Mung bean cooked with Poria has the effect of clearing heat and removing toxins, inducing diuresis, dispelling summer heat, and tranquilizing the mind. It can be used to treat edema, palpitations, insomnia, thirst and other conditions.
1. Mung bean is the dried seed of mung bean of the legume family, sweet in taste, cold in nature, belonging to the heart, stomach meridian. It has the efficacy of clearing away heat and detoxification, eliminating summer heat and inducing diuresis. It can be used to treat sores, carbuncles, edema, dysuria (unsmooth urination), heartburn and thirst. It is not to be used by people with cold spleen and stomach.
2. Poria is the dried fungus kernel of Poria cocos in the family of Poraceae, with sweet and light flavor, flat nature, attributed to the heart, lung, spleen and kidney meridians. It has the effect of inducing diuresis and seepage of dampness (promoting the operation of water to get rid of dampness), strengthening the spleen and tranquilizing the heart.
Poria can be used to treat edema and urinary deficiency, phlegm-drinking vertigo and palpitations (vertigo and palpitations caused by phlegm-drinking and evil qi upward), deficiency of the spleen with low food intake, loose stools and diarrhea (thin and unformed feces), restlessness of the heart and mind, palpitations and insomnia, and other conditions. It is contraindicated for people with deficiency of cold, essence and slippery or qi deficiency.
The two have no contraindications, can be used together, but does not apply to the deficiency of cold, qi deficiency, etc. It is recommended to use under the guidance of a professional physician according to the physical condition. If there is any discomfort, consult a doctor in time, do not self-medication, so as not to delay the condition or cause damage to the body.