Can red bean barley flour really remove "moisture"? 1. What is "wet"? 2. The truth of "dispelling dampness" of red beans and coix kernels 3. Can red bean coix kernel powder "dispel dampness" in the end?

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There has never been "moisture" in the realm of nutrition.

However, when the counselor says "spleen deficiency", "fire", "heavy humidity", "palace cold", etc. to express their symptoms, I will also pay attention to everyone's statements, and try to combine my understanding of Chinese medicine to try to find similarities from a type of symptom.

The word "wet" is most used to describe the climate. In the southern region, Huangmei has a large humidity, and the human body is prone to sticky discomfort. Traditional medicine believes that "wet" is the natural climate, when the climate changes sharply, and the human body does not adapt, "wet" becomes a pathogenic factor, called "wet evil".

In the process of consultation, I found that many people attributed the "edema", "overweight and obesity" and "summer sweating" in the body to "heavy moisture", so I speculated that the so-called "removal of dampness" refers more to the improvement of abnormal water metabolism in the body. (Of course, sweating is not intrinsically directly related to nutritional status...) ）

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Coix:

When it comes to "dampness", you always think of barley first, and its "dampness" may be related to the high protein content. In the traditional Chinese dietary model, it is mainly based on plant foods (cereals, vegetables), high-quality protein intake is seriously insufficient, and the osmotic pressure in the body is unbalanced for a long time, resulting in the accumulation of body fluids and swelling, which is often referred to as "edema".

Replacing the same amount of rice and noodles with barley can obtain an additional 25% of protein, effectively alleviating protein malnutrition and reducing water retention in the body.

Red beans:

The combination of red beans (mixed beans) and barley (cereals) realizes the protein complementarity of different food types and increases the utilization rate of protein; in addition, red beans are also typical representatives of high protein (1/5 of dried red beans are proteins), coupled with a very high potassium/sodium ratio (about 400/1), which can increase the discharge of water and sodium.

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The traditional Chinese diet is dominated by cereals and vegetables, coupled with the lack of food resources, more heavy physical labor, the vast majority of adults are in a state of protein-energy malnutrition (also known as edematous malnutrition), and compared with ordinary staple foods, red beans, coix seeds are high in protein content, rich in vitamins and minerals, after eating the energy boost, water exclusion is beneficial, ancient medical scientists through observation, summary, induction, with "dampness" to describe this kind of phenomenon.

However, this wet food recipe is not necessarily suitable for modern people. Many people who are overweight also think that it is "edema", at this time, the effect of eating less and moving more, quitting oil and controlling sugar is better.

Elderly people are dystrophic due to decreased digestion and inadequate food intake, which in turn leads to "muscle decay", and animal protein or high-quality protein with a higher amino acid score (AAS) is often more suitable for them.

Overall, red bean coix kernels must be a better staple food choice than refined white rice noodles, but it is only a food choice, and it is a bit far-fetched to say that it can "remove dampness".