"Dampness" belongs to one of the "six evils" in traditional Chinese medicine, which is an abstract summary of a pathological nature. Divided into "external dampness" and "internal dampness", it is characterized by turbidity, viscosity and easy injury to human yang.
People with heavy moisture often have symptoms such as heavy head, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, sticky mouth, nausea and vomiting, sticky stool, turbid urine or dripping, edema, unfavorable limb flexion and extension, lethargy, and fear of cold. "Red bean glutinous rice porridge" is the first choice of dietotherapy prescription for eliminating dampness.
The "red beans" mentioned in the extended information "Red beans and barley porridge" refers to adzuki beans. Many people can't tell adzuki beans from adzuki beans. Although they all belong to cowpea, they are similar in appearance and taste, but they can be distinguished by careful observation. Adzuki bean is slender, round and slightly larger.
Both of them have the effect of eliminating dampness, but adzuki bean is far less effective than adzuki bean in eliminating dampness, promoting diuresis, reducing swelling, detoxifying and discharging pus. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Red adzuki beans are used as medicine, the color is small and dark, and those who are slightly larger and bright red will die.
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