1, adzuki bean, also known as red bean, adzuki bean, etc. It is the dried and mature seed of leguminous plant adzuki bean or adzuki bean. Chinese medicine believes that adzuki bean is sweet, sour and flat, and has the functions of invigorating spleen and qi, diuresis and dehumidification, detoxification and pus discharge. It can strengthen the spleen and promote diuresis, and is a good product for nourishing diet. It has a very good curative effect on spleen deficiency and dampness, edema and heavy limbs. Eating adzuki beans often can clear blood and eliminate visceral fatigue, which is especially beneficial to patients with heart disease and kidney disease.

2. Red beans, also known as acacia beans, are mature seeds of acacia leguminosa, which are widely distributed in tropical areas. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this product is pungent, bitter, flat and toxic, enters the heart and lung meridian, has the functions of clearing away heat and toxic materials, eliminating phlegm and killing insects, and can nourish yin and blood. It has the effects of expelling pathogenic wind, clearing away heat, eliminating dampness, relieving itching, moistening skin and caring skin, and is suitable for sores, carbuncle, swelling and pain, parotitis, etc.

According to Chinese medicine, adzuki bean and adzuki bean are different in appearance, but they are all the same, belonging to leguminous plants, with similar properties and nutrients, but adzuki bean is more effective. Therefore, Chinese medicine uses red beans, which are only commonly eaten.