What is adzuki bean?
Adzuki bean belongs to traditional Chinese medicine blindly, and its shape is relatively slender. Adzuki bean has the effects of detumescence, diuresis and yellowing. It is sweet in taste, belonging to the heart meridian and small intestine meridian, and is often used to treat edema caused by deficiency of kidney qi and insufficient gasification function, especially edema below the waist. It is often used with Cortex Mori, Rhizoma Imperatae and Coicis Semen.
Efficacy and function of adzuki bean
First, it can induce diuresis and reduce swelling, such as jaundice, bloody stool, beriberi and dysentery. , are caused by all kinds of edema, and adzuki bean has a very good effect, because it has the functions of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, clearing away heat and yellowing, detoxifying and discharging pus.
Second, it has diuretic effect, so for patients with heart disease, such as heart failure and nephritis, including patients with liver cirrhosis, this edema can have a certain diuretic effect, so it also has a certain detumescence effect.
Thirdly, it is rich in folic acid, so there are also lactating women, and adzuki beans have the function of lactation.
Fourthly, it has the functions of relaxing bowels and regulating three highs, such as lowering blood pressure, blood lipid and blood sugar, preventing kidney calculi's disease and gallstones, and keeping fit and losing weight.
Fifth, it can treat mumps, which is what we call mumps.
The sixth type is just mentioned, because it has diuretic effect, so it can also be used for patients with cirrhosis and ascites coming and going.
The difference between adzuki bean and red bean
1. In essence, red beans are also called "adzuki beans" and "adzuki beans". It belongs to panicum miliaceum. These flowers are yellow or light gray. Pods are glabrous, and the seeds are oval or rectangular, usually red. Originated in Asia; China is widely cultivated. Seeds are rich in starch, protein and B vitamins, which can be used as food and non-staple food, and can be used as medicine. Red beans, also known as sea beans, belong to leguminous plants, also known as red beans and adzuki beans. Red beans like light, warm, sweet and non-toxic. Red beans are rich in nutrients, such as protein, carbohydrates, fat, dietary fiber, vitamins, carotene and inorganic salts. Eating red beans has a nourishing effect on the human body.
2. From the appearance: Generally speaking, the two shapes are different, the red bean is round, and the red bean is slender and slightly flat.
3. From the use point of view: red beans are relatively large in size, and the most commonly used one is red bean paste syrup. Adzuki bean is small in size and is most suitable for making soup or porridge. It has the function of diuresis and edema elimination, and is very suitable for pregnant women.
4. From the taste point of view: adzuki bean is hard and difficult to cook, which is suitable for seasoning with appropriate amount of sugar, but it is not suitable to put salt, otherwise it is not conducive to drainage. Red beans are soft, easy to produce sand and have a strong taste. Simply speaking, red beans are more suitable for eating. It can be seen that the difference between adzuki bean and red bean is still very big.
Is adzuki bean poisonous?
Adzuki bean is one of the coarse cereals, which is beneficial to human health and has no toxic side effects. But adzuki beans can't be eaten with the following foods: adzuki beans and sheep liver: these two foods are good for our health, but they will cause certain diseases and are very bad for our health. Red bean belly: Eating these two foods together will reduce the nutritional elements in the food, which is a loss to our health. Red bean mutton: the combination of these two foods will produce certain toxins, which will seriously endanger our health.