What are the effects and functions of red beans?

Speaking of adzuki beans, most people would classify them as whole grains. In fact, adzuki beans are not whole grains but a kind of Chinese patent medicine. They are effective in treating diseases. Generally, adzuki beans are sweet, sour and slightly cold in nature. They can stabilize the heart and lungs, regulate athlete's foot and skin eczema, relieve qi and blood stagnation in the body, and help promote defecation and urination, treat vomiting, diarrhea, etc.

【Nature and flavor】

Sweet; sour; slightly cold in nature.

"Bielu": sweet and sour, neutral, non-toxic.

"Essentials of Health Preservation": bitter and warm.

"Qianjin Food Therapy": sweet and salty, neutral, non-toxic.

"Food Materia Medica": slightly cold.

"Tangye Bencao": warm in nature, spicy, sweet and sour in taste, non-toxic.

【Meridian】

It enters the heart and small intestine meridians.

"Leigong's Explanation of the Properties of Medicinal Preparations": Enters the Heart Meridian.

"New Edition of Materia Medica": enters the spleen meridian.

"Depei Materia Medica": Enter the Shaoyin and Taiyang meridians.

"Ben Cao Zai Xin": enters the heart and lung meridians.

【Effects and indications】

It can promote diuresis, reduce swelling and jaundice; it can clear away heat, detoxify and eliminate carbuncle. It is used to treat edema, athlete's foot, jaundice, gonorrhea, blood in the stool, swelling, sores, and ringworm. It can promote diuresis and reduce swelling, detoxify and discharge pus. Used for edema, beriberi, limb swelling, jaundice, red urine, rheumatic fever, carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle and abdominal pain

"Ben Jing": It is used to expel urination and pus and blood from carbuncles.

"Compendium of Materia Medica": It can prevent epidemic fever, treat difficult labor, remove the placenta, and promote lactation.

"Bielu": It is used to treat cold and heat, heat in the middle, polydipsia, diarrhea, urination, vomiting, sudden diarrhea, and bloating in the lower body.

"Bencao Gangmu" (Bencao Gangmu): Red bean powder can cure restlessness, relieve heat and toxins, discharge pus, and replenish blood.