Pinto Beans
| Pinto Beans in TCM:Explore the properties of Pinto Beans according to Chinese
Nutrition and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM):
Temperature: warm
Channels: ST, SP, KD
Flavors: sweet
Tonifies: qi, blood
Special Properties:
clears heat, clears damp, reduces swelling
In terms of TCM pinto beans are sweet in flavor and warm in temperature. They are believed to help tonify qi and blood and strengthen digestion. They also help to relieve heat, resolve dampness, reduce swelling, and calm the spirit[22].
Unfortunately there is no information available about which channels pinto beans enter specifically, but due to their energetic properties the editor has chosen to designate the spleen, stomach, and kidney channels until more information becomes available.
Pinto beans may help to resolve fatigue, anemia, and edema. They can also help to calm the spirit and alleviate anxiety. To help resolve high cholesterol incorporate pinto beans (and other legumes that are high in fiber) into your regular diet. For edema and swelling make a broth from boiling pinto beans with cabbage for 1/2 hour, strain, and drink 1 cup of the broth daily until symptoms resolve. For anxiety eat hummus made from pinto beans, lima beans, and garbanzo beans regularly.[22]
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