What are the effects of red bean and sweet potato syrup

Red bean and sweet potato syrup is a syrup made with red beans and sweet potatoes as the main ingredients. It not only tastes good, but is also beneficial to our health. This is because red beans have a very good effect of clearing the mind, nourishing the body, strengthening the spleen and benefiting the kidneys. Adding sweet potatoes, or some lilies as appropriate, can also help us strengthen our muscles and bones, improve our essence and energy, and enhance our body's resistance. It is a good ingredient for both men and women.

1. Function

1. Red beans have the effects of clearing the heart and nourishing the mind, strengthening the spleen and benefiting the kidneys. Adding lotus seeds and lilies can further consolidate the essence and replenish qi, stop bleeding, strengthen the muscles and bones, etc. It can treat dry lungs, dry coughs, enhance the vitality of internal organs, and enhance physical strength. Health preservation is also an important part of skin care. Only by combining external adjustment with internal care can you create a watery woman.

2. In traditional medicine, red beans are mainly used to promote water circulation - removing edema, promoting qi - removing athlete's foot, and strengthening the spleen. For example, eating red beans and carp soup can have a therapeutic effect on edema, athlete's foot, and difficulty urinating. It can also treat cirrhosis of the liver, ascites, and replenish body deficiency. The soup after cooking red beans and winter melon is an excellent therapeutic product for edema all over the body; cooking red beans with lentils and coix seed can treat diarrhea. In addition, red beans can also be used with traditional Chinese medicine. For example, red beans with Forsythia and Angelica decoction can treat liver abscess; red beans with dandelion and licorice decoction can treat intestinal pain, etc.

3. Sweet potatoes have the effects of "replenishing deficiency, increasing energy, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and strengthening kidney yin", making people "live longer and have fewer diseases". It can also nourish the middle, harmonize the blood, warm the stomach, and nourish the five internal organs. The contemporary Chinese Materia Medica says that it is "sweet in taste and neutral in nature. It enters the spleen and kidney meridians." "It replenishes the middle and harmonizes the blood, replenishes qi and produces body fluid, relaxes the intestines and stomach, and relieves constipation. It is mainly used to treat edema due to spleen deficiency, sores, swelling and toxins, and constipation due to dry intestines."

2. Practice

300g red beans 1 sweet potato Brown sugar as needed

1. Peel the sweet potatoes and cut into large pieces

2. Wash the red beans and soak them in clean water for 2 hours

3. Add red beans and water to the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium heat and cook for about an hour until the red beans bloom. Add the chopped sweet potatoes and continue cooking for 20 minutes until the red beans and sweet potatoes are soft.

4. Finally, add brown sugar to taste.