The efficacy and function of golden bean

Golden armor bean is a medicinal material that can treat many diseases. If consumed scientifically and healthily, it can bring great benefits to our physical health and disease treatment. Now let’s take a closer look at the effects and eating methods of golden armor beans.

【English name】 Sieve Bean

[Alias] Yellow Emperor Beans, Five-Colored Beans.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The seeds of the legume plant golden armor bean.

[Original form] Golden bean is an annual or biennial climbing herb. About 4m long, hairless. There are 3 leaflets. The terminal leaflet is ovate, 4-12cm long, 2.5-6cm wide, and nearly glabrous on both sides. The lateral leaflets are obliquely triangular, acuminate at the apex and rounded at the base; stipules are triangular and attached at the base. The raceme is gluey, 8-20cm long, with small flowers, white or light yellow; the bracts are ovate, green, and slightly pubescent; the calyx is campanulate, with 3 calyx teeth below being tooth-like, and 2 calyx teeth above being fused to the middle, with short pubescence on the outside, and the smaller bracts are longer; the corolla is about 1cm long, the standard petal is reniform, the wing petals are obovate, and the keel petal is spiral; there are 10 stamens, two bodies, (9) + 1; the ovary has long white pubescence, and the style is surrounded by yellow beards. The pods are oblong or sickle-oblong, 5-9cm long and about 2cm wide. There are 3-4 seeds, which are kidney-shaped, flat and smooth. The flowering period is June-July, and the fruiting period is July-August.

【Habitat distribution】Ecological environment: mostly cultivated.

[Properties] Identification of properties: The seeds are oval and flat, or nearly diamond-shaped and kidney-shaped, about 12mm long and 8.5mm wide, with radial stripes on the surface and a protruding short linear hilum visible on the side. The texture is hard and the cotyledons can be seen after being broken. Slight fragrance.

[Chemical composition] Contains sugar, organic acid, triterpenes, sterols, proteins, amino acids, vitamins and other chemical components.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; bitter; neutral

【Meridian】 Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】Nourishes blood; promotes blood circulation; reduces swelling. Mainly used for blood deficiency; chest and abdominal pain; swelling and pain from falls; edema

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: cooking or stewing meat, 6-15g.

[Note] The sweet part of this product is non-toxic, but the bitter part is poisonous. It must be roasted before eating to avoid poisoning.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica" seeds: have the function of nourishing blood and reducing swelling.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

After reading the above detailed introduction to the effects and functions of golden armor beans, I believe many friends already know the benefits of golden armor beans. It can be seen that golden beans are very beneficial to our human body. If you need it, you might as well give it a try.