The Dangers of Adzuki Bean and Job’s Tears Tea

The dangers of adzuki bean barley tea are unclear. 1. Red bean is the dried mature seeds of the legume red bean or red bean. The medicine is sweet, sour and flat in nature, with the effects of diuresis and edema (facilitating urination and eliminating water retention), detoxification and drainage of pus. It can be used clinically to treat edema and distention, swollen feet, jaundice and urinary redness, rheumatism and heat paralysis (often manifested as burning, pain, redness and swelling of joints and muscles), carbuncle, swelling and sores. The adverse reactions and contraindications of the drug are not clear. 2. Job’s tears, the name of which is Coix lacryma, is the dried mature seed kernel of the plant Job’s tears, family Gramineae. This medicine is sweet, light and cool in nature, with the effects of inducing diuresis and seepage of dampness (promoting the flow of water to get rid of dampness), strengthening the spleen, stopping diarrhea, removing paralysis, draining pus, and removing toxins and dispersing knots. It can be clinically used in the treatment of edema, foot fungus, dysuria (unsmooth urination), and diarrhea due to spleen deficiency (diarrhea caused by weak spleen function). The adverse reactions and contraindications of this drug are not clear, but it should not be used by patients with diarrhea due to deficiency of the spleen and stomach (weakness and coldness of the spleen and stomach). Adzuki beans and Coix lacryma made tea is taken with limited efficacy and cannot be used as a substitute for medication in the treatment of diseases. If necessary, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital, under the guidance of a professional physician to identify the treatment.