The benefits of bean pods: how to properly collect, prepare and make a healing drink

Common beans have been known to mankind for over 5000 years and have about 200 varieties. Beans contain more healthy protein than chicken and are absorbed better and faster. Vitamins and microelements are rich not only in beans, but also in the shells in which they grow. They are called flaps and are used in recipes traditional medicine for the treatment of many diseases.

Also, beans and shutters are used as a cosmetic, which was used by Cleopatra. It regenerates and nourishes the skin, evens out its tone, stimulates collagen production, slows down the aging process and accelerates regeneration.

Vitamin cocktail

Empty bean pods - a real vitamin cocktail. They contain glucokinin, trigonellin, stigmasterol, thiamine, carotene, hemicellulose, vitamins B6, C, E.

In addition, beans and valves contain substances important for the body.

Micro- and macroelements:

• copper;
• iron;
• sodium;
• calcium;
• zinc.

Organic acids:

• apple;
• ascorbic;
• malonic;
• lemon.

Flavonoids:

• quercetin;
• kaempferol.

Amino acids:

• tryptophan;
• leucine;
• arginine;
• tyrosine;
• methionine;
• choline;
• lysine;
• betaine;
• asparagine;
• tyrosine.

Contraindications and harm

There are very few contraindications for the use of valves. The first is allergies, an individual intolerance to beans or leaf-based drugs.

It is also not recommended to take medicinal infusions and decoctions from bean husks when:

• pancreatitis in the acute stage;
• cholecystitis;
• gastritis with high acidity;
• stomach ulcer;
• intestinal dysfunction;
• colitis.

It is categorically impossible to use decoctions and husk infusions for people suffering from hypoglycemia. The drug reduces the already low glucose levels, which causes the patient to fall into a glycemic coma.

Be careful! Pregnant women and nursing mothers should not use medicinal decoctions from the valves without consulting a doctor.

Care should be taken to treat the valves and those who suffer from salt retention in the body.

Benefits for the body

Bean husk has a lot of useful properties. So, means based on valves normalize metabolism and the production of hormones, enzymes, proteins.

One of the most famous and valuable properties of beans is the ability to reduce blood glucose, normalize blood pressure. In addition, they have antimicrobial, diuretic and anti-inflammatory effects.

Bean shells in folk medicine

The spectrum of diseases for the treatment of which bean husks are used is large, and there are also many recipes for traditional medicine.

What diseases

Bean pods are used for gout, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, pancreatitis, stones and inflammatory kidney disease, rheumatism and type 2 diabetes.

The latter disease should be emphasized, since it has long been known that beans and their valves normalize glucose levels. With such a serious illness, self-medication cannot be performed, but it is possible and necessary to discuss the possibility of auxiliary therapy with bean leaflets with your doctor.

The use of decoctions and infusions

Decoctions and infusions of bean casings help in the treatment of these diseases.

Training

First of all, you should take care of the raw materials. In order for it to bring maximum benefit, it must be properly prepared. It's best to do it yourself.

When the beans themselves are full and ripe, the beans are mowed or removed by hand. It is important that the pods do not dry out directly on the growing beans: so they not only will not be useful, but can even harm. Green pods should not be used either. The ripe beans are separated from the shells. The leaves are washed and dried in the shade, outdoors or in a dry and well-ventilated area. It is recommended to store the prepared raw materials no more than 2-3 years.

It is interesting! It is very simple to check whether the raw materials are ready: just knead the dried pods with your fingers. If they crumble into dust or break easily and finely, then the sashes are ready for use and storage. If it is difficult to break, the husk is still elastic and retained some moisture - you need to dry it again.

Consider some recipes for traditional medicine.

With pancreatitis

Doctors have noted an increase in cases of inflammation of the pancreas - pancreatitis. This disease greatly undermines health, because the pancreas is one of the most complex human organs. A decoction of bean husks significantly improves the patient's condition.

Caution! In the acute stage of the disease, beans cannot be added to the diet, they will aggravate the condition! But broths based on valves, on the contrary, are useful. First, you need to consult a doctor and start using small doses, observing the condition.

How to cook: 2 tbsp. l. add 1 liter of water to dry crushed raw materials, boil in a water bath until the liquid is halved.

Application: the strained solution is taken 30 minutes before meals. This broth is also effective for cystitis. The course is 7 days.

For the heart and blood vessels

To normalize the work of the cardiovascular system, the following recipe is recommended: 1 tbsp. l. Pour chopped dry bean husks with a glass of boiling water, wrap and insist until cool. Take the medicine 1/3 cup before meals.

Helping diabetics

For people with diabetes, beans and their derivatives are simply irreplaceable. Consider how to brew beans for diabetes.

How does it help

The glucokinin in the raw material works in a similar way to insulin. Therefore, decoctions with bean husks significantly reduce blood glucose levels and keep them normal for up to 6 hours. Decoctions are especially effective for type 2 diabetes.

At the onset of the disease, if the course is not complicated by anything, a diet and taking a decoction from the valves are enough to normalize the patient's condition. However, with such a serious illness, a doctor's consultation is essential. If the course of the disease is complicated, the use of the valves is possible only as an adjunct to drug therapy.

Cooking methods

The effect of the bean leaf treatment in diabetes is long lasting. Therefore, the course is carried out every three months, and in advanced cases - every four weeks for 10-15 days.

Patients with diabetes mellitus suffer from increased appetite, metabolic disorders and excess weight. Bean husk decoctions significantly reduce or completely eliminate these symptoms, normalizing blood glucose levels. There are many recipes with husks, here are some of them.

In a thermos

Preparation: 5 tbsp. l. Pour raw materials into a vessel, add 2 cups of boiling water, leave for 12 hours.

Application: use ¼ cup with an interval of 2-3 hours.

Course - from five days to a week.

The main advantage of this method is no heat treatment, which means that nutrients are preserved as much as possible.

Broth for every day

Preparation: 1 tbsp. l. Pour the bundle with a glass of boiling water, simmer in a water bath for a quarter of an hour.

Application: strain the broth and drink 15 minutes before meals, a tablespoon. It cannot be stored, it needs to be prepared fresh daily.

Course - up to 10 days.

Multicomponent collection

This recipe is popular among adherents of traditional medicine.

Preparation: Mix equal parts oat straw, blueberry leaves and bean flaps. Then 5 tbsp. l. simmer the mixture in 1 liter of water over low heat for 10-20 minutes.

Application: drink 30 minutes before meals three times a day.

Course - 10-12 days.

Application in cosmetology

Bean leaf products are great for looking after tired or withering skin... Hull extract is found in many anti-age cosmetic products, because it stimulates skin regeneration and has a lifting effect.

The products are also useful for skin prone to inflammation and rashes, since beans and their shells have an antimicrobial effect. Bean or sash cosmetics are easy to make at home.

Gentle scrub

For gentle cleansing and exfoliation, use a scrub with bean flour.

Preparation: in any natural scrub, for example coffee, add 1 tsp. bean shells ground or crushed into flour.

Application: apply on face for 5-10 minutes, massage gently, rinse with warm water, apply nourishing cream. The frequency varies with age and skin type, from twice a week to once every 3-4 weeks.

Reference. It is useful to add flour from the bean flaps and to face masks.

Reviews

Maria, 32 years old:“The skin is not the same as before. I don't want to use purchased anti-aging products, so I chose folk recipes. I tried an anti-aging face mask and fell in love! Simple, cheap, effective! I make masks with beans, or you can simply add a little crushed husk to any mask. Also a great effect! "

Elena, 52 years old: “I am an experienced diabetic. I believe that folk remedies can be used for almost any disease, the main thing is to keep the proportions exactly. After all, it has been known since ancient times that each herb has one or another medicinal property. In one magazine I read about the use of bean leaflets for diabetes. I have neither a summer residence nor a vegetable garden, but I really wanted to try. I found the necessary raw materials in the pharmacy. I will not say that sugar dropped instantly, but decreased and has been normal for a long time. I try to follow a diet and use medications prescribed by a doctor, and a bean broth helps. The result is wonderful, the other day the doctor reduced my dose of medicine! "

Conclusion

So, beans and their flaps are an excellent drug that has a minimum of contraindications. Specialists and patients report significant relief from the condition. It is not for nothing that beans and pods have long been used in folk medicine and are now prescribed by many doctors in addition to medication.

In addition, the decoction of the husk and the beans themselves are an excellent cosmetic product. It is suitable for both aging and youthful but tired skin. Masks are made from beans, decoctions are used to make lotions. Beans are an inexpensive but effective remedy that has been used for centuries. Many people already use it, try it too.