Name
Lv Dou (Mung Bean)
Property
Sweet, cold; heart and stomach meridians entered.
Actions
Clear heat and remove toxicity, relieve summer-heat and promote diuresis.
Indications
Edema, diarrhea, Erysipelas, Carbuncle, polydipsia due to summer-heat
Dosage and administration
Decoct 15~30 g, large dosage can be 120 g; or pounded into juice or made into powder. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded into powder for applying.
Cations
It is contraindicated for deficiency-cold of spleen and stomach.