Mung Bean Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek (seed)
Mung Bean is traditionally classified as Sweet、Cold and associated with Heart、Stomach. Traditional function: Clear heat and resolve toxin, relieve summerheat, promote urination
| Nature & taste | Sweet、Cold |
|---|---|
| Meridians entered | Heart、Stomach |
| Traditional recorded function | Clear heat and resolve toxin, relieve summerheat, promote urination |
Traditional recorded function
Clear heat and resolve toxin, relieve summerheat, promote urination
1. Sores, carbuncles, swelling, and toxin. 2. Drug and food poisoning. 3. Used for summer-heat with restlessness and thirst, and scanty dark urine.
Nature & taste
Meridians entered
Botanical source
Accepted nameVigna radiata (L.) R.Wilczek
FamilyFabaceae
Herbal properties
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Frequently asked
What is Mung Bean traditionally used for?
Mung Bean is traditionally used for sores, carbuncles, swelling, and toxin in TCM. Its recorded function is: clear heat and resolve toxin, relieve summerheat, promote urination. This is educational context, not a diagnosis.
What are other traditional uses of Mung Bean?
Mung Bean is also traditionally used for summer-heat with restlessness and thirst, and scanty dark urine. This is educational context, not a diagnosis.
Is Mung Bean cooling or warming?
Mung Bean is classified as cold in TCM. This is the traditional classification; it is educational reference, not a diagnosis or prescribing instruction.
Which meridians does Mung Bean enter?
Mung Bean enters the Heart and Stomach meridians. This is the traditional TCM classification; it is educational reference, not a diagnosis or prescribing instruction.
Sources & references: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China (2020) · PubMed