BEANS AND HEALTH BENEFITS ACCORDING TO FIVE ELEMENTS OF ZODIAC AND MODERN NUTRITION

Trương Hồng Sơn1,, Lưu Liên Hương1, Lê Minh Khánh1, Hoàng Hà Linh1
1 Vietnam Institute of Applied Medicine

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Legumes are very important in many different diets around the world, especially in developing countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Therefore, the study of the effects of each type of bean on specific health condition is necessary. Since ancient times, the law of the five elements has been used to explain many natural phenomena as well as in the human body. Beans are no exception to this rule. According to five elements of zodiac law, five types of beans represent the five elements and nourish the five internal organs, including: white bean belongs to metal, nourishing lungs, red bean belongs to fire and good for heart, green bean belongs to wood and good for liver, black bean belongs to water, nourishing kidney and hyacinth bean belongs to earth, nourishing digestive system. These beans are either high in nutritional content or beneficial in treating a variety of ailments in modern nutrition.

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