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Heat-Clearing and toxicity-Removing Herbs · 3-min read

Mung Bean

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NameLv Dou (Mung Bean)The Effect of Mung BeanPropertySweet, cold; heart and stomach meridians entered.ActionsClear heat and remove toxicity, relieve summer-heat and promote diuresis.IndicationsEdema, diarrhea, erysipelas, carbuncle and swelling, polydipsia due to summer-heat, toxicity of some drugs,

Mung Bean
Mung Bean — Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Herbs

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Name

Lv Dou (Mung Bean)

The Effect of Mung Bean

Property

Sweet, cold; heart and stomach meridians entered.

Actions

Clear heat and remove toxicity, relieve summer-heat and promote diuresis.

Indications

Edema, diarrhea, erysipelas, carbuncle and swelling, polydipsia due to summer-heat, toxicity of some drugs, such as Fu Zi, Pi Shi.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 15~30 g, large dosage can be 120 g; or pounded into juice or made into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying.

Cations

It is contraindicated for deficiency-cold of spleen and stomach.

When to see a doctor: herbal care suits mild, everyday issues. For worsening, severe, or sudden symptoms — or if you are pregnant, on medication, or treating a child — consult a licensed practitioner first.

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