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What is the difference between the role and efficacy of lotus seeds and mung beans

1, lotus seeds contain starch, protein, fat, a variety of minerals and alkaloids. Mung beans contain protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins B1, B2, carotene, niacin, folic acid, minerals, calcium, phosphorus, iron and so on.

2. Lotus seed is mainly used to replenish the spleen and strengthen astringency, while mung bean is mainly used to clear heat and relieve water and detoxification.

3, lotus seed meat has anti-cancer nutritional health functions. Mung beans are cold, so it is not easy to add more mung beans for those who have a weak spleen and stomach and those who are taking warm tonic medicine.

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I. Introduction to lotus seed:

Lotus seed, the name of traditional Chinese medicine. For the water lily plant lotus Nelumbo nucifera?Gaertn. dry mature seeds. Distributed in the north and south provinces of China. It has the effect of tonifying the spleen, stopping diarrhea, stopping the belt, benefiting the kidney and astringent essence, nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the mind. It is often used in treating diarrhea of spleen deficiency, subluxation, spermatorrhea, palpitation and insomnia.

Two, mung bean introduction:

Mung bean (Vigna radiata (Linn.) Wilczek.), belongs to the legume family. Alias green beans (named for its green color), green beans, plant beans, etc., in China has more than two thousand years of cultivation history.

Originally grown in India and Burma. It is now commonly grown in East Asian countries, and in small quantities in Africa, Europe and the U.S.A. China and Myanmar are the main exporters of mung beans. The seeds and stems are widely eaten. Mung beans clear heat in the skin and detoxify the flesh.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia of Lotus Seeds

Baidu Encyclopedia of Mung Beans