Dai County Red Beans

Dai County Red Beans

　　Dai County red beans, also known as adzuki beans, are highly nutritious, containing 21.4% protein, 0.6% fat, 55.6% carbohydrates, 4.7% fiber, and 2.9% minerals. They also include vitamins such as thiamine, riboflavin, vitamin B1, and B2. These beans can be used to make delicious bean paste fillings, adding variety to foods, as well as being used in cold desserts such as popsicles and ice cream.

　　Red beans are also a versatile traditional Chinese medicine. They have a sour and mild flavor, affect the heart and small intestine meridians, promote diuresis and remove dampness, detoxify, and discharge pus. When decocted and taken at a dosage of 9 to 30 grams, they can treat edema, beriberi, jaundice, and diarrhea. When ground into powder and applied externally, they can treat abscesses and mumps. A red bean decoction has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, dysentery bacillus, and typhoid bacillus.