Herb of the Month: Lou Dou- Mung Bean, Phaseolus

Chinese: Lou Dou

English: Mung Bean, Phaseolus

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💪🏽 Category: Clear heat, relieve toxicity

💛 Meridians: Spleen, Stomach
👅 Taste: Sweet
❄️ Temperature: Warm

Functions:

  • Dispels summer heat

  • Clears heat and resolves toxins

  • An antidote for toxic herbs

Indications:

  • Summer heat patterns of irritability, thirst and fever

  • Toxic sores and swellings, acne

  • Poisoning

Mung beans (lü dou 綠豆)

Are an important remedy specifically for Summer heat. These small green beans (the name in Chinese literally means “green bean”) cool and detoxify the body, and are traditionally used as an antidote for different types of poisoning. They can be cooked into soups or congees to help the body adapt to extreme heat, and in China they are even made into sweet dessert soups.

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