Herb Listings
Lu Dou / Mung Bean | |||
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Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Cool • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Relieve Summerheat & Toxicity | |||
Dosage15-30g |
Actions1. Clears summerheat: for summerheat patterns of irritability & fever, especially when thirst is an important symptom. This herb is often made as a tea in the summertime to prevent the occurrence of summerheat.2. Antidote: Used as an anitdote to fu zi & fava beans. |
MeridiansHeart, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of diarrhea due to Spleen or Stomach cold from deficiency. |