat

Wheat

wheat

Chinese Name: 小麦

Thermal Nature: Cooling

Flavor: Sweet

Organ Meridian: Heart, spleen, kidney

Properties: Relieve thirst, cool the body and mind, moisturize organs

Best Use For: Treating heatiness in body and heart (mind), stopping external bleeding

Serving Per Day For One Person: 50 to 100g

Dietary Caution: Make sure to consume wheat in moderation as overconsumption will lead to obstruction in energy movement in our body

Suitable For: Balanced body constitution, Yin deficiency body constitution