Red beans can beautify and lose weight, and are also beneficial to the peristalsis of the large intestine. Red beans have high medicinal and health functions. Red beans can clear away heat and toxic materials, strengthen spleen and stomach, induce diuresis and reduce swelling, and can be used to treat dysuria, spleen edema and beriberi.

Rice has the effects of invigorating the middle energizer, invigorating the spleen and stomach, replenishing essence and strengthening the heart, harmonizing the five internal organs, dredging blood vessels, improving hearing and eyesight, quenching thirst and diarrhea.

Adzuki bean is rich in starch, so it is also called "Mi Dou". Adzuki bean contains many nutrients. Every100g adzuki bean contains protein 21.7g, fat 0.8g, carbohydrate 60.7g, calcium 76mg, phosphorus 386mg, iron 4.5mg, thiamine 0.43mg, riboflavin 0./kloc-0.6mg and nicotinic acid 2./kloc-0. Adzuki bean protein has a high lysine content, so it should be mixed with grains to make bean rice or bean porridge, generally made into bean paste or used as a raw material for cakes.