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Mung Bean and Chrysanthemum Tea

traditionally associated with clearing heat, supporting the liver and helping to reduce fat accumulation

In short: Mung Bean and Chrysanthemum Tea is a herbal & flower tea that traditionally associated with clearing heat, supporting the liver and helping to reduce fat accumulation. It is most often made for liver wellness. Total time about 35 min. Key ingredients: chrysanthemum, mung beans.

By · Published under our editorial policy · Research library

Prep
5 min
Cook
30 min
Total
35 min
Makes
2 cups
Liver Wellness
Mung Bean and Chrysanthemum Tea

Why people make this tea

A generation ago in Hong Kong, some older folk considered “yellow-sand liver” — the fattened liver of an animal — a prized ingredient for rolling soups and congee, believing it rich and nourishing. We now know it is simply diseased fatty tissue. In humans, fatty liver occurs when fat accumulates excessively in the liver cells: normally, fat makes up about 5% of liver weight; in fatty liver patients, it can reach 40–50%.

The causes are varied: excessive alcohol, obesity, hepatitis, diabetes, and medication overuse are the most common triggers. But even starvation, severe anaemia and hormonal changes during pregnancy can lead to the same condition. Managing fatty liver, Nourilo explains, requires changes on multiple fronts — dietary adjustment is important, but so is improving lifestyle habits more broadly.

This mung bean and chrysanthemum tea is a gentle, accessible everyday drink that food therapy associates with clearing heat, reducing lipid accumulation and supporting the eyes and liver. It is particularly suited to those with an overweight or excess-heat constitution, diabetes, or mild to moderate fatty liver.

What studies say about the key ingredients

Traditional use is not the same as clinical proof. Here is the strongest human research we found for each ingredient, limitations included.

  • Chrysanthemum · Randomized controlled trial, 37 participants · 2023
    Compared with the high-fat meal alone, the extract group had lower postprandial glucose at 1 hour and higher antioxidant markers (T-AOC, SOD, GSH), with lower MDA. Incremental area under the curve did not differ significantly between groups.Limitation: Small sample of healthy young adults given a single high-fat meal, so longer-term effects and effects in people with metabolic conditions are unknown.PubMed 36677639 · 1 more chrysanthemum study
  • Mung beans · Randomized crossover trial, 20 participants · 2019
    Breath hydrogen and methane were higher after wheat than after rice or mung bean noodles. Bloating scores after mung bean did not differ significantly from wheat, and mung bean produced gas levels similar to rice.Limitation: Small sample of 20 patients, with single meals tested rather than habitual intake, so longer-term effects of mung bean on symptoms are unknown.PubMed 31484315 · 1 more mung beans study

From the Nourilo Research Library. Findings come from specific doses, extracts and populations and may not apply to a home-cooked recipe.

Safety first — read before you cook

This is a traditional food, not a treatment. Please check with your doctor or pharmacist before making it a regular part of your diet if you:

  • are pregnant or breastfeeding, or are cooking for a young child;
  • take regular medicines — especially blood thinners, blood-pressure, diabetes or immune-suppressing drugs;
  • have a kidney, liver or heart condition, or a known food allergy.

Stop eating it and seek advice if you notice an allergic reaction or feel unwell. Safety notes reviewed 8 October 2026 · How we write safety notes

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