Don’t drink mung bean soup like this in summer

Mung bean soup is a food that can clear away heat and relieve summer heat. In summer, many people like to drink mung bean soup to relieve heat and promote their health. However, you cannot drink mung bean soup casually. For example, mung bean soup cannot be drunk on an empty stomach, it cannot be consumed excessively, it cannot be consumed with traditional Chinese medicine, and it cannot be consumed every day. Below, I will introduce in detail the taboos of drinking mung bean soup in summer.

1. Do not drink mung bean soup on an empty stomach

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, mung beans are relatively cold in nature, and drinking them on an empty stomach can easily cause damage to the spleen and stomach. People with a cold constitution already have symptoms such as cold and weak limbs, cold pain in the waist and legs, diarrhea and loose stools. Eating mung beans will aggravate the symptoms and even cause digestive system diseases such as diarrhea, joint and muscle pain caused by stagnation of qi and blood, chronic gastritis caused by cold stomach and weak spleen and stomach.

2. Do not drink too much mung bean soup

Although mung bean soup tastes good, you should not drink it in excess. The oligosaccharides contained in mung beans can easily cause bloating, and mung beans are difficult to digest. Drinking too much can easily damage the spleen and stomach. If female friends drink too much mung bean soup, it can easily cause abdominal distension, dysmenorrhea and other problems.

3. Mung beans cannot be taken with Chinese medicine sometimes

Mung bean itself is a traditional Chinese medicine. If you suffer from febrile diseases such as exogenous wind-heat, internal heat invasion, etc., you can take mung bean soup while taking traditional Chinese medicine, which will have a complementary effect. However, if you have symptoms such as weak gastrointestinal tract, limb soreness and fatigue, body aversion to cold, cold pain in the waist and legs, diarrhea, etc., you should abstain from eating mung beans when taking traditional Chinese medicine, otherwise, it will not only reduce the efficacy of the medicine, but also aggravate the condition. Therefore, whether you can eat mung beans while taking Chinese medicine cannot be generalized. It should be determined according to the cold and heat, deficiency and excess of the disease and the nature and flavor of the Chinese medicine taken.

4. Don’t drink mung bean soup every day

There is no problem with drinking mung bean soup in moderation. Generally, adults can drink it 2 to 3 times a week, one bowl each time. For young children, the specific amount should be determined according to their physical condition. It is best to consult a doctor first, because the protein content in mung beans is higher than that in chicken. Large molecular proteins need to be converted into small molecular peptides and amino acids under the action of enzymes before they can be absorbed by the human body. Young children have relatively poor gastrointestinal digestive function and it is difficult for them to digest mung bean protein in a short period of time, which can easily lead to diarrhea due to indigestion. Generally speaking, when children start eating porridge at the age of 2 to 3, you can add some mung beans. Children over 6 years old can drink adult amounts.