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Grain in Ear 芒种 · Máng Zhòng · ~Jun 6
✓ Reviewed by Liu Meihua, Licensed TCM Pharmacist🕐 Updated Oct 2026📄 1 classic source
AT A GLANCE
The busiest farming term — and the muggiest stretch begins.
How the food tradition reads it
Clear and light: mung bean soup returns, plum flavors (乌梅) for appetite.
Tonight’s bowl
Mung bean soup — beans 100 g, water 2,000 ml, boiled until they break.
The practice of the term
Nap at noon; schedule errands for morning and evening.
What to watch for this term
- Sweat cannot exit freely — the muggy block
- Phlegm-damp thickens at the year’s soggiest
Who feels this term most
Phlegm-Dampness — Your term: Job’s tears, adzuki, and a strict no to sweets
Damp-Heat — Mung bean days are here — keep them coming
Watching a pattern is not a diagnosis — flare-ups and chronic conditions belong with a professional.
The season’s anchor
“The three months of summer are called the flourish… rise early, never tire of the sun.” — Suwen, On Nurturing Life by the Four Seasons
