Herb

Mung Bean (Lv dou)

绿豆lv dou
1 sourceSemen Phaseoli Radiati

Clears heat and resolves toxicity, resolves summerheat and disinhibits water, and is recorded for abscesses, sores and burns and for resolving food and drug toxins.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十四·菽豆·绿豆·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：解诸热，益气，解酒食诸毒；治发背痈疽疮肿及汤火伤灼；清热解毒、消暑利水。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 甘，凉、平，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十四·菽豆·绿豆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十四·菽豆·绿豆·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十四·菽豆·绿豆·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.