Friends, 3000 years ago, Ayurveda documented that Among all the Pulses, Green Moong is the best for health. It reduces excess acid, and heat, is easy for digestion & cleanses the colon gently. In almost all diseases, especially in acute conditions of inflammation, and fever, Heart disease, obesity, Diabetes, it is recommended by Ayurveda that, one should have a light but nourishing diet, hence many recipes of Green Moong & Rice are advised, eg Moong Soup, Moong Rice Khichadi or Moong Porridge. Today scientists, with scientific research have endorsed that apart from a good amount of easily digestible protein, Green moong is very useful in major diseases like Diabetes, PCOD, Cancer & Blood pressure. (Reference: 1 Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.): Bioactive Polyphenols, Polysaccharides, Peptides, and Health Benefits Nutrients. 2019 Jun; 11(6): 1238.The mung bean has been documented to ameliorate hyperglycemia, hyperlipemia, and hypertension, and prevent cancer and melanogenesis, as well as possess hepatoprotective and immunomodulatory activities. These health benefits derive primarily from the concentration and properties of those active compounds present in the mung bean. Vitexin and isovitexin are identified as the major polyphenols and peptides 2 : Mung bean as a potent emerging functional food having anticancer therapeutic potential: Mechanistic insight and recent updates Biotech Appl Biochem 2023 Dec.) so have in Diet after a consult.
