Mung bean skin

Mung bean skin

(compendium)

[synonym] mung bean shell (the classic meets the original), mung bean clothing (Shanxi Traditional Chinese medicine records).

[source] it is the seed coat of mung bean. See mung bean for plant morphology.

[collection] soak mung bean with water and knead seed coat. Generally, it is obtained by drying the residual husk of mung bean after germination.

[medicinal material] the shape of dried seed coat was very irregular, and all of them turned inward from the crack. The outer surface is dark brown, with dense texture. The hilum is oblong groove shaped, and there are often residual yellow white petioles. The inner surface is smooth and light brown. It is hard and crisp, and has weak odor. It is better to be pure, dry and the color is not red.

[nature and taste] 1. Kaibao materia medica: "cold. "

② "Gangmu": "sweet, cold, non-toxic. "

[functions and indications] 1. In the compendium of Medical Sciences: "it can remove heat and poison, and remove the haze of the eyes. "

② "Suixiju diet spectrum": "clearing wind and heat, removing eye shadow, transforming macular rash, reducing swelling. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1.5-4 yuan; or grinding powder.

[optional formula] for measles complicated with enteritis: mung bean skin Wuqian, decoction, add sugar Wuqian, until cured. (selected materials of new medical treatment of Chinese herbal medicine, Inner Mongolia)