Carp cooked with red bean soup to treat acute nephritis

Red beans are a precious medicinal herb in traditional medicine with the medicinal name of xich tieu dau. Red beans are plump seeds, red skin, pink kernel, dry, solid, firm.

People with hot constitution should use it raw to detoxify and cool down; people with cold constitution should use it roasted, roasted until black, to have sedative and diuretic effects.

According to modern medicine, red beans are rich in nutrients (sugar, protein, fiber, fat, minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, nicotinic acid, vitamin B1, B2...), are both a blood-enriching food and have the effect of detoxifying, stimulating intestinal motility, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, lowering cholesterol and anti-cancer.

Carp cooked with red bean soup is very suitable for people with acute nephritis.

According to Oriental medicine, red beans have a sweet and sour taste, neutral properties, and enter the heart and small intestine meridians. They have the effect of clearing heat, promoting urination, reducing swelling, drawing pus, and stopping bleeding. They are used to treat edema, mouth ulcers, itching, acne, hives, skin diseases, and physical weakness. They are good for pregnant women, helping to reduce edema and promote urination. You can use red beans alone or combine them with other foods and medicinal herbs in the following cases:

Treatment of acute nephritis: 60g red beans, 1 carp, 500g squash, green onions. Process into red bean carp soup and eat both the water and the solids. Eat hot, once a day, continuously for 5-7 days.

Treat edema and urinary incontinence: 30g red beans, 30g millet seeds, 50g rice. Soak red beans until soft and cook first, then add rice and millet seeds and cook until soft, add sugar. Eat during the day.

Heat-clearing, diuretic, calming, sedative medicine: 30g red beans, 8g codonopsis, 8g angelica, 1 pig heart, enough shiitake mushrooms. Simmer all until soft, eat the solids, drink the liquid.

Treatment of glomerulonephritis: 90g red beans, 60g corn silk, 10g red apples, add enough sugar. Boil water to drink during the day (treatment time is from 1 to 3 months).

Treat diabetes, rash, acne: 50g red beans, 1kg squash. Cook red beans with water first until soft, then add squash. Eat the beans, drink the water.

Nourish blood and qi, strengthen spleen and stomach, improve health: 30g red beans, 2 quails, 3 slices of fresh ginger. Stew until soft, season, eat hot./.

According to SK&DS