Eat 4 kinds of beans in summer to relieve heat and live longer

　　green beans

　　Relevant research results have proven that mung bean skin is rich in antioxidant ingredients, such as saponins, tannins, flavonoids, etc. In addition, mung beans also contain some stigmasterol, alkaloids and a large amount of dietary fiber.

　　Eating mung beans in summer can clear away heat, detoxify and relieve heat stroke. The common way to eat mung beans is to make porridge or soup, and making mung bean paste is also a good choice.

　　red beans

　　From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, red beans are neutral in nature, sweet and sour in taste, and have the effects of strengthening the spleen and diuresis, clearing away heat and dampness, reducing swelling and detoxifying. The human body is prone to edema in summer, so eating red beans is a good dietary therapy for reducing swelling.

　　Modern research shows that red beans are rich in dietary fiber, potassium, B vitamins and other nutrients. Red beans can be cooked with rice to make red bean rice, or can be used as a filling for staple food, such as red bean buns.

　　white lentils

　　White lentils are the dried and mature seeds of lentils, a leguminous plant. They are an excellent food and medicine that can nourish the spleen and warm the stomach, reduce dampness and relieve heat, and replenish deficiency and relieve diarrhea. Especially in the spring and summer rainy seasons when the heat is hot and humid, it has become an indispensable ingredient on the family table.

　　White lentils not only have high medicinal value, but also have high nutritional value. The content of minerals and vitamins is higher than that of most root vegetables and melon vegetables, and the taste is fragrant and delicious.

　　White lentils are a very common vegetable. Fresh and tender white lentils are best eaten stir-fried. It’s also good to steam the white lentils and eat them like tomato puree.

　　eyebrow beans

　　Eyebrow beans not only provide a large amount of high-quality protein that is easy to be digested and absorbed by the human body, but also a moderate amount of carbohydrates and a variety of trace elements and vitamins. It can fully supplement the nutrients needed by the human body, thereby improving the human body's immunity.

　　Appetite is poor in summer, and the vitamin B contained in eyebrow beans can maintain normal digestive gland secretion and gastrointestinal motility functions, inhibit cholinease activity, help digestion, and increase appetite.

　　However, eating too much eyebrow beans will cause sexual stagnation, so those with qi stagnation and constipation should be careful about eating eyebrow beans.