Drink red bean and coix seed powder on an empty stomach

Many people often drink some things on an empty stomach in their daily life, such as drinking a glass of salt water on an empty stomach. Lemon water can promote metabolism, increase intestinal movement, and help us excrete stool. But some people find that drinking red bean and coix seed powder on an empty stomach is also effective. This kind of thing can be consumed on an empty stomach, but it cannot be consumed in excess.

Can red bean and coix seed be consumed on an empty stomach?

Benefits of Barley and Red Bean Porridge

Job's tears, called "Coix seed" in traditional Chinese medicine, is listed as a top-grade medicine in "Shennong's Herbal Classic". It can cure dampness and arthritis, benefit the intestines and stomach, eliminate edema, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and long-term use can make the body lighter and benefit the qi. Red beans, called "adzuki beans" in traditional Chinese medicine, also have obvious diuretic, anti-edema, and spleen and stomach strengthening effects. Because it is red, and red enters the heart, it can also nourish the heart. Modern people are under great mental stress, have weak heart qi, have irregular diets, little exercise, and suffer from spleen deficiency and dampness. If you want to remove dampness, nourish the heart, and strengthen the spleen and stomach, then the best choice is coix seed and red beans. Boiling it into porridge is intended to allow its effective ingredients to be fully absorbed by the human body without causing any burden to the spleen and stomach.

The "de-swelling" effect of coix seed and red beans not only refers to edema, but also obesity. In traditional Chinese medicine, obesity or edema both mean that there is dampness in the body. The water cannot flow with the blood and qi, and instead remains between human cells, causing the body to swell rapidly.