Does mung bean have the effect of counteracting medicine?
Mung bean does not have the effect of neutralizing medicine. Mung bean treats the toxicity of food and drugs, not the effect of neutralizing medicine. If taking traditional Chinese medicine decoction, one should avoid drinking mung bean soup or porridge containing mung beans, or eat food containing mung beans half an hour after taking the medicine. Mung bean has the effect of relieving heat and clearing heat. If taken simultaneously with traditional Chinese medicine, it may cause gastrointestinal discomfort such as diarrhea, and also lead to aggravation of stomach cold, so attention should be paid to it.
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Mung bean does not have the effect of neutralizing medicine. However, mung bean was also used to rescue drug or food poisoning in the past. The detoxification effect of mung bean is that mung bean protein and flavonoids in mung bean can combine with organophosphorus pesticides and lead compounds to form precipitation, reducing or losing toxicity, and not easily absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract.
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Mung bean does not have the effect of neutralizing medicine. Mung bean water is a toxic substance, so it does not have the effect of neutralizing medicine. If there are symptoms of heat stroke, sore throat, yellow cough and sputum, parotitis, dry mouth and bitter taste, skin infection, urinary tract infection, constipation, etc., mung bean soup (porridge) or mung bean cake can be eaten simultaneously to nourish and achieve double effect. Mung beanin in mung bean can detoxify.