The months of May and June in Hong Kong are months of change from cool to hot peaks which make regulating the body’s water metabolism often vulnerable to health problems.
These problems can include fatigue, lack of appetite, lethargy and other symptoms, and even if the disorder is severe it can become edema or swelling in several parts of the body. Health problems in summer usually focus on the spleen or liver and body moisture and emotions.
Because the weather is very hot it is also easy to make people irritated and lose concentration. Therefore, to improve your health in the summer, you can follow Chinese medicine which recommends red beans and green beans for you to consume.
Chinese medicine believes that kidney beans and green beans are good to eat in spring and summer. Green beans according to the perspective of Chinese medicine, contain fire that can burn the external parts of the body and treat red rashes on the skin, swelling, heat, pain and inflammation in the body such as bad breath, acne on the face, constipation, hemorrhoids, bleeding, lowering cholesterol levels, lowering cholesterol levels. risk of osteoporosis, etc.
Meanwhile, red beans are believed to burn internal parts and relieve emotions that cause visceral dysfunction, edema, insomnia, many dreams, slow response, forgetfulness, lack of energy, improve digestion, strengthen the heart, prevent diabetes etc.
For how to consume it, you can just boil it after washing it and drink boiled peanuts like drinking water. If you want to add other ingredients, you can add lotus seeds and dried lilies like a Chinese-style medicinal soup recipe. But you can also use an Indonesian-style recipe by adding coconut milk and ice in the serving of red bean and green bean stew.
