White Pigeon Pea Porridge

White Pigeon Pea Porridge,Weakness of the spleen and stomach, poor appetite and vomiting, chronic diarrhea, summer-heat and dampness-induced diarrhea and dysentery, and summer thirst and irritability.

Formulas Name : White Pigeon Pea Porridge

Chinese Name : 白扁豆粥

Drug Formulation

White mung beans, japonica rice.

Source

From *Recipes for Longevity Medicinal Porridges*, citing *Secrets of Prolonging Life*.

Benefits

Weakness of the spleen and stomach, poor appetite and vomiting, chronic diarrhea, summer-heat and dampness-induced diarrhea and dysentery, and summer thirst and irritability.

Instructions for Use

For each serving, take 60 g of roasted white mung beans (or 120 g of fresh white mung beans) and 60 g of japonica rice. Boil them together into porridge until the mung beans are thoroughly cooked. This can be served for breakfast or dinner during the summer and fall.

White Pigeon Pea Porridge,From *Recipes for Longevity Medicinal Porridges*, citing *Secrets of Prolonging Life*.,Weakness of the spleen and stomach, poor appetite and vomiting, chronic diarrhea, summer-heat and dampness-induced diarrhea and dysentery, and summer thirst and irritability.

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