The Side-Effect of Green Mung Bean

Mung bean is very popular with the Chinese people, both green mung bean porridge and green mung bean cake are stable food in summer, but there are also some people who feel uncomfortable after eating green mung bean. So does the green mung bean really have some side-effects? Actually, the side-effect of green mung bean is reflected in some people should not eat more, or under some conditions should not eat more.

Because green mung bean is born cold and sweet, to some people with deficiency-cold in spleen and stomach, eating too many green mung bean could not help get rid of the heat and anxiety, but lead to some somatic complaints like diarrhea, even when it’s very severe, it may make people become more and more weak. So, as to those whose digestive system is not very good, eating less green mung bean is a good choice.

People who are eating traditional Chinese medicine with warm nature should not eat green mung beans. Some people need supplement the kidney, most people may use some traditional Chinese medicine with warm nature like ginseng and goji berry, at that time, it’s forbidden to eat green mung bean. As mentioned above, green mung bean is with cold nature, it may make chemical reactions with these medicine with warm nature, if the situation is less serious, it may result in the medicine making no effect; or if the situation is serious, the plant protein in green mung bean may be combined with the molecular in Chinese medicine and produce new substances which may lead to physical discomfort like diarrhea.

Besides, please do not eat undercooked green mung bean, because it may cause dizziness, nausea and diarrhea.

Thus eating appropriate amount of green mung bean is the beat choice, wish everyone have a healthy diet and live a healthy life.

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