The therapeutic effects of cowpea

Cowpea not only has a relatively high nutritional value, but its therapeutic effect should not be underestimated:

Dietary effects

Cowpeas are mild in nature, sweet and salty in taste, and belong to the spleen and stomach meridians. They have 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, generating essence, stopping thirst, vomiting and 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.

Dietary value

The seeds or pods of the leguminous herbaceous plant 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.

Dietary effects

Cowpea is sweet, light and slightly warm in nature, and enters the spleen and stomach meridians; it can eliminate dampness without being too dry, and strengthen the spleen without being greasy, and is commonly used for spleen deficiency and dampness; it has the effects of harmonizing the internal organs, calming the mind, replenishing qi and strengthening the spleen, relieving heat and eliminating dampness, and promoting diuresis and reducing swelling; it is mainly used to treat spleen deficiency and dampness, poor appetite and loose stools, dampness and turbidity, and women's

It can also be used to treat excessive leucorrhea, summer-heat and dampness injuries, vomiting, diarrhea and convulsions.

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, generating essence, and quenching thirst;

Main indications: vomiting, dysentery, frequent urination, etc.

Target Group

It is edible for general population.

1. Especially suitable for patients with diabetes, kidney deficiency, frequent urination, spermatorrhea and some gynecological functional diseases;

2. People with qi stagnation and constipation should be careful when eating cowpeas;

3. Cowpeas must be cooked thoroughly before eating. Undercooked beans can easily cause diarrhea and poisoning.

Cooking Method

Raw cowpeas contain two substances that are harmful to the human body: hemolysin and toxic protein. Eating raw cowpeas or undercooked cowpeas can easily cause poisoning. When people eat raw cowpeas, the toxins have a strong irritating effect on the gastrointestinal tract, causing mild abdominal discomfort, and severe symptoms of poisoning such as vomiting and diarrhea, especially in children. Therefore, it is necessary to fully heat and cook or fry them, or heat them over high heat for more than 10 minutes to ensure that the cowpeas are cooked thoroughly, so that the harmful substances will decompose into non-toxic substances.

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