Mung bean porridge refers to porridge which is made of mung bean and rice as the main raw materials. Mung bean is a kind of common coarse cereals, which is cold and sweet, has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, reducing fire and relieving summer heat, and is very suitable for eating in summer. Mung bean is also rich in protein, vitamins and trace elements, with high nutritional value, and is a very healthy natural food. Chinese medicine believes that mung beans are cool and sweet, and have the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, quenching thirst and relieving summer heat, diuresis and moistening skin. Mung bean soup is a well-known summer drink.
Mung bean porridge is not only a summer dessert, but also a medicine for clearing away heat and toxic materials, which has pharmacological effects such as anti-inflammatory, sterilization and phagocytosis promotion. Its seeds and decoctions contain alkaloids, coumarins, phytosterols and other physiologically active substances, which play an important role in promoting the physiological and metabolic activities of people and animals.
Therefore, in the cold winter season, you should always drink red bean porridge, which has the function of enriching blood, and it is best to drink it in winter.