The efficacy and function of mung bean skin

Mung bean skin is something that many people are very familiar with. The benefits that mung bean skin brings to us are not available in other foods. So what are the effects of mung bean skin? Let’s learn about it together.

[Other names] Mung bean shell (Ben Jing Feng Yuan), mung bean skin (Shanxi Chinese Materia Medica).

[Source] It is the seed coat of mung bean , a plant of the legume family. Soak the mung beans in water until they are plump, and rub out the seed coat. It is usually obtained by drying the remaining husks after mung beans germinate.

[Properties] The shape of the dry seed coat is extremely irregular, and it curls inward from the crack. The outer surface is dark brown with dense texture, the hilum is an oblong groove, and there is often a residual yellow-white funiculus. The inner surface is smooth and light brown. The texture is hard and brittle, and the smell is weak. The best ones are pure, dry and not turning red.

【Properties and flavors】 ① "Kaibao Materia Medica": "cold."

【Functions and indications】 ① "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Relieves heat and toxicity, and removes eye opacities."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 1.5 to 4 qian; or grind into powder.

[Additional prescription] For the treatment of measles combined with enteritis: decoct 50 cents of mung bean skin in water, add 50 cents of white sugar and drink it until recovery. (Inner Mongolia "Selected Materials on New Chinese Herbal Medicine Treatment Methods")

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From Compendium of Materia Medica

From the above introduction, it is not difficult to see that mung bean skin has many functions. People in daily life can eat mung bean skin in appropriate amounts according to their physical conditions. After a period of time, your physical condition will be greatly improved.