Black Beans

Black beans are the black seeds of soybean (scientific name: Glycinemax (L.) merr), a plant of the legume family. Also known as shovel beans, black soybeans, etc., they are sweet and neutral in nature. Black beans are high in protein and low in calories, with a black outer skin and yellow or green inside. Black beans like warmth and are resistant to high temperatures. The optimal growth temperature is 18-30 degrees. The best sowing method is to grow large, full, and shiny black beans.

According to a study by Chinese scientists, black bean skin extract can improve the body's absorption of iron, and eating black beans with the skin can improve anemia symptoms.

Nutritional value of black beans

Water: 9.9 (g), ash: 4.6 (g), vitamin E (T): 1736 (mg), zinc 4.8 (mg), calories: 381 (kcal), dietary fiber: 102 (g), calcium: 224 (mg), selenium: 6.79 (μg), energy: 1594 (kJ), carotene: 30 (mg), phosphorus: 500 (mg), copper: 156 (mg), protein: 36 (g), thiamine: 0.2 (μg), potassium: 1377 (mg), manganese: 2.83 (mg), fat: 15.9 (g), riboflavin: 0.33 (mg), sodium: 3 (mg), iron: 7 (mg), carbohydrates: 33.6 (g), niacin: 2 (mg), magnesium: 243 (mg), vitamin A: 5 (mg)

Black beans are rich in amino acids, unsaturated fatty acids, calcium, phosphorus and other trace elements that are beneficial to the human body. They have the effects of draining pus and toxins, reducing swelling and relieving pain, and are beneficial for preventing and treating high blood pressure, high blood lipids, heart disease and other diseases.

The efficacy and function of black beans

1. Black beans also have the effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin for young women. Black beans are rich in vitamins, among which E and B vitamins are the highest. The content of vitamin E is 5 to 7 times higher than that of meat. It is well known that vitamin E is a very important substance for maintaining youth and fitness.

2. The skin of black beans is black and contains anthocyanins, which are a good source of antioxidants. They can remove free radicals in the body, especially in the acidic environment of the stomach. It has good antioxidant effects, nourishes the skin, and increases gastrointestinal motility.

3. Black beans are rich in vitamin E and VE, which are also antioxidants. They can remove free radicals in the body, reduce skin wrinkles, and have a certain effect on removing spots, keeping you young and fit. The crude fiber content in black beans is as high as 4%. Regular consumption of black beans can provide crude fiber in food, promote digestion, and prevent constipation.

4. "Black beans are the valley of the kidneys." The black color belongs to water, and water goes to the kidneys, so people with kidney deficiency can eat black beans to dispel wind and heat, regulate the middle and lower qi, detoxify and promote diuresis. It can effectively relieve symptoms such as frequent urination, back pain, abnormal leucorrhea in women, and coldness in the lower abdomen.

5. Although black beans have so many health benefits, they are not suitable for eating raw, especially for people with poor stomachs, as they will experience bloating. However, after heating, some nutrients will be decomposed by high temperature. It is recommended to make black beans into soy milk to supplement the trace elements needed by the body.

Medicinal value of black beans

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

2. To treat dizziness caused by liver deficiency, put 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, and the disease will heal itself over time.

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

4. 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.

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

6. 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 and put it in a container. When it is slightly dry, sprinkle some fine salt on it. Put it in a bottle, take 6 grams twice a day with warm water.

7. To treat amenorrhea in women, take 30 grams of black beans and 8 grams of safflower, decoct in water and add 50 grams of brown sugar and drink warm.

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

9. 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.

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

11. 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 a 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.

12. 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.

Side effects and contraindications of black beans

It is edible for the general public

1. Suitable for people with edema due to spleen deficiency and beriberi; suitable for people with weak constitution and children with night sweats and spontaneous sweats, especially those with sweating after fever; suitable for the elderly with kidney deficiency and deafness, and children with nocturnal enuresis; suitable for pregnant women with low back pain or sore waist and knees, frequent leucorrhea, postpartum stroke, and limb paralysis.

2. Children should not eat too much.

3. After being fried, black soybeans are very hot and eating too much can easily cause internal heat, so it is not advisable to eat too much. Black bean leaves can treat hematuria, and the seed coat nourishes blood and relieves wind.

4. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Black beans are incompatible with five ginsengs and gentian."

Black beans should not be eaten with castor seeds or Magnolia officinalis.

How to make delicious black beans

Black bean and grass carp soup

Features: light, salty and fragrant, can be taken once a day for 10 consecutive days. Black beans are black soybeans. Contains protein, fat, sugar, carotene, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, etc. It also contains soybean flavonoids, choline, soybean sterols, folic acid, pantothenic acid, etc. It tastes sweet and is neutral in nature. It has the effects of nourishing the kidney and yin, nourishing blood and nourishing the body. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation, promoting diuresis, dispelling wind and detoxifying, as well as promoting blood circulation and moisturizing the skin. Chicken is rich in nutrients, warm in nature, sweet in taste, and has the effects of warming the middle and replenishing qi, replenishing essence and marrow, and promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation. This soup has the effect of removing spots and whitening, and is suitable for those with dark spots on the face.

Black Bean Chicken Feet Soup

[Ingredients]: 100g black beans, 250g chicken feet, salt to taste

【operate】:

1. Remove impurities from black beans and soak them in clean water for 30 minutes. Wash chicken feet and blanch them in boiling water.

2. Put water in a pot, add chicken feet and black beans, boil over high heat first, skim off the foam, then simmer over low heat until the meat and beans are well cooked, add salt to taste and serve.

[Nutritional value]: Chicken feet - also known as chicken palms, chicken claws, and chicken feet. Chicken feet are also called "chicken palms", "chicken claws", and "chicken feet". They have a lot of skin and tendons, and are high in gelatin. They are often used to make soups, and are also suitable for stews and sauces. For example: stewed chicken feet and sauces.

Braised Pig's Trotter with Black Beans

[Ingredients]: 400g black beans, 750g pig's trotters, 125g pig's ears, 125g pig's tails, 75g pig's skin, 100g pig's fat, 125g tomatoes, 75g onions, 250g rice, 75g cooking oil, 100g garlic oil, salt and pepper to taste

【operate】:

1. Wash the black beans and soak them in water for about 3 hours; wash the pig's trotters and split them into two pieces vertically; wash the pig ears, pig tails, pig skin, and pig fat and cut them into small pieces; wash the tomatoes and cut them into pieces; wash and chop the onions; wash the rice and drain it; set aside.

2. Mix salt, black beans, pig's trotters, pig's ears, pig's tail, pig's skin and pig's fat together, put them into a pot and boil them over high heat, then simmer over low heat until cooked through, add a little garlic oil to adjust the taste; set aside.

3. Heat the pot and pour in the garlic oil. When the oil temperature reaches 60%, add the chopped onion and fry until it turns yellow. Add the tomato cubes and fry thoroughly. Pour into the pot and pour in water to boil. Heat the pot again and pour in the cooking oil. When the oil temperature reaches 50%, add the rice and fry until it turns yellow. Pour into the stew pot with tomatoes, add salt and boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat. When eating, serve with the braised pig's trotters with black beans and tomato rice.