String beans
| String beans in TCM:Explore the properties of String beans according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Temperature: neutral
Channels: ST, SP, KD
Flavors: sweet
Tonifies: yin
In terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) String beans, commonly referred to as green beans, are known for their ability to tonify yin. They are known to descend the qi, especially in the spleen and stomach. They also help to tonify the kidneys.
In general the ancient Chinese medical texts cite that they enter the spleen and kidney. Furthermore String beans (Green beans) are considered to be neutral to slightly warm in temperature. The flavor is sweet.
For whooping cough boil 1/2 cup of green beans and 6 grams of licorice in 1.5 cups of water. Boil it down to 1 cup and then add two teaspoons of honey. Drink the liquid. For chronic diarrhea steam green beans with rice. For hernia in children dry-fry green beans with fennel seed and then grind into a powder. Take 1/2 teaspoon of the powder three times daily with lukewarm water. This mixture can also be applied to the navel with black pepper. For back pain make a soup with green beans, black beans, adzuki beans, and a pinch of cinnamon.[22]
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