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Mung Bean and Loquat Leaf Congee

Traditionally used to clear lung heat and cool the blood

In short: Mung Bean and Loquat Leaf Congee is a congee & porridge that Traditionally used to clear lung heat and cool the blood. It is most often made for respiratory & lung wellness, skin & natural beauty. Total time about 1 hr 15 min. Key ingredients: mung beans, white rice, rock sugar.

By · Published under our editorial policy · Research library

Prep
15 min
Cook
1 hr
Total
1 hr 15 min
Makes
600 ml
Respiratory & Lung WellnessSkin & Natural Beauty
Mung Bean and Loquat Leaf Congee

Why people make this congee

Rosacea (a red, flushed nose) isn’t only a drinker’s complaint — research suggests people with very active oil glands are more prone to it, and some cases come from a follicle mite that dilates the tiny blood vessels of the nose. Living somewhere with poor sanitation can invite that mite; a medicated cream often helps those cases, while redness from drinking or overactive oil glands is harder to settle. On the food-therapy side, Nourilo suggests a congee made with mung beans and loquat leaf, traditionally used to clear lung heat and cool the blood, to help ease the appearance of rosacea.

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.

  • 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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