Mung Bean (Vigna radiata) — Dried Food-Herb Legume for Cooling Tea & Congee, 500g

Mung Bean (Vigna radiata), known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Lǜ Dòu (绿豆), is the dried seed of a treasured food-herb legume long honored in Chinese households as a cooling, heat-clearing staple. Grown in Northeast China and packed in a 500g jar, these grade-1 beans are prized for their small, glossy green coat and their role in summer teas, congee, and slow-simmered sweet soups. Its nature is sweet and cool, making it a gentle yet refreshing food herb traditionally used to clear summer heat and support the body's natural balance.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional heat-clearing food herb (药食同源)
• Grade-1 Northeast China mung beans
• 500g resealable jar for daily use
• Ideal for cooling tea, congee, and sweet soup
• Clean, uniform, new-crop quality

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is sorted to a uniform grade-1 standard, showing small, oval beans with a smooth, glossy green coat and a subtle sheen. The aroma is mild and grassy-sweet, and when simmered the beans soften into a creamy, pale-yellow mash with a gentle, faintly sweet flavor that carries well in both teas and sweet soups.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Summer cooling herbal tea
• Mung bean congee and sweet soup
• Blended grain and multigrain porridge
• Sprouting for salads and stir-fries
• Job-site and outdoor heat-relief drink

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, mung bean is simmered into cooling summer teas, sweet congee, and slow-cooked soups to refresh the body during hot seasons. It is a classic ingredient in heat-clearing decoctions, often paired with lotus leaf, winter melon, or job's tears, and is brewed alone as a light daily drink in warm weather. Northeast-grown beans are especially favored for their clean, sweet character in these everyday preparations.

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