The efficacy and function of Yunnan mung bean

Traditional Chinese medicine requires the use of traditional Chinese medicine when treating diseases, and Yunnan mung bean, as a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, is also frequently used. So, let’s talk about the effects and functions of Yunnan mung bean.

【English name】Green Gram of Yunnan

[Source] Medicinal material source: The seeds of the legume plant Mung Bean.

[Original morphology] Yunnan mung bean is a twining herb, and all parts of the plant are densely covered with long stiff hairs. There are 3 leaflets, with broad, rounded and large, shallow lobes near the base, and long stiff hairs on both sides. The lateral leaflets are broadly ovate or lanceolate, gradually pointed at the apex, and rounded or cuneate at the base. The leaf sizes vary greatly. The terminal leaflets are ovate, lanceolate, and the stipules are linear. The racemes are axillary; the bracts are linear, about 1 times longer than the calyx; the calyx margin is ciliate; the flowers are yellow, 10-13mm long, and there are raised nipple-like glands on the peduncle. Stamens 10, disarticulate, (9) + 1. The pods are 6-7.5 cm long, about 4 mm wide, and gradually pointed at the tip. The seeds are flat, long, blue-red, with a flat hilum, white, linear, and about 3mm long. Flowering and fruiting period is September-October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing on hillsides, woods and wastelands at an altitude of 700-1300m.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The seeds are rectangular and slightly flat, about 3mm long, with a bluish-red surface and a linear hilum on one side, which is white and slightly flat. The seed coat is hard, and after peeling it off, two thick yellow-white cotyledons can be seen. It has a faint smell and a unique taste.

【Nature and flavor】 Light taste; neutral

【Meridian】 Kidney meridian

【Functions and indications】Diuretic and anti-edema. Mainly for difficulty in urination and facial swelling

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 6-15g.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": The seeds have diuretic and swelling-reducing functions.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Therefore, through the detailed introduction of the traditional Chinese medicine Yunnan mung bean in the above article, it is not difficult to find that Yunnan mung bean has many effects and functions, and its effect in health care is still very good.