The efficacy of red bean tangerine peel sweet water

   Red beans are rich in vitamin B1,vitamin B2，protein and a variety of minerals, blood tonic, diuretic, reduce swelling, promote heart activation and other effects. Eating more can prevent and treat swollen feet, has the effect of weight loss. Its stone alkali component can increase gastrointestinal motility, reduce constipation and promote urination, and eliminate puffiness caused by heart or kidney disease.

   Tangerine peel is the taste of bitter, to help digestion, eliminating stagnation and phlegm, propagating the five viscera, appetizing, regulating vital energy（Qi）and drying dampness effect, it can produce a subtle chemical effect when combined with red beans, eat often that can lose weight and reduce swelling, so that make the body slimmer.

Red beans and tangerine peel paste：

Ingredients: 400 grams red beans, 100grams rock sugar, 5~10 grams tangerine peel, moderate starch. 

Cooking method: 

Step-1. Clean up the red beans and cut the tangerine peel into shreds.

Step-2. Add proper amount of water to a pot and bring to a boil. add red beans and tangerine peel and cook over medium heat for 1 hour until the soup is sticky.

Step-3. Strain the red beans and grind them into minced beans. Set aside red beans water.

Step-4. Put the minced beans, red beans water and rock sugar into a pot and bring to boil, finally thicken it with mixture of cornstarch and water and serve.

Efficacy: 

Red beans : have the effect of eliminating water swelling, tangerine peel can help digestion, promote the five viscera working, combined with red beans can lose weight and reduce swelling. It is highly recommended to drink every day after meals, two weeks can have the effect.

Mung beans: are rich in calcium, iron, phosphorus and lysine, which can supplement the nutrients consumed in metabolism, and also have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, strengthening stomach and quenching thirst, and eliminating liver fire.