藥英文：夏季養生中藥（Summer Wellness with Chinese Medicine）

◎文╱藥師陳昭元

mung bean [`mʌŋ ͵bin] 
綠豆

licorice root [`lɪkərɪs rut] 
甘草

inflammation [͵ɪnflə`meʃən] 
炎（症）

Mung bean soup with licorice root is traditionally used to cool the body, reduce inflammation and redness, relieve summer heat, and support detoxification and internal balance.
甘草綠豆湯傳統上被認為具有清熱、減輕發炎與泛紅、消暑，以及幫助排毒與維持體內平衡的作用。