Mung Beans 1kg | Lü Dou 綠豆

Lü Dou (绿豆), Australian-grown mung beans, 1kg. Small bright green beans that cook into the cooling summer dessert soup every Chinese household makes when the weather turns hot.

• 1kg of Australian-grown mung beans
• Small, bright green and uniform
• The base of the classic summer dessert soup
• Grown locally, not imported
• Also sprouted for bean sprouts

Traditional use of Mung Beans

Lü Dou is described in Chinese dietary therapy as clearing heat and resolving toxicity. Mung bean soup is the single most common summer household remedy in China.

Names for this herb

Pinyin Lü Dou · Chinese 綠豆 (simplified 绿豆) · pharmaceutical Latin Semen Phaseoli Radiati · botanical name Vigna radiata · English: mung beans, green gram · Cantonese: luk dau

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Traditional use information is provided for general education only and is not medical advice. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult a qualified practitioner before use, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or managing a health condition. Keep out of reach of children.