Summer Recipe Share- Mung Bean Soup to Clear Heat
It would seem that summer has finally arrived here in Colorado. The sun is finally shining more and our classic scorching heat is beginning to rear its head. With this summer heat in mind lets do a classic Chinese recipe for clearing summer heat. Each recipe features the tiny unassuming Mung Bean!
These two recipes are good for clearing heat, preventing heat stroke, clearing inflammation especially of the skin and helping the body detox. Todays recipes are coming from Ping Ming Health and you can check out their original article by clicking their name above. They have a lot of really great information and some scientific studies to accompany their article. Now lets check out the recipes.
Mung bean drink recipe for summer heat and hot weather
This recipe is suitable to clear body heat and prevent heat stroke during a hot summer.
2 handfuls of mung beans 7 cups of water
Bring to the boil and simmer for 15 minutes on low heat. Set the soup aside to cool (once cooled it can also be refrigerated).
Drink this thin soup as required. The beans can also be eaten if soft enough.
Mung bean soup recipe for skin conditions
This recipe can help to clear skin heat and reduce acne and other skin complaints as mentioned above.
2 handfuls of mung beans 4 cups of water
Bring to the boil for 3 minutes in a saucepan, then remove from heat and cover with a lid. Allow the beans to soak in the boiled water for 30 minutes then strain and drink the thick liquid soup.
This process can be repeated once more using the same batch of mung beans.
It is recommended to drink one cup of this soup twice a day in conjunction with regular treatment. Give yourself two days break from the soup after every five days.
Because food is medicine there are a few things to keep in mind when using using mung beans in your diet. If you are person who runs cold all the time or has cold hands and feet ,no matter how hot it is, these recipes probably aren’t the best for you. Keep in mind the idea is that they are clearing out excess heat, and your body constitution is already on the cold side. Another thing to consider is if you are prone to loose stools, without the help of other supplements, or if you have diarrhea because these recipes could make this worse.
If you are not sure if these recipes might be helpful for you reach out to a trained Chinese medicine practitioner and they can help you determine if you might benefit from mung beans in your diet.