Red beans for the alias of red beans, belong to the same source of medicine and food, there is no difference between the two. Red beans, taste sweet, sour, slightly cold nature; to the heart, small intestine, spleen meridian. It has the efficacy of promoting water retention and eliminating swelling (facilitating urination and eliminating edema), clearing heat and removing toxins (removing heat and toxicity from the body) and eliminating carbuncles. Clinically, it is mainly used for treating edema, athlete’s foot, jaundice, gonorrhea, blood in the stool, swollen and poisonous sores, ringworm rash and so on. Attention, Yin deficiency and fluid injuries should not be used with caution, overdose may ooze and injure the fluid. The adverse reactions and contraindications of Akebia are not clear at present. If there is a need for medication, it should be used under the guidance of a doctor, and should not be used blindly, so as not to cause adverse effects.