Soybean protein and sterol in soybean can significantly improve blood lipid and cholesterol, thus reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases. In addition, soybean also contains a lot of phytoestrogens, which can reduce the risk of hormone-related cancer in women.
2. Heat-clearing beans-mung beans
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, mung bean is cool and sweet, and has the functions of moistening throat and quenching thirst, clearing away heat and benefiting qi, detoxifying and benefiting water. On a hot summer day, the summer heat attacks people, and drinking a bowl of mung bean soup suddenly makes me feel refreshed. In addition, mung beans can also clear the heat of the stomach.
3, swelling beans-red beans
Red beans are flat in nature, and can clear away heat and toxic materials, strengthen the spleen and stomach, induce diuresis and reduce swelling. In the hot summer, the human body is prone to edema, and drinking a bowl of red bean soup can effectively relieve edema.
4, kidney beans-black beans
Chinese medicine believes that black enters the kidney, so eating black beans often is good for the kidney. In addition, the skin of black beans is rich in anthocyanins, which can scavenge free radicals in the body and resist aging. In addition, anthocyanins also have the effect of eye protection.
5, weight loss beans-kidney beans
Kidney beans are rich in nutrition, and the contents of protein, calcium, iron and B vitamins are all high. It is worth noting that saponins in kidney bean can promote fat metabolism, and it also contains components that can prevent sugar absorption, which is one of the ideal foods to lose weight.
6. Heart-protecting beans-edamame
Soybean is rich in protein, potassium, magnesium, B vitamins, dietary fiber and other nutrients, and also contains saponin, phytic acid, oligosaccharides and other health components, which is very beneficial for protecting cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and controlling blood pressure.
People's Daily Online-The amazing health-care effects of six kinds of home-made beans, including black beans, kidney-tonifying soybeans and lipid-lowering.