Kidney beans are rich in nutrition, and fresh beans are also rich in vitamin C. In terms of nutritional components, the content of protein is higher than that of chicken, the content of calcium is more than seven times that of chicken, and the content of iron is four times that of chicken. Vitamin B is also higher than chicken.
Red beans, also known as sea beans, are considered sweet, sour, flat and non-toxic by Chinese medicine. They belong to lung, heart and spleen meridians respectively, and have the effects of dispelling wind and clearing heat, eliminating dampness and relieving itching, moistening skin and caring skin. Its oral administration has the effect of eliminating dampness and strengthening spleen, and is suitable for people with spleen and stomach weakness. It is often used in diet therapy for hypertension, atherosclerosis, edema caused by various reasons, relieving summer heat, clearing away heat and toxic materials, and strengthening stomach. For external use, it can be ground into powder and applied to the skin to treat facial black spots, acne, nasal congestion, head wind, tinea versicolor, etc.
According to modern medical analysis, kidney bean also contains saponins, urease, various globulins and other unique components, which can improve human blood immunity, enhance disease resistance, activate lymphocyte T cells, promote DNA synthesis, and inhibit the development of tumor cells, so it has attracted the attention of the medical community. The urease content in it has a good effect on patients with hepatic coma.
Nutrition believes that red beans contain more saponins, which can stimulate the intestine, so they have a good diuretic effect, can relieve alcoholism and detoxify, and are beneficial to heart disease, kidney disease and edema. In addition, red bean skin is rich in dietary fiber. If you don't peel red beans, you can get more dietary fiber, and then play a role in relaxing bowels, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood fat, regulating blood sugar, detoxifying and resisting cancer, preventing stones, and bodybuilding and losing weight. Red beans are also foods rich in folic acid. Pregnant women and lactating mothers eat red beans to promote lactation.
Medicinal value of red kidney bean
Arthralgia brings inconvenience to the actions and life of many elderly patients. It hurts to walk without walking a few steps, which can't help but make people feel distressed. How to effectively relieve joint pain? Experts suggest that you often eat red kidney bean porridge in your life. Red kidney beans are rich in anthocyanins and saponins, which can reduce the content of local inflammatory tissues in joints, have obvious anti-inflammatory effect, and have anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects on arthritis patients. Therefore, it is suggested that patients with joint pain often eat safflower kidney bean porridge to treat it.
Kidney bean seeds are generally kidney-shaped, with red, white, yellow, black, stripes and other colors, and the 1000-grain weight is about 0.3-0.7 kg. Red beans are generally oval, smooth and shiny, with about two-thirds bright red on the upper part and one-third black on the lower part.