According to Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica, Coix seed has the effects of treating dampness, benefiting stomach, eliminating edema, strengthening spleen and benefiting stomach, and has the effect of benefiting qi after long-term administration. Red beans, known as "red beans" in Chinese medicine, also have obvious diuretic and detumescence effects and spleen and stomach strengthening effects.
From the point of view of Chinese medicine, 5:00-7:00 am is the appropriate time to take the spleen meridian. At this time, taking drugs to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness just caters to the characteristics of the spleen and has a good therapeutic effect. In addition, it is generally better to eat Chinese medicine on an empty stomach, which is conducive to the absorption of active ingredients.
Medicinal efficacy of red bean coix seed powder;
Clearing away heat and toxic materials, invigorating spleen, regulating stomach, promoting diuresis, relieving swelling, and ventilating, and can be used for treating dysuria, spleen edema, beriberi, etc. Eating red beans and carp in soup can play a dietetic role in edema, beriberi and dysuria. It can also treat liver cirrhosis, liver ascites and complement deficiency; The soup made of red beans and winter melon is a good diet to solve the whole body edema; Boiled red beans with lentils and barley can treat diarrhea. In addition, adzuki bean can also be used with traditional Chinese medicine, such as adzuki bean with forsythia and angelica soup, which can treat liver abscess; Red beans combined with dandelion and licorice soup can treat intestinal pain. The nutritional composition of red beans is similar to that of mung beans, and even exceeds that of mung beans in some components. Therefore, eating more red beans is good for your health.