You may have heard that red bean job's tears water can dispel dampness and lose weight, but can you tell whether your red bean is red bean or red bean? Many people can't tell red beans from red beans because these two kinds of beans are dark red, but they are different in efficacy and nutritional composition. The editor of this article will tell you how to distinguish red beans from red beans.
In fact, the difference between red beans and red beans is very obvious. Although the color is the same, there are still great differences in shape. Red beans are flat, while red beans are round. Moreover, the effects of the two beans are different, and the taste is also different. So the two kinds of beans are easy to distinguish.
Adzuki bean, also known as red bean, red bean, etc., is a dried and mature seed of legume adzuki bean or adzuki bean. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that red bean is sweet, sour and flat in nature. It can return to the heart, spleen and small intestine. It can strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, promote water and dehumidification, detoxify and discharge pus. It can tonify the spleen, is good at descending and benefiting water. It is a good nourishing food therapy. It has a good curative effect on spleen deficiency and dampness, edema and fullness, heavy sleepiness of limbs, etc. Shennong's herbal classic says that it 'eliminates heat, poison, carbuncle and swelling, disperses evil blood, annoys people, and cures edema and muscle fullness'. "Therapeutic Materia Medica" says that "it can cure beriberi and abdominal edema, dissipate Qi, remove joint annoyance and heat, make people open their heart and stop urinating.".
Red bean, also known as Acacia bean, is the mature seed of Acacia seed of leguminous plant, which is widely distributed in tropical areas. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this product is pungent, bitter, flat, toxic, enters the heart and lung meridian, has the functions of clearing heat and detoxification, eliminating phlegm and killing insects, and is suitable for sore, carbuncle, swelling and pain, mumps, etc. The collection of Materia Medica says that it can 'connect the nine orifices and cure the inner Qi. Stop heat, stuffy headache and wind phlegm. Kill all insects in the abdomen and skin '. Modern Practical Traditional Chinese medicine says that it 'cures skin diseases, scabies, stubborn ringworm, etc. it is an extract or paste'.
Appearance characteristics of adzuki bean and red bean
Red bean, in addition to red bean, red bean, rice bean and other nicknames, also known as red bean. In the local market, red bean and red bean are two kinds of dry beans with similar color but different appearance. Adzuki bean is slender, and its particles are smaller than red bean; Red beans are cylindrical with dark brownish red surface.
Red bean, also known as Acacia bean, has a large volume. The most commonly used is to make delicious red bean paste sugar water. Adzuki bean is small in size, which is most suitable for cooking soup or porridge. It has the effect of diuresis and eliminating edema. It is very suitable for pregnant women.
Efficacy of red bean and red bean
Adzuki bean is a kind of nutritious small dry bean with mild nature, sweet and sour taste. In every 100 grams of adzuki bean, it contains 20.7 grams of protein, 0.5 grams of fat, 58 grams of carbohydrates, 4.6 grams of crude fiber, 67 mg of calcium, 5.2 mg of iron, phosphorus, vitamins B1, B2, niacin and saponins. Because adzuki bean contains saponins and has the functions of defecation, diuresis and detumescence, eating adzuki bean often can clear blood and eliminate visceral fatigue, which is particularly beneficial to patients with heart and kidney diseases. This bean also has the saying of "eating thin people for a long time", which has a certain weight loss effect on senile obesity.
Red beans are sweet and sour in five flavors, which can nourish Yin blood. It has the effects of expelling wind, clearing heat, drying dampness, relieving itching, moisturizing and beautifying.
Edible method of red bean and red bean
Red beans are suitable for porridge, stuffing and snacks. Cooking porridge with red beans and japonica rice can not only benefit water and reduce swelling, but also strengthen the spleen and stomach. Red bean and white gourd syrup is a healthy sweet soup for children. It has the effect of expelling summer heat and strengthening the spleen. Chixiaodou is hard and hard to cook. If you want to cook with japonica rice, you should cook Chixiaodou first before adding japonica rice. In addition, adzuki bean is suitable for seasoning with an appropriate amount of sugar, but not salt, otherwise it is unfavorable to the discharge of water.
The small pods of red beans are edible. Red beans have a unique taste. They can be cooked like mung beans, sprouted or roasted as snacks with coffee. Red beans soaked in cold water need to be boiled for 20 minutes, and those not soaked need to be boiled for 25 minutes; Red beans are edible after drying and often make porridge with rice; In Asia, red beans can be made into dough, which tastes sweet and can replace tomato dough. After red beans are ground into flour, they can be used as all kinds of cakes.
Traditional Chinese medicine doctors say that although Chixiaodou and Hongdou look different, they are of the same species. They belong to legumes, and their properties and nutritional components are also similar, but Chixiaodou is more effective. Therefore, red beans are used in traditional Chinese medicine, while red beans are only for general consumption.
In fact, the two kinds of beans are easy to distinguish. As long as you observe carefully, even if the two kinds of beans are mixed together, they can be easily distinguished.