Can black beans cooked with rice vinegar dye gray hair?

Black beans have many magical effects. Not only can they be eaten, but they also have high medicinal value and therapeutic effects. For example, many people use black beans and rice vinegar to dye their hair. When cooking black beans, we will find that black beans naturally contain some melanin. These melanins can dye water and soup black. So is it really effective to dye your hair with black beans?

Effects and functions of black beans soaked in vinegar

The method of soaking black beans in vinegar is very simple; first prepare a frying pan and put in the black beans. But do not add oil, stir-fry over medium heat for about 5 minutes. After the black bean skin bursts, switch to low heat and stir-fry for another 5 minutes. Do not burn it. After the fried black beans have cooled for 15 minutes, put them into a clean container with a lid. Then add aged vinegar and soak for about two hours. After the aged vinegar is absorbed by the black beans, it can be eaten.

Efficacy: In addition to helping inhibit vision loss, black beans soaked in vinegar are also effective in treating chronic fatigue, shoulder pain, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Black beans soaked in vinegar can be eaten on the same day they are made and can be stored in the refrigerator for half a year. If you don’t like the sour taste of vinegar, you can add appropriate amount of honey.

Benefits of Black Beans

Modern people are under great pressure at work and are prone to physical weakness. In order to enhance vitality and energy, according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, it is important to nourish the kidneys. Black beans are an effective kidney tonic. According to Chinese medicine theory, beans are the valley of the kidneys, black belongs to water, and water goes to the kidneys, so it is beneficial for people with kidney deficiency to eat black beans.

Black beans also have the effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin for young women. Black beans are rich in vitamins, among which E and B vitamins are the highest. The content of vitamin E is 5 to 7 times higher than that of meat. It is well known that vitamin E is a very important substance for maintaining youth and fitness. Although the ancient Chinese did not know that black beans contain a lot of vitamin E, they learned from practice that it is a beauty food. For example, ancient pharmacopoeias once recorded that black beans can maintain youthfulness, improve eyesight, darken hair, and make the skin white and tender.

The skin of black beans is black and contains anthocyanins, which are a good source of antioxidants. They can remove free radicals in the body, especially in the acidic environment of the stomach. It has good antioxidant effects, nourishes the skin, and increases gastrointestinal motility.

Black beans are rich in vitamin E and VE, which are also antioxidants that can remove free radicals in the body, reduce skin wrinkles, and maintain youth and health. The crude fiber content in black beans is as high as 4%. Regular consumption of black beans can provide crude fiber in food, promote digestion and prevent constipation.

In addition, according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, "black beans are the valley of the kidneys." The black color belongs to water, and water goes to the kidneys. Therefore, people with kidney deficiency can eat black beans to dispel wind and heat, regulate the middle and lower qi, detoxify and promote diuresis. It can effectively relieve symptoms such as frequent urination, back pain, abnormal leucorrhea in women, and coldness in the lower abdomen.