The efficacy and function of warm red bean porridge

In fact, everyone will know the effects and functions of the heartwarming red bean porridge as long as I explain it. I hope you like what I say.

Red beans are rich in fiber, glycosides and saponins, which can activate the heart, promote diuresis, laxatives, and promote detoxification. People who are afraid of cold, have low blood pressure and are easily tired can eat red beans to improve their condition. Mixing red beans with white rice to make red bean rice can make up for the lack of protein, vitamin B1 and minerals in white rice. Red beans are alkaline, and cooking them with acidic white rice can also neutralize the acidity. For women during menstruation or after childbirth, eating red beans can increase blood circulation, regulate the body and mind, and promote milk secretion.

When cooking red bean rice, you can use more red beans than white rice. Soak the red beans for 3 to 5 hours, boil them in water, and continue to cook for 10 minutes. Then turn off the heat, pour out the red bean water and let it cool. Then mix the red beans with the white rice and use the red bean water instead of water to cook the rice. If you want to season it, you can only add sugar, not salt, otherwise the diuretic effect will be discounted.

Professor Ye Song from the Department of Gastroenterology at Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine said that red beans are mild in nature, sweet and sour in taste, and have the effects of strengthening the spleen and promoting diuresis, clearing away heat and removing dampness, and reducing swelling and detoxification. Because red beans are good at descending and promoting the flow of water, the ancients said that "eating more will make you thin." Modern medical research also shows that red beans are low in calories and rich in vitamin E and active ingredients such as potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, and selenium. They are typical high-potassium foods that have the effects of lowering blood sugar, blood pressure, and blood lipids. They have good effects in treating enteritis, dysentery, diarrhea, and sores, carbuncles, and boils.

In summer, the human body is prone to edema, and drinking red bean soup is a good way to reduce swelling. Patients with edema have less urination. If they drink red bean soup as a drink at the beginning, the swelling will subside the next day. If they take it for six or seven days, it may completely disappear. Elderly people with edema in their legs and feet in summer can eat red bean porridge to inhibit the recurrence of the disease.

Professor Ye said that people's loss of appetite and indigestion in summer limit the normal intake of nutrients, which may lead to disorders in the body's nutritional metabolism and even cause corresponding nutritional deficiencies or other diseases. Therefore, in addition to paying attention to nutritional supplements, we should also eat more foods that can clear heat and promote dampness. Among them, foods that clear heat are suitable for eating in midsummer, while foods that promote dampness are suitable for eating in the long summer. Red beans are a good product for promoting dampness. Cooking red bean paste with tangerine peel or boiling red beans with coix seed in sugar water have the effect of promoting dampness. Cooking red beans with kelp can improve constipation; with tofu and perilla leaves, it can promote the normal functioning of gastrointestinal function, enhance blood circulation, and achieve the purpose of weight loss. Cooking red beans with coix seed, oatmeal, lentils, black beans, and peanuts can also prevent and treat athlete's foot.

Professor Ye specifically warned that when cooking red beans, it is recommended to use black sugar or brown sugar instead of granulated sugar to avoid excessive sugar intake. In addition, thin people and those with frequent urination should not eat too much.