Green Bean Barley Soup~❤

Chinese Medicine believes that the external environment has a strong influence on the body.  For example, in a hot summer the body will absorb more heat from its external environment.  If the body cannot release this heat, physical changes may occur, including: body will feel hot, red face, very thirsty, dry skin, constipation, lack of energy, headache, dizziness.

For the hot seasons, TCM recommends foods that are cooling in nature, can balance the body’s Yin & Yang and can release the heat.  These types of foods should be a part of the daily diet during the summer.

ii) Clear Skin & Help Acne

Mung beans are sweet in taste and cooling in nature.  One of the very old traditional Chinese books, Kai Bao Ben Cao, mentions that mung beans act more on the Heart channel and clear heat and toxins from the skin, and cool heat in the blood.  Therefore, mung beans can help acne and other skin symptoms, such as the common skin rash, cold sores, mouth ulcers, pimples and boils.  

iii) Clear Toxins from the Blood & Body

Modern science now also considers that mung beans can help clear toxins from the body, including environmental toxins and chemicals.

(Credits: http://www.pingminghealth.com)

Benefits of  Barley : 

i) Control Blood Sugar Better

ii) Lower Glucose Level

iii) Lower Blood Pressure

iv) Slow digestion , may help in weight control

(credits:http://wholegrainscouncil.org)

Here the recipe :

Ingredients:

1 cup of green beans
1 cup of barleys
1/4 cup of sago
1 honey date
A few strips of melon strips
Rock honey
1.5 to 2 liters of water

Directions:

1) Rinse the green beans and barleys
2) Add the green beans, barleys and sago into the water
3) Add in honey date and melon strips
4) Bring it to boils
5) After boiling, lower the heat and let it simmer till the greenbeans and barleys are cook.
6) Add in rock honey to increase the sweetness to your preference.