Pinto bean – cooked
Properties
Taste: Astringent, Sweet
Natural Attributes: Heavy, Dry
Tissue impact (Vipak): Sweet, mildly nourishingÂ
Thermal impact (Virya): mildly cooling
Dosha impact: decrease Kapha and Pitta, increase VataÂ
Digestive impact (Agni): hard to digest
Channels (Srotas): opens the channels
Feces: absorbs and retains
Urine: diuretic
Strength (Bala): mildly improves strength and immunity
Mind (Manas): decrease Rajas
Effect: kidney tonic, styptic
Chinese five element impact: Metal Element
Chinese medicine syndromes: Lung & Colon Phlegm conditions
Medicinal propertiesÂ
- Blood-circulation-liver: bleeding disorders
- Skin: skin disorders
- Respiratory system: upper respiratory infections, respiratory phlegm
Harmful for: weak digestion, distended abdomen, flatulence, constipation