Green Beans 绿豆

Green beans are an excellent nutritional food as they are rich in antioxidants, anti-inflammatory properties, fiber, and essential vitamins and minerals including Vitamins B1 and B2, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and sodium. Green bean soups are commonly recommended for individuals displaying heaty symptoms such as vulnerability to sore throat and fever, dry stools or constipation, thirst, feeling hot easily, and irritability. In TCM, green beans aid in reducing heat and expelling toxins from the body.

Benefits:
● Clears heat and relieves hot weather ailments
● Quenches thirst
● Relieves constipation
● Promotes urine production to flush out toxins
● Relieves skin rash, acne, cold sores, and boils
● Clears the respiratory system
● Relieves sore eyes, dry throat, and cough
● Prevents high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and hardening of the arteries
● Fights inflammation
● Soothes irritability

Ingredients:
Green beans

Origin:
Thailand

Suggested use:
Make a sweet dessert by boiling green beans in water and adding some pandan leaves (for fragrance) and brown or rock sugar to taste. Green bean soups also go well with lily bulbs and lotus seeds, which aid in moistening the lungs and calming the mind.

Store in a cool and dry place, away from direct sunlight and heat. Best kept refrigerated once opened.