Lu Dou
| Lu Dou in TCM:Explore the properties of Lu Dou according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Factoids:
English Name: mung bean, Phaseolus
Pharmacuetical Name: Semen Phaseoli Radiati
Properties: sweet, cold
Temperature: cold
Channels: ST, SP, HT
Flavors: astringent, bitter
Special Properties:
clears heat, eliminates toxins, resolves summer heat
Actions / Indications:
- Clears Summer Heat and Clears Thirst (Summerheat patterns of irritability and fever, especially when thirst is an important symptom
Often made into a tea in Summer to prevent Summerheat)
- Relieves Toxic Heat (Toxic sores and swellings (grind into a powder and take as a tea))
Contraindications: - (cc: use caution for those with loose stools or diarrhea.)
- Do not use unless there is Heat.
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