Black Mung Bean – cooked
Taste: Sweet
Natural Attributes: Heavy, Oily
Tissue impact (Vipak): Sweet
Thermal impact (Virya): heating
Dosha impact: Increase Kapha & Pitta, decrease Vata
Digestive impact (Agni): Very Hard to digest
Channels (Srotas): closes the channels
Feces: increases volume, laxative
Urine: diuretic
Strength (Bala): highly improves strength and immunity
Mind (Manas): increase Rajjas
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Chinese five element impact: Water Element
Chinese medicine syndromes: Nourishes Kidney Yin and Yang
Medicinal propertiesÂ
- Nourishment (rasa): emaciation, weakness, lactation, loss of taste, gaining weight
- Muscles: piles
- Nervous system: Â facial palsyÂ
- Reproductive and hormonal systems: increases semen
- Respiratory system: dyspnoea
Harmful: flatulence