Red beans have always been a good medicine for diuresis, detumescence and clearing away heat. According to "Herbal Rejuvenation", (red beans) clear heat and cool blood, induce diuresis and dredge menstruation, moisten intestines and regulate qi. "In other words, red beans can not only promote diuresis, reduce swelling and clear heat, but also nourish blood and regulate qi and dredge meridians. Red beans themselves are also very nutritious. Besides protein, vitamins and carbohydrates, it also contains saponins and nicotinic acid, which are rare in other beans. These substances are good for enriching blood. So red beans are also called "Valley of the Heart" by the famous doctor Li Shizhen.
In fact, China people have a long history of eating red beans, such as red bean rice and red bean porridge, which are both popular staple foods. Moreover, it has good medicinal value. Chinese medicine believes that it can be used not only for traumatic injuries, blood stasis and swelling, but also for people in damp heat constitution to eat in midsummer. Modern medical research has found that red beans contain a lot of fiber substances to improve constipation and potassium elements to promote diuresis, both of which can expel unnecessary substances such as cholesterol and salt, and because of this, they have a good detoxification effect.
Since red beans are so good for people in damp heat constitution, here are some practices of red beans.
Red bean and purple rice soup This soup is very simple. Prepare 200 grams of red beans, 200 grams of purple rice and a proper amount of honey. Wash red beans and purple rice and soak for one night; After all the soaked water is poured out, add some fresh water and boil it with strong fire, and then cook it with low fire until it is cooked; Finally, add a proper amount of honey to eat.
This kind of porridge has a good diuretic effect and helps to lose weight. Red beans can be used as daily food in damp heat constitution because of their high carbohydrate content, but it should be noted that purple rice is not easy to digest and should not be eaten too much at one time.
The method of red bean sparerib soup is as follows: prepare red bean 150g, sparerib 500g, dried tangerine peel 5g and proper amount of salt; Soak red beans and dried tangerine peel in clear water, then clean ribs and cut into pieces; After adding a proper amount of water, bring it to a boil with high fire. At this time, add the prepared red beans, ribs and dried tangerine peel, and simmer until the red beans are cooked; Finally, add a proper amount of salt to taste and drink.
This soup is not only delicious, but also has the effects of relaxing bowels, diuresis and detumescence.
The method of red bean water chestnut black-bone chicken is to prepare 50 grams of red bean, half black-bone chicken, and appropriate amounts of red dates, water chestnut, onion, ginger, cooking wine, pepper, salt and monosodium glutamate; Soak red beans in warm water, cut black-bone chicken into pieces, peel and slice horseshoe and ginger, and cut onion into sections; Fill the pot with water, add black-bone chicken when the water boils, cook for 3 minutes on medium heat, then remove and wash; Put red beans, black-bone chicken, red dates, water chestnuts and ginger into a casserole, add broth, cooking wine and pepper, boil over medium heat, and stew over low heat for 2 hours; Add salt and monosodium glutamate, continue to cook for 15 minutes, sprinkle with chopped green onion and serve.
This soup is not only nutritious, but also has the effects of strengthening the spleen and regulating the stomach, diuresis and detumescence.
Tips Finally, it should be noted that although red beans have many benefits for people in damp heat constitution, they do not play a good role in all damp syndromes. For those who want to improve their physical fitness, it is best to eat red beans according to their own situation, and never eat them blindly. You know, everything will go too far. If you don't tailor your clothes, you will not only fail to improve your physical fitness, but also cause other diseases, which will not pay off.
From the above, we can easily see that red beans have a certain effect on improving the physique of damp heat constitution people. However, not all foods can be eaten with red beans. If two foods resist each other, it is easy to cause some diseases, such as salt. Chinese medicine believes that red beans can't be eaten with salt, because if eaten together, salt will retain water in the body, which will not only halve the medicinal effect of red beans, but also sometimes cause other diseases.