Progress in the Study of Active Ingredients and Pharmacological Actions of Mung Bean

The Affiliated International School of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518071, China

^* Corresponding author’s e-mail: minghui.mia.jiang@gmail.com

Abstract

Mung bean contains a variety of active ingredients such as flavonoids, polysaccharides, and polyphenolic compounds. In this article, the differences in active ingredients and their types of mung bean obtained by different extraction methods are reviewed, the pharmacological actions of mung bean such as inhibition of bacterial growth, oxidation resistance, immune regulation, decreasing blood sugar, hypolipidemic effect, and anti-tumor effect and their mechanisms are summarized, and the active ingredients that function in different pharmacological actions are categorized. As mung bean has the efficacy of both medicine and food, this review provides a basis for the subsequent studies and development of mung bean to make it useful in daily consumption and pharmaceutical applications.