Benefits of mung bean water

SKĐS - Mung beans are an incredibly valuable nutritional treasure and also a good medicine. Many people have the habit of using mung bean water to cool the body and detoxify, but what other benefits does mung bean water have?

1. Benefits of mung beans and mung bean water

Mung beans are a great food for light meals, providing a rich source of plant-based protein and low in fat. They also contain many essential vitamins such as vitamins B9, B1, C, E, and K, along with high levels of potassium and minerals like magnesium, iron, calcium, and phosphorus.

In addition to essential nutrients, mung beans also contain many antioxidants such as flavonoids, phenolic acids, especially vitexin and isovitexin, which have cooling effects, prevent heatstroke, and prevent cancer-causing free radicals, along with many important amino acids.

After being cooked or sprouted, mung beans significantly reduce their calorie content, while increasing their levels of antioxidants and amino acids, making them easier for the body to absorb and providing beneficial health effects.

• Prevents cancer (especially the outer layer of mung beans).
• Protects cardiovascular health and lowers blood pressure.
• Detoxifies and protects the liver, supporting it in eliminating toxins from food, medications, or heavy metals.
• Helps control blood sugar levels.
• Supports digestion.
• Helps control weight…

Mung beans contain antioxidants that help the body prevent cancer, protect cardiovascular health, and more.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, mung beans, also known as green beans, have a sweet taste and a cooling nature. They enter the heart, lung, and stomach meridians, and have the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, relieving summer heat, promoting diuresis, and eliminating various toxins; they are used in the prevention and treatment of many diseases.

• It detoxifies and reduces inflammation, used to treat boils, sores, itching, food poisoning, and drug poisoning.
• Treats heat-related illnesses such as heatstroke, sunstroke, high fever, and delirium.
• Treatment of symptoms such as excessive thirst and edema...

Mung bean water has many health benefits such as cooling the body, preventing heatstroke, detoxifying the body, beautifying the skin, treating acne and boils, protecting cardiovascular health, stabilizing blood pressure, aiding digestion, and aiding weight loss…

Mung bean soup can also be combined with other medicinal herbs to better suit different health conditions and weather, enhancing the beneficial effects of mung bean soup on the body.

2. How to cook mung bean water that's good for your body.

2.1 Quickly boil mung beans to obtain clear liquid.

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Ingredients: 100g whole mung beans, 1 liter of water.

Instructions: Wash the mung beans thoroughly, put them in boiling water; cover tightly, and cook over high heat for only about 6-10 minutes; when the beans just crack their shells and the water turns clear green or slightly pale yellow, strain the water and drink.

Quickly boiling mung beans to extract the clear liquid is a common cooking method that is very effective in cooling the body, preventing heatstroke, and relieving thirst.

2.2 Mung bean and licorice drink

Ingredients: 100g mung beans, 10g licorice root, 1.5 liters of water.

Instructions: Put mung beans and licorice root in a pot, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until the mung beans are soft. Strain the liquid, let it cool, and drink. Mung bean and licorice root tea is a remedy for various poisons such as food poisoning and drug poisoning, cleanses the digestive system, and reduces sore throat inflammation.

2.3 Mung bean and Job's tears drink

Ingredients: 50g mung beans, 50g job's tears, rock sugar.

Instructions: Soak the job's tears and mung beans for 1 hour beforehand, then put them in a pot with 1 liter of water and simmer until both are soft and tender; add a little rock sugar to make it easier to drink.

Mung bean and Job's tears drink has both cooling and anti-inflammatory effects, helping to whiten skin, reduce acne, and alleviate swelling in the hands and feet. It is very suitable for people who feel sluggish, have dull skin, or suffer from rashes and itching.

2.4 Mung bean porridge with jujube and glutinous rice

Ingredients: 50g mung beans, 30g glutinous rice, 10 jujubes.

Instructions: Simmer mung beans and glutinous rice until a thin porridge is formed. When almost cooked, add jujubes and cook for about 15 minutes. Jujubes have a sweet taste and warm properties, helping to nourish the blood and neutralize the coldness of mung beans. This method helps to replenish blood and qi while cleansing the body, without causing stomach pain, making it suitable for people who are tired and need to restore their energy after illness or overwork.

Mung bean water from porridge with glutinous rice and jujubes helps to nourish the blood and vital energy.

3. Notes on using mung bean water

To use mung bean water most effectively without harming your body, please note the following:

• Cook with the hulls: The hulls of mung beans (green bean skins) contain most of the heat-clearing and detoxifying medicinal properties of mung beans.
• Avoid using iron pots: The active ingredients in mung beans will react with iron, causing the water to turn black, altering its quality, and potentially causing digestive problems. Therefore, when preparing mung bean water, use ceramic, porcelain, or stainless steel pots.
• Do not drink on an empty stomach, and avoid use if you have a weak or cold constitution.
• Take this at least 2 hours apart from other medications.
• Do not use it as a substitute for plain water, and do not drink it regularly or continuously for extended periods; it should only be used 2-3 times per week.

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