Chinese medicine believes that black beans have a sweet taste, neutral nature, and have the effects of nourishing the kidneys, strengthening the body, promoting blood circulation, detoxifying. Beans are rich in nutritional value and contain various vitamins. Regular consumption of beans is beneficial to our health. Beans are also a good choice for health maintenance and are very suitable for making medicinal food for babies.
1. Adzuki Beans (also known as Red Beans)
【Taste】Sweet, sour, neutral.
【Method of consumption】Boil soup or prepare medicinal food. Such as adzuki bean porridge, adzuki bean powder in melon basket, etc. This ingredient mainly contains protein, carbohydrates, and also contains essential fats, dietary fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B, vitamin B2, niacin, etc. Therefore, it has a good therapeutic effect on edema caused by physical weakness or low protein.
【Function】Promote diuresis and eliminate dampness, promote blood circulation and eliminate pus, reduce swelling and detoxify.
【Indications】Edema, jaundice, diarrhea, bloody stools.
2. Tofu
【Taste】Sweet, cool.
【Method of consumption】Can be made into medicinal dishes, such as tofu gypsum soup, river clam tofu award, eel stewed tofu, etc.
【Function】Tonify qi and invigorate the middle, generate body fluids and moisten dryness, clear heat and detoxify.
【Indications】Conjunctivitis, dysentery.
3. Lentils
【Taste and Meridian Tropism】Sweet, neutral, enter the spleen and stomach meridians.
【Method of consumption】Boil soup. Use 10-20 grams.
【Function】Strengthen the spleen and invigorate the middle, resolve dampness.
【Indications】Summer dampness-induced vomiting and diarrhea, spleen deficiency vomiting, long-term diarrhea with poor appetite, accumulations and abscesses.
4. Chinese Red Dates (also known as Red Beans)
【Taste and Meridian Tropism】Sweet, sour, neutral.
【Method of consumption】Boil soup and take orally. This ingredient contains protein, carotene, minerals, calcium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin C, etc.
【Function】Strengthen the spleen, nourish the stomach, strengthen the body, calm the mind, diuretic, etc.
【Indications】Stomach pain, diarrhea, physical weakness, lung heat cough.
5. Soybeans
【Taste and Meridian Tropism】Sweet, neutral, enter the spleen and large intestine meridians.
【Method of consumption】Boil and take orally or prepare medicinal food. This ingredient mainly contains protein, fat, carotene, vitamin B, vitamin B2, niacin, isoflavones, saponins, choline, pantothenic acid. Use 30-90 grams.
【Function】Strengthen the spleen, regulate the middle, moisten dryness, promote diuresis.
【Indications】Accumulations and abscesses, diarrhea, abdominal distension.
6. Hyacinth Beans
【Taste and Meridian Tropism】Sweet, neutral, enter the spleen, stomach, and kidney meridians.
【Method of consumption】Boil soup, cook, or stew with chicken. This ingredient contains a large amount of starch, fat, protein, niacin, vitamin B3, carotene, etc. Fresh tender hyacinth beans contain vitamins.
【Function】Strengthen the spleen and tonify the kidney.
【Indications】Spleen and stomach weakness, diarrhea, vomiting.
