The kidney is the foundation of our innate health. Don't forget to nourish the kidney in daily health care, as it is the fundamental aspect of well-being. If the kidney is not in good condition, it can affect our health. Traditional Chinese medicine recommends black bean and pig stomach soup as the first choice for kidney nourishment. So why does traditional Chinese medicine believe that black beans can nourish the kidney?
【Recipe Name】
Black Bean and Pig Stomach Soup
Black Bean Soup
【Ingredients】
Black beans, ginkgo nuts, mulberries, and roselle each weighing 20 grams, 1 pig stomach.
Seasoning: Salt as needed.
【Preparation】
1. Wrap the black beans, ginkgo nuts, mulberries, and roselle in a clean gauze bag; clean the pig stomach and remove any odor.
2. Put the gauze bag and pig stomach into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, simmer until cooked, and season with salt.
【Taboos】
Black beans are not easily digested, so they should be chewed carefully when consumed. It is best to eat black beans in the form of porridge, soup, or ground into soy milk.
Although black beans are good, they can cause constipation when roasted, so it is not advisable to eat roasted black beans.
【Nutritional Value of Black Beans】
1. Black beans contain various essential nutrients for the human body, with a protein content as high as 49.8%, ranking first among legumes.
2. The flavonoids in black beans have estrogen-like effects. Regular consumption can promote hair growth, beauty, and delay aging.
3. Black beans themselves are rich in fiber, which can promote gastrointestinal motility and prevent constipation.
【Why does traditional Chinese medicine believe that black beans can nourish the kidney?】
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that black is associated with water, and water is related to the kidney. Therefore, consuming black beans can dispel wind, clear heat, regulate the middle and lower qi, detoxify, and diuretic. It can effectively alleviate symptoms such as frequent urination, lumbago, abnormal vaginal discharge in women, and coldness in the lower abdomen.
"Compendium of Materia Medica" states, "Black beans have many functions related to the kidney, which can treat water retention, bloating, lower qi, control wind and heat, and promote blood circulation and detoxification."
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the luster and moisture of our skin rely on the nourishment of our kidney qi, which is enriched and nourished by the kidney meridian. Consuming black beans can replenish kidney qi and kidney yin, which can delay skin aging and reduce the appearance of wrinkles.
Regular consumption of black beans can also reduce hyperpigmentation caused by melanin deposition, such as age spots and liver spots. Therefore, black beans are excellent for skin beauty and care.
It is suitable for conditions such as spleen deficiency edema, foot edema, general weakness with excessive sweating, kidney deficiency with deafness, frequent nighttime urination, premature graying of hair, lumbago and weakness of the knees, limb numbness, excessive vaginal discharge, postpartum stroke, etc.
