Black Bean
| Black Bean in TCM:Explore the properties of Black Bean according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Temperature: warm
Channels: KD
Flavors: sweet
Tonifies: blood, yin
Special Properties:
resolves water accumulations
In terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) black beans are known for their ability to tonify bood and yin. They also regulate water, promote urination, and help to brighten the eyes.
Most sources agree that they enter the Kidney. Like all legumes listed in the beans category the flavor of black beans is sweet, and they are considered to be warm in temperature.
Black beans are believed to be very helpful for problems related to the kidney. They can be helpful with low back pain, knee pain, infertility, seminal emission, difficult urination, blurry vision, and various ear problem.
For beriberi cook black beans with carp. For spontaneous menopausal sweating make boiled black bean juice. For bedwetting include black beans into the diet regularly. [22]
For low back or knees, pain or weakness, frequent urination, and other kidney deficiency related symptoms slowly cook black beans for 2-3 hours. Use 1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup black beans, and 3/4 cup rice wine. This kidney tonic is especially good in the winter. For kidney stones add kombu seaweed to this tonic.[22]
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