Lu Dou (Mung Bean, Phaseolus)
Latin Name: Semen Phaseoli
Properties: sweet, cool
Actions: relieves summerheat, rids of edema, treats irritability and fever with thirst, stops headaches, acts as antidote for toxins
Medical Indications: fever with excess thirst due to summerheat, edema, headaches, poisening (especially pesticides)
Contraindications: not to be used in cases of spleen or kidney deficiency with weak digestion or chronic pain in lower back
Dosage: 15 to 30 grams
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