The "detumescence" effect of coix seed and red bean refers not only to edema, but also to obesity. In Chinese medicine, obesity or edema means that the body is wet. Water can't flow with qi and blood and stay between human cells, which makes the human body expand rapidly. So is edema, so is obesity, but the degree is deep and shallow.
Drugs or foods with strong dampness-removing properties can discharge these residual water in the human body, and can also reduce swelling. Therefore, red beans must be used to treat edema, and practice has proved that barley red bean porridge has a good weight loss effect, which can not only lose weight, but also does not hurt the body, especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people and obese people.
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Pay attention to the right amount, and it is best to control the daily drinking amount at about 250ml~300ml. This amount is most beneficial to the body and will not damage the spleen and stomach. When you eat highland barley and red bean porridge every day, you can add some japonica rice and cook it together, which can better achieve the effects of clearing heat and promoting diuresis, relieving summer heat and reducing swelling.
Coix seed and red beans are both good diuretic foods. When they are mixed together, they are very suitable for taking in summer. It can not only eliminate edema, but also whiten skin. For women, it is a good beauty product.
People's Network-Drinking highland barley and red bean porridge has many benefits, but you can't drink it every day.