Red beans and mung beans are similar in appearance and function, so they can be cooked together. \x0d\\x0d\ Mung Bean\x0d\ "Kaibao Materia Medica" records: "Mung Bean, sweet, cold, non-toxic. Enters the heart and stomach meridian. It is mainly used for erysipelas, rubella, and hot air. Grind it raw and twist it into juice. It can also be used. When cooked, it can reduce swelling and reduce qi, suppress heat and detoxify. "\x0d\ "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Although mung beans have the same effect of reducing swelling and treating acne as adzuki beans, their ability to suppress heat and detoxify is better. It strengthens the intestines and stomach, unblocks the meridians, and is not contraindicated in long-term use. It can be used to treat carbuncle surgically. It is said to be very effective. "Looking at various herbal medicines, mung bean has medicinal effects such as clearing heat, dispelling heat, detoxifying, and diuresis. All highly respected. \x0d\　Adzuki bean (red bean): sweet, sour, flat. Guixin, small intestine meridian. \x0d\　[Efficacy]: Diuretic, reducing swelling, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Adzuki bean has a good descending property, and its function is to diuretic and reduce swelling, clear away heat and detoxify and remove dampness. It can be used to treat edema and swelling, athlete's foot and carbuncle due to heat poisoning. \x0d\　The nutritional value of mung beans is very high, and it can be said that the whole body is full of treasures. For example, mung bean powder can treat sores and burns; mung bean skin can improve eyesight; mung bean sprouts can also relieve hangover. Regular drinking of mung bean soup in summer can not only increase nutrition, but also have certain curative effects on nephritis, diabetes, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, gastroenteritis, pharyngitis, vision loss and other diseases. \x0d\ However, although mung beans are good, because they are cold in nature, people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat more; moreover, mung beans should not be overcooked to avoid damaging the organic acids and vitamins and reducing the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. \x0d\　Mung beans and red beans have different functions. Mung beans relieve heat and detoxify, while red beans nourish and dehumidify. It is okay to cook them together, but it is best to separate them to play a greater role. You can add some barley rice, lotus seeds, red dates, corn kernels, peanuts, black beans, etc. to cook eight-treasure porridge, which will be more nutritious.