Can I drink red bean and barley water?

Red bean and coix seed water is drinkable and has a certain effect in removing moisture, especially in summer. Drinking some of it properly can have a conditioning and health-care effect on the body. When making red bean and coix seed water, it is best to choose fried coix seed, so that the dehumidifying effect will be better. In addition, we need to understand that moisture is divided into different types. At this time, you can also put appropriate amount of water chestnuts in the red bean and coix seed, which can ensure a better dehumidifying effect.

Mistake 1 : Using the wrong beans

The red beans that are often mentioned are generally the two types mentioned above. Adzuki beans are long and slender, smaller than red beans, which are rounder. The best product for removing dampness is adzuki beans. Red beans are average in removing dampness, but are more effective in nourishing the heart.

The difference between red beans and adzuki beans :

1. Different shapes

Red beans are relatively round, while adzuki beans are long and slender. The particles are smaller than red beans.

2. Different colors

The surface of red beans is dark brown, but the actual color is purple. Adzuki beans come in red and black. The red ones are as shiny as vermilion, and the black ones are as black as lacquer. The best ones are those with tight grains and purple or red color.

3. Different texture

Red beans are easy to cook into pieces, but adzuki beans, even after being soaked, will not become soft after a long time of cooking and will be hard to eat.

4. Different effects

Red beans can cure hunger, but cannot promote diuresis and remove dampness. Eating too much can cause blood loss. Red beans have the effect of promoting diuresis and removing dampness.

You see, the effects of the two are completely different. Red bean and barley porridge can only play the effect of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness if the right red beans are used. If the wrong red beans are used, it will not have the effect of removing dampness.

Special reminder: Adzuki beans are used in traditional Chinese medicine, while red beans are only for general consumption.

Who is suitable to use red beans ?

Adzuki Bean

Also known as red bean, red bean, red rice bean, and rice red bean, it is born from the dry air of autumn. Its red color enters the heart, goes down and passes through the small intestine.

【 Nature and flavor and meridians 】

It tastes pungent, sweet and sour, is non-toxic, has a mild nature and enters the spleen meridian, heart meridian and small intestine meridian.

【 effect 】

It can strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, detoxify and discharge pus, promote dampness and reduce jaundice, clear away heat and detoxify, and treat carbuncle, pus and blood, lower abdominal distension, difficulty urinating, edema and athlete's foot.

Taboo :

1. People with yin deficiency but no dampness or heat and those with clear and long urination should avoid eating red beans.

2. People who urinate frequently should avoid eating it.

3. Do not eat it for a long time, as it will make you dark, thin and dry.

Second mistake: using the wrong rice

Although raw coix seed is good for removing moisture, it has a cold nature. If you cook and eat it alone for a long time, it will damage the spleen. The spleen is responsible for transporting and transforming moisture. If the spleen is damaged, moisture cannot evaporate, and the more you want to remove moisture, the more moisture you get. Fried barley is made by frying it over low heat until it turns golden brown with a slightly burnt aroma. The so-called "burnt fragrance enters the spleen". Compared with raw coix seeds, fried coix seeds are less cold and more warm and astringent, and the effect of warming and strengthening the spleen becomes obvious.

The third mistake is the cooking method is wrong

Adzuki beans and coix seeds are difficult to cook, so it is best to soak them in clean water for an hour before cooking. Many people tend to just throw the ingredients into the pot and cook them, which makes it difficult for the nutrients to come out.

Fourth mistake: wrong ingredients

Some people added a handful of rice when making barley and red bean soup, and the porridge became thick. In fact, never add rice. Red beans and coix seeds can both remove dampness. No matter how you cook them, the soup will not be thick and will be very clear. Traditional Chinese medicine uses its clear nature to remove moisture from the human body. Once rice is added, the whole porridge becomes thick. Although the taste may be better, it is not good for health. Because of that handful of rice, all the red beans and coix seeds are wasted and have no effect.

The fifth error

Job's tears and red beans can clear the damp heat and turbid air in the lower reproductive system, and the effect is quick. However, if you have other types of damp-heat, such as spleen dampness caused by damp-heat in the liver and gallbladder, or dampness caused by spleen yang deficiency, coix seed and red beans will not be of any help, and may even make things worse.