White kidney beans are not only a nourishing ingredient, but also a good medicine. Its medicinal characteristics are that it nourishes the spleen without being greasy, and it has a fragrant and damp-clearing effect without being overly dry. Although white kidney beans are a dual-use ingredient, if you eat unripe beans, it is easy to suffer from kidney bean poisoning. Now let's take a look at the benefits of white kidney beans.
1. Qi-tonifying and spleen-strengthening, harmonizing the middle and resolving dampness
White kidney beans are not as effective in replenishing Qi as ginseng, white atractylodes, Astragalus, etc., but their medicinal properties are relatively mild and do not harm body fluids. Therefore, they are often used to tonify Qi, strengthen the spleen, harmonize the middle, and resolve dampness. They are good at treating poor appetite, abdominal distension, diarrhea, loose stools, etc. caused by spleen deficiency and damp stagnation. If used in combination with white atractylodes, Chinese yam, etc., it can help dryness, strengthen the spleen, and resolve dampness, thereby improving the symptoms of incessant diarrhea, dysentery caused by spleen deficiency, and also have certain therapeutic effects on female leukorrhea, etc.
2. Eliminating summer heat, harmonizing the middle and stopping vomiting
In summer, people are prone to suffer from heatstroke and dampness. Therefore, white kidney beans, whether used as medicine or in diet, have strong health benefits. In addition, the use of antiemetic drugs, such as fragrant goose, is often combined. Raw white kidney beans are suitable for relieving summer heat, while stir-fried ones are suitable for strengthening the spleen.
3. Enhancing immune function
White kidney beans are rich in pantothenic acid, niacin, lecithin, and other components, which stimulate bone marrow hematopoietic tissue, reduce the destruction of granulocytes, improve hematopoietic function, and are effective for leukopenia, enhancing immune function.
4. Preventing and treating constipation
Dietary fiber can promote intestinal peristalsis and prevent and treat constipation. Kidney beans are rich in dietary fiber, making them an ideal food for constipation patients.
5. Anti-cancer and cancer prevention
The phytohemagglutinin in kidney beans can cause agglutination reaction of cancer cells, change the surface structure of tumor cells, play a detoxifying effect on cells, promote the transformation of lymphocytes, enhance the immune ability against tumors, inhibit the growth of tumors, and have anti-cancer and cancer prevention effects.
6. Antiviral
Kidney beans contain inhibitory ingredients against viruses, which are present in both the water-soluble high molecular weight and low molecular weight parts. These ingredients can effectively inhibit the growth of viruses.
Friendly reminder: Malaria patients should not consume kidney beans. It is not suitable to consume too much at one time, and it should be cooked thoroughly for a long time and not eaten raw to avoid poisoning.
