The efficacy and function of red bean sprouts

Traditional Chinese medicine is very helpful in treating certain diseases, so you can feel free when choosing herbs. Red bean sprouts are a medicinal material that is not unfamiliar to us. Do you know its effects and functions? Let's take a look.

[Source] Bean sprouts are made from the seeds of adzuki beans or red beans of the legume family that are germinated in water.

【Functions and indications】 Treats bloody stool and fetal leakage during pregnancy.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: decoction or powder.

[Additional prescription] ① The patient has a rapid pulse, no fever, slight restlessness, is silent but wants to lie down, and sweats. On the first three or four days after onset, the eyes are red like dove eyes. On the seventh or eighth day, the four corners of the eyes are black. If the patient can eat, pus has formed. Also for treating bleeding in the lower part of the body, blood before bleeding and blood near the stool: 3 liters of red beans (soak until sprouts come out, then dry), angelica (the dosage in "Qian Jin Fang" is 3 liang). Grind the above two ingredients into powder and take a square inch portion with water three times a day. (Red Bean and Angelica Powder from "Jinkui Yaolu")

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

[Source] From "Compendium of Materia Medica".

I believe that friends who were not very clear about red bean sprouts at the beginning should now have mastered the relevant knowledge about red bean sprouts. I hope this article can be helpful to you.