Seed-coat of Mung Bean

Name

Lv Dou Pi (Seed-coat of Mung Bean)

The Effect of Seed-coat of Mung Bean

Property

Sweet, cold; liver and lung meridians entered.

Actions

Clear summer-heat and quench thrist, remove nebula, promote diuresis and remove toxicity.

Indications

Dysentery, edema, polydipsia due to summer-heat, diarrhea, nebula, erysipelas.

Dosage and Administrations

Decoct 9~30 g, or made into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying or decocted for washing.