The efficacy and function of black cowpea

There are many kinds of legumes in our daily life, such as lentils, broad beans, soybeans, cowpeas and green beans, and cowpeas can be divided into several different varieties. In addition to the common green cowpeas, there is also a black cowpea, which is an annual herb mostly produced in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. Black cowpeas can be eaten and used as fertilizers, and have many benefits. If you want to know more, you can follow the editor to have a look.

1. Strengthen the spleen and stomach

Strengthening the spleen and stomach is an important function of black cowpea. It can regulate the middle and replenish qi, nourish the kidney and strengthen the spleen, and harmonize the five internal organs. When people usually have abdominal distension and pain, spleen and stomach disharmony, nausea, vomiting, food accumulation and other adverse symptoms, they can be treated by eating black cowpea. During treatment, you can take an appropriate amount of fresh raw black cowpea, put it in your mouth, chew it slowly, and then swallow it.

2. Diuresis and swelling

Black cowpea can not only nourish the spleen and stomach, but also nourish yin and kidney, improve human kidney function, and eliminate kidney inflammation. It has a certain therapeutic effect on human renal dysfunction and adverse symptoms such as nephritis edema. In addition, black cowpea can also eliminate dampness and detoxify, and it also has a significant effect on relieving edema caused by excessive dampness and toxins in humans.

3. Heatstroke prevention and cooling

Black cowpea is cold in nature and contains a variety of amino acids and minerals. After people eat it, it can not only strengthen the spleen and stomach and increase appetite, but also prevent heatstroke and reduce body temperature, preventing the occurrence of heatstroke symptoms in summer. In addition, eating more black cowpea can also increase the activity of lymphocytes in the human body, promote the production of immune antibodies, enhance human immunity, and prevent cell canceration.

4. Use as fertilizer

In addition to being edible to humans, black cowpea can also be used as green manure. It can be fried and applied directly to the soil, or it can be pressed and fermented to make fertilizer for use. Using black cowpea as fertilizer can make the land more fertile and provide a variety of essential nutrients for plant growth.