Black Bean Porridge

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Black bean porridge knowledge introduction

Black beans contain high levels of trace elements such as zinc, copper, magnesium, molybdenum, selenium, and fluorine, which are very important for delaying human aging and reducing blood viscosity. The crude fiber content in black beans is as high as 4%. Eating black beans regularly can provide crude fiber in food, promote digestion, and prevent constipation.

Black beans are sweet, mild and non-toxic. They can invigorate blood circulation, promote diuresis, dispel wind, clear away heat and detoxify, nourish blood, and replenish deficiency and darken hair. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Black beans have many functions for the eight kidneys, so they can treat water retention, relieve swelling, relieve gas, control wind and heat, and invigorate blood circulation and detoxify."

Black beans are rich in nutrition. Every 100 grams contains 36.1 grams of protein, 15.9 grams of fat, 10.2 grams of dietary fiber, 23.3 grams of carbohydrates, 224 milligrams of calcium, 243 milligrams of magnesium, 1377 milligrams of potassium, 500 milligrams of phosphorus, and essential vitamins B1, B2, C, niacin, and trace elements such as iron, manganese, zinc, copper, molybdenum, and selenium. Black beans are the most nutritious health product among plants.

The protein content in black beans is more than twice that of beef, chicken, and pork, and 12 times that of milk. It is not only high in protein content, but also of good quality. The amino acid composition of black bean protein is similar to that of animal protein. It is rich in lysine and close to the proportion required by the human body, so it is easy to digest and absorb. Black bean fat contains more unsaturated fatty acids, has a low melting point, is easy to digest and absorb, and will not deposit on the blood vessel wall. Its biggest feature is that it contains plant sterols, which are not only absorbed by the human body, but also can inhibit the absorption of cholesterol. Therefore, black beans are an ideal health product for middle-aged and elderly people with arteriosclerosis. The calcium rich in black beans is an excellent source of calcium supplement for the human body. Potassium plays a role in maintaining the osmotic pressure and acid-base balance inside and outside the cells in the human body, and can eliminate excess sodium in the human body, thereby effectively preventing and reducing high blood pressure. The iron in black beans can prevent iron deficiency anemia in the human body, and iodine can prevent goiter. Molybdenum can inhibit the synthesis of strong carcinogens nitrosamines in the human body. Studies have shown that the isoflavones in black beans are a type of phytoestrogen that can effectively inhibit breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer, and are also helpful in preventing and treating osteoporosis in the middle-aged and elderly. Bean skins and bean dregs contain cellulose, hemicellulose and other substances that can prevent constipation and enhance gastrointestinal function. The glycemic index of black beans is very low, only 18, while the staple food of Chinese people, rice and wheat steamed bread, is as high as 88, nearly 5 times that of black beans. Therefore, black beans are very suitable for diabetics, people with impaired glucose tolerance, and people who want to control blood sugar.

In the long-term agricultural society, people found that livestock became stronger and more resistant to diseases after eating black beans. Therefore, black beans were mainly used as livestock feed in the past. In fact, this was determined by the inherent nutrition and health benefits of black beans. At that time, people advocated white food, and only the poor and those who could not get enough food had no choice but to eat black beans. However, doctors and health practitioners discovered and summarized the medical and health care effects of black beans.

The health benefits of black beans

(1) To treat kidney deficiency and thirst, stir-fry black beans and Radix Trichosanthis in equal parts, grind them into powder, mix with flour to make pills as big as sycamore seeds. Take 70 pills each time, washed down with boiled black bean soup, twice a day.

(2) To treat dizziness caused by liver deficiency, place black beans and vinegar in a cow's gallbladder, hang it in a ventilated place to dry, take out and take 7 beans every night. The dizziness will heal over time.

(3) To treat night sweats due to yin deficiency, take 15g of black bean skin and 15g of floating wheat, decocted in water and taken orally.

(4) To treat kidney deficiency and deafness in the elderly and nocturnal enuresis in children, cook 500 grams of pork and 1∞ grams of black beans and eat as you like.

(5) To treat gray hair in middle-aged and elderly people, take an appropriate amount of black beans, steam them and dry them, repeat several times, take twice a day, 6 grams each time, chew them and then drink them down with light salt water.

(6) To treat various non-hereditary gray hair, take 120 grams of black beans and 500 grams of rice vinegar. Boil the black beans with vinegar until it becomes a thin paste. Filter the residue and use a clean toothbrush dipped in white vinegar to brush the hair once a day (not suitable for people with skin diseases).

(7) To treat hair loss, add 500 grams of black beans and 1000 grams of water. Simmer over low heat until all the water is gone. Take out the beans and place them in a container. When they are slightly dry, sprinkle some fine salt on them. Put them in a bottle. Take 6 grams each time, twice a day.

(8) To treat postpartum wind and blood clots, fry 3 liters of black beans until smoke comes out, put them into a wine bottle, soak for one day, then take half a cup of this wine 3 times a day. It will make you sweat slightly and your body will be moistened and healed.

(9) To treat amenorrhea in women, take 30g of black beans and 8g of safflower, boil them in water and add 50g of brown sugar and drink it while warm.

(10) To treat men with bloody stools, take one liter of black beans, fry them, soak them in hot wine, remove the beans and drink the wine.

(11) To treat fetal fever in children, take 6g of black beans, 3g of licorice, 7 inches of rush, and 1 piece of light bamboo leaf, decocted in water and taken orally.

(12) To treat high blood pressure, take 200 grams of black beans and 500 grams of aged vinegar. Soak them for a week, then chew 30 beans each time, three times a day.

(13) To cure croton poisoning, drink boiled black bean juice. Black beans are cultivated all over the country. Due to the different varieties, climates, and soils, the quality also varies to a certain extent. Black and shiny colors are the best. There are many ways to eat black beans. They can be ground into flour and steamed into steamed buns; boiled and made into salad; fried and made into snacks; made into soy milk and made into beverages; and sprouted and made into vegetables. It not only increases the vitamin content, but also makes the protein and fat easier to digest. Although black beans are a good nutritional health product, they must be cooked before eating, because there is a component called antitrypsin in raw black beans, which can affect the digestion and absorption of protein and cause diarrhea. After boiling, frying, and steaming, the antitrypsin is destroyed, eliminating the side effects of black beans.