The five kinds of beans and rice combined have complementary nutrition and complement each other, taking into account all the internal organs. Regular consumption of this porridge can make the skin smooth and tender, the hair black and shiny, and the appearance can be long-lasting.
Soybeans: sweet in taste and neutral in nature. Enters the spleen, lung and large intestine meridians. Replenishing qi and strengthening the spleen, relieving qi stagnation, nourishing blood and moistening dryness, diuresis and reducing swelling.
Mung beans: sweet in taste and cool in nature. Enters the heart and stomach meridians. It can clear away heat and detoxify, diuresis and swelling, appetizing and strengthening the spleen.
Black beans: sweet in taste and neutral in nature. Enters the spleen and stomach meridians. Nourishes yin and nourishes blood, activates blood and diuresis, nourishes black hair, dispels wind and detoxifies.
Adzuki beans (red beans): sweet, sour, and neutral in nature. Enters the spleen, liver, and bladder meridians. Diuresis and swelling, distension and swelling, strengthening the spleen and replenishing blood. "Food Properties of Materia Medica" believes that it "reduces edema and makes people thin after long-term eating", and it seems to have the effect of losing weight.
Purple rice: sweet in taste and warm in nature. Enters the heart, spleen and kidney meridians. Nourishes the heart and calms the mind, strengthens the spleen and blood, strengthens the kidneys and replenishes essence.
Taken together, this "bean and rice recipe" takes into account all the internal organs. It combines cold and hot, is neither cold nor dry, has diarrhea without hurting the spleen and stomach, and can tonify without increasing blood stasis. It is really a medicine for good health and longevity. Wonderful recipe.