The therapeutic effects and nutritional value of cowpea

What nutritional value can we absorb when we eat cowpeas? Today I will tell you about the therapeutic value of cowpeas:

Cowpea dietary effects

To satisfy hunger, cowpea is mild in nature, sweet and salty in taste, and enters the spleen and stomach meridians.

It has the effects of regulating the middle and replenishing qi, strengthening the stomach and kidney, harmonizing the five internal organs, regulating the complexion and nourishing the body, producing essence, stopping thirst, vomiting, diarrhea, and detoxifying.

It is mainly used to treat vomiting, dysentery, frequent urination, etc.

Dried beans contain a lot of plant fiber and have the effect of moisturizing the intestines and promoting bowel movements.

The therapeutic value of cowpea

The seeds or pods of the leguminous herb cowpea. Also known as rice beans, kidney beans, long beans, wakame beans, and milk beans. Cultivated in most parts of my country. Harvest the mature pods in autumn, remove the pod shells, and collect the seeds for later use; or pick the immature young pods in summer and autumn for fresh use. Cowpea leaves have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying.

【Properties】Sweet in taste, neutral in nature. Can invigorate the spleen and appetite, promote diuresis and remove dampness.

[Reference] Contains protein, fat, starch, phosphorus, calcium, iron, vitamins B1, B2, niacin and other ingredients.

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[Use] It is used for weak spleen and stomach, poor appetite and loose stools; spleen deficiency and leucorrhea in women, or turbid urine due to damp heat and difficulty urinating.

【Usage】Decoction, cooking or stir-frying meat.

[Additional recipe] Cowpea and water spinach soup: 200g cowpea (young pods) and 250g water spinach, add water and boil to make soup. You can also add cooking oil, salt, etc.

This prescription has obvious effects of strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness, and promoting urination. It is used for spleen deficiency and dampness, excessive white leucorrhea, or damp-heat and difficulty urinating.