The three treasures of health generally refer to mung beans, radishes and long eggplants. Mung bean is rich in nutrition, contains complete amino acids, especially lysine and phenylpropionic acid, and has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials. Radish, commonly known as "small ginseng", is sweet and cool, and contains a lot of glucoamylase, which can decompose starch and other ingredients in food, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, moisten intestines and relieve constipation, and help digestion. The saponin contained in eggplant has the function of lowering cholesterol, and contains solanine, which can inhibit the proliferation of tumor cells in digestive tract.
Mung bean is the seed of leguminous plant mung bean, also known as green adzuki bean (named for its blue-green color), wild bean, cultivated bean and so on. It has been cultivated in China for more than 2000 years. Native to India and Myanmar. Now it is widely planted in East Asian countries, but also in Africa, Europe and the United States. China, Myanmar and other countries are the main exporters of mung beans.
Seeds and stems are widely eaten. The role of mung bean in clearing heat is in the skin, and the role of detoxification is in the meat. Mung bean soup is a family's regular summer cool drink, suitable for all ages. Traditional mung bean products include mung bean cake, mung bean wine, mung bean cake, mung bean paste, mung bean powder skin and so on.
Radish (radish? Radish in Cruciferae is a biennial or millet plant with straight roots, rectangular or conical skin and green, white or red skin. There are hairless branches on the stem; The leaves are pinnate, the teeth are blunt, and the hair is sparse and rough; Flowers white or pink, petals obovate, with purple stripes; Rectangular cylinder; Seeds ovoid, slightly flat, reddish brown, with fine reticulation; The flowering period is April-May and the fruiting period is May-June.
Shuowen records that "a reed is like a radish, but it is really small." "Kangxi Dictionary" records "Lu Ya, whose real name is Lu, and Qin Ming radish." The word "Bu" was pronounced by Sanpang and then transliterated as "radish".