Weak and old-looking female Chinese medicine practitioner: Eat bean sprouts to supplement your nutrition

Is it because bean sprouts have low nutritional value that they are reduced to a side dish in noodle soup? Many people believe that the nutritional value of bean sprouts grown from beans is greatly reduced, and coupled with their cheap price, people feel that "it's no pity not to eat them." However, Chinese medicine practitioners say that bean sprouts are high in fiber and low in calories, and can increase the body's yang energy. They are a rare good helper for losing weight, maintaining beauty, and controlling blood lipids. It would be a pity not to eat them!

Beans → bean sprouts are more nutritious and help the body absorb them

"Bean sprouts" are the edible state of bean seeds after germination. During the germination process, the large molecular proteins originally stored in the seeds will be broken down into small molecular amino acids, which are easier to digest and absorb by the human body. In addition, due to the synthesis and decomposition of nutrients during the germination process, not only will the content of vitamins and minerals increase rapidly, but it will also produce a variety of new nutrients.

Modern nutrition science believes that bean sprouts are high in fiber and low in calories, which can help with weight loss and bowel movements; the rich vitamin C in them can promote collagen synthesis, which helps with whitening and anti-aging; the saponins they contain can combine with cholesterol in the intestines, thereby achieving the effect of excreting excess cholesterol.

Bean sprouts are convenient and delicious for promoting yang and replenishing nutrition

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, bean sprouts are an economical and affordable source of nutrition. Chinese medicine practitioner Huang Huijuan said that after the seeds germinate, they have the function of generating yang energy, which can enhance the body's yang energy and is of great help to children's growth and development, recovery after illness, and the conditioning of weak constitutions.

Mung bean sprouts vs soybean sprouts

Mung bean sprouts and soybean sprouts are the most common types of bean sprouts in China. Traditional Chinese medicine books believe that "mung bean" is sweet and cold in nature, and belongs to the heart and stomach meridians. It has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, relieving heat and promoting diuresis, and resolving food poisoning. It can eliminate edema, prevent heatstroke, and relieve fever and inflammation symptoms. After germination, "mung bean sprouts" become sweet and flat in nature, and can resolve alcohol toxins and heat toxins, and benefit the three burners.

"Soybeans" are sweet and warm in nature, can relieve qi and benefit the large intestine, eliminate edema, and can also replenish qi and nourish blood; after sprouting into "soybean sprouts", their nature and flavor turn into sweet and flat, and they belong to the stomach meridian. They have the effects of relieving exterior symptoms, expelling summer heat, clearing away heat and removing dampness, and are regarded by Koreans as a must-eat ingredient for prolonging life.

Eat bean sprouts to supplement nutrition and stop eating during cold and inflammation period

Whether it is mung bean sprouts or soybean sprouts, although the nutrients are easier for the human body to absorb and utilize than in the form of bean grains, their food properties are still slightly cold. Chinese medicine practitioner Huang Huijuan recommends not to eat too much at one time, or to add chili or shredded ginger when cooking to neutralize the coldness; try to avoid eating them raw.

In addition, bean sprouts are considered "irritating foods" in traditional Chinese medicine. People who are suffering from a cold or inflammation, have wounds on their bodies, or suffer from dermatitis are advised to stop eating them to avoid aggravating their symptoms.