Question 1

Health Benefits of Red Beans

Accepted Answer

1. Remove dampness and clear away heat

According to Chinese medicine, it means that there is dampness in the body. The water cannot flow with the blood and stay in the cells of the human body, causing the human body to swell up. And red beans are rich in B vitamins and iron, as well as protein, fat, sugars, calcium, phosphorus, niacin and other ingredients, which have the effects of clearing heat, removing dampness and detoxification.

2. Nourish the heart and blood

Red beans can clear heat of the heart, and can also nourish the heart. It is also rich in crude fiber material, which clinically helps lower blood lipid, lower blood pressure, and improve heart function. And it is rich in iron, which can promote Qi and nourish blood, which is very suitable for heart and blood.

3. Detoxification and weight loss

"Compendium of Materia Medica" says that its nature is going down, and it can dredge the small intestine, ease urination and remove swelling. Among the ten people nowadays, at least five or six are overweight, which is also swollen, commonly known as bloated body.

4. Strengthen the spleen and stomach

Red beans are called "chixiaodou" in Chinese medicine, and they also have obvious spleen and stomach strengthening effects. <> The spleen and stomach have relatively strong digestion capacity and better absorption. People with weaker bodies should strengthen tonic in winter and make good nutrition reserves for next year. They will have good energy and strength next year, and will be less likely to get sick next year.

5. Eliminate edema

In addition to rich potassium in red beans, the saponin contained in its outer skin has a strong diuretic effect, which can effectively improve the swelling of the face and feet caused by beriberi and the decline of kidney function. Therefore, red beans must be used to treat edema.

Question 2

Health Benefits of Soybeans

Accepted Answer

1. The effect of soybeans

Soybean contains protease inhibitor. Researchers from American university found that it can inhibit a variety of cancers, and the inhibitory effect on breast cancer is the most obvious.

2. Enhance immunity

Eating soybeans to supplement protein can avoid the problem of elevated cholesterol in eating meat. If the human body lacks protein, it will have symptoms of decreased immunity and fatigue.

3. Make the brain smart

Soybeans are rich in lecithin, which is one of the important components of the brain. Eating more soybeans can help prevent Alzheimer's disease. In addition, the sterols in soybean lecithin can increase nerve function and vitality.

4. Assist in lowering blood pressure

American studies have found that in the diet of hypertensive patients, too much sodium is ingested while potassium is too little. Ingesting high-potassium foods can promote the excretion of excessive sodium in the body, which has the effect of assisting in lowering blood pressure. Patients with high blood pressure regularly eat soybeans, which is very helpful for timely replenishment of potassium in the body.

5. Strengthen organs

Soybean lecithin can promote the absorption of fat-soluble vitamins and strengthen the body's various tissues and organs. It can also lower cholesterol, improve lipid metabolism, prevent and treat coronary atherosclerosis.

6. Lower blood lipids

The plant sterols in soybeans have the effect of lowering blood cholesterol. It can compete with cholesterol in the intestine and reduce cholesterol absorption. It also reduces the "bad cholesterol" in the blood of patients with hyperlipidemia, and at the same time does not affect the "good cholesterol" in the blood, and has a good lipid-lowering effect.

7. Improve energy

The protein contained in soybeans helps relieve depression, and can also increase the excitement and inhibition functions of the cerebral cortex, and improve learning and work efficiency.

8. Whitening and skin care

Soybeans are rich in isoflavones. This phytoestrogen can improve skin aging and relieve menopausal syndrome.

9. Anti-oxidation

The saponin in soybeans can remove free radicals in the body and have anti-oxidant effects. It can also inhibit the growth of tumor cells and enhance the body's immune function.

10. Prevent deafness

Iron supplementation can expand capillaries, soften red blood cells, ensure blood supply to the ears, and effectively prevent hearing loss. The content of iron and zinc in soybeans is higher than in other foods, which has a certain effect on preventing deafness in the elderly.

Question 3

Health Benefits of Black Soybeans

Accepted Answer

1. Maintain blood pressure balance

The black soy beans contain saponaria and melanin unique to black soy beans, which can inhibit fat oxidation, strengthen blood vessels, enhance vascular elasticity, and stabilize blood pressure.

2. Prevent cancer

The isoflavones in black soy beans are a kind of plant hormone, which has the function of two-way adjustment. It can overcome various symptoms caused by hormone deficiency, and can inhibit the occurrence of breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer.

3. Lower cholesterol

The linoleic acid, lecithin, and dietary fiber in black soy beans can effectively inhibit cholesterol in the blood and prevent obesity and some chronic diseases.

4. Whitening and skin care

Black soy beans are rich in soy isoflavones. This phytoestrogen can improve skin aging and alleviate menopausal syndrome. In addition, Japanese researchers discovered that the linoleic acid contained in black soy beans can effectively prevent the synthesis of melanin in skin cells.

5. Prevent constipation

The dietary fiber rich in black soy beans can promote gastrointestinal motility and prevent constipation. The oligosaccharides in black soy beans are conducive to the proliferation of bifidobacteria, thereby regulating the flora to promote excretion and prevent constipation.

6. Benefiting the brain

Black soy beans contain a lot of unsaturated fatty acids, up to about 80%. In addition to meeting the body's need for fat, it can improve the activity of brain cells to enhance memory and thinking ability, prevent brain aging, and benefit the brain.

7. Estrogen supply

8. Delay aging

Black soy beans are rich in vitamin E and anthocyanins, which are antioxidants. They can remove free radicals in the body, enhance vitality and reduce the appearance of wrinkles. It has the effects of delaying aging and Beautifying faces.

9. Improve anemia

Studies have found that the hull extract of black soy beans can improve the body’s absorption of iron. Eating black soy beans with hull can improve symptoms of anemia. Therefore, regular consumption of black soy beans is of great benefit to human health.

10. Relieve knee pain

Black soy beans are rich in calcium, magnesium, phosphorus and other minerals, which have the effects of strengthening bones. The linoleic acid in black soy beans has anti-inflammatory effects and can relieve pain caused by osteoporosis. In addition, Chinese medicine believes that knee pain in the elderly is closely related to the weakening of kidney, liver, and spleen functions. Black soy beans can strengthen the liver, kidney, spleen and other organs, thereby alleviating knee pain.

Question 4

Health Benefits of Mung Beans

Accepted Answer

1. Protect liver and kidneys

Mung beans are rich in trypsin inhibitors, which can protect the liver, reduce protein decomposition, reduce azotemia, and thus protect the kidney.

2. Detoxification

Mung bean protein, tannins, and flavonoids can combine with organophosphorus pesticides, mercury, arsenic, and lead compounds to form precipitates, which reduces or loses toxicity of these materials, and they are not easy to be absorbed by the gastrointestinal tract.

3. Antibacterial

Some components contained in mung bean have antibacterial effect. The extract of mung bean coating has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus. The protoplasm contained in mung beans that can coagulate microorganisms can produce antibacterial activity.

4. Clear away heat

It is the most ideal way to supplement with mung bean soup. It can clear away heat and nourish qi, quench thirst and diuresis. It can not only replenish water, but also replenish inorganic salt in time, which is of great significance for maintaining water-liquid electrolyte balance.

5. Lower lipids

The globulins and polysaccharides contained in mung beans can promote the decomposition of cholesterol in the liver into bile acid, accelerate the secretion of bile salts in the bile, and reduce the absorption of cholesterol in the small intestine.

6. Anti-allergy

The active ingredients in mung beans can assist in the treatment of allergic reactions such as urticaria, and play a certain anti-allergic effect.

7. Improve facial dryness

The unique moisturizing ingredients and minerals in mung beans can add enough moisture to the face and strengthen the moisturizing ability of the face. The natural polysaccharides in mung beans will form a moisturizing film on the surface of the skin, making the face moisturized and elastic.