Yes, sweet potatoes and mung beans can be eaten together, and eating each other can also play an anti-cancer, heart-protective role, which is very good for our bodies.

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Sweet potato (English: sweet potato), scientific name: Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., also known as potato, red taro, sweet potato, sweet potato, sweet potato , sweet potato (Northern), red potato (many local dialects), thread potato, white potato, golden potato, sweet potato, red potato, pillow potato, sweet potato, white taro, fennel sweet potato, red sweet potato, yam (dialect), cute Sweet potato etc.

Sweet potato belongs to the order Tubular Flowers and is an annual herbaceous plant of the Convolvulaceae family. It is more than 2 meters long and lies flat on the ground. The leaves are usually wide oval, 4-13 cm long and 3-13 cm wide. Corolla pink, white, lavender or purple, bell-shaped or funnel-shaped, 3-4 cm long, capsule oval or oblate, with false septa, divided into 4 cells, with underground tuberous roots, spindle-shaped, with earthy outer skin Yellow or purple.

Sweet potatoes are rich in protein, starch, pectin, cellulose, amino acids, vitamins and various minerals, and are known as "longevity food". The sugar content reaches 15-20. It has anti-cancer, heart protection, prevention of emphysema, diabetes, weight loss and other effects. Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" of the Ming Dynasty recorded that "sweet potatoes can replenish deficiency, strengthen the spleen and appetite, and strengthen kidney yin", and also said that people living in the sea can live longer by eating it. Traditional Chinese medicine regards sweet potatoes as good medicine.

Mung beans belong to the Fabaceae family. Also known as green adzuki beans (named for their green color), green beans, plant beans, etc., they have been cultivated in China for more than 2,000 years. The origin is in India and Myanmar.

It is now commonly grown in East Asian countries, and a small amount is also grown in Africa, Europe, and the United States. China, Myanmar and other countries are the main exporters of mung beans. The seeds and stems are widely eaten. The heat-clearing power of mung beans lies in the skin and the detoxifying power lies in the flesh.

Mung bean soup is a common summer drink for families. It is refreshing and appetizing, and is suitable for all ages. Traditional mung bean products include mung bean cake, mung bean wine, mung bean cake, mung bean paste, mung bean vermicelli, etc.

In fact, mung beans also have another color, yellow. This quality is very rare and is currently only seen in Poyang, Jiangxi. The appearance is yellow, the bean skin is thinner than green, and the nutrition is better!

Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia-Sweet Potato Baidu Encyclopedia-Mung Bean