Chi Xiao Dou is also known as Rice bean or Azuki
bean, the sweet, sour and neutral herb has been used in traditional
Chinese medicine as diuretic agent and to treat edema, difficulty in
urinary, sores, carbuncle, etc., as it resolves oedema, expels toxins,
drains pus, etc., by enhancing the functions of heart and small
intestine channels.
Ingredients
1. Carbohydrates
2. Fiber
3. Calcium
3. Calcium
4. Phosphorus
5. Iron
6. Vitamin B2
7. Vitamin B3
8. Triterpene
9. Sapogenin
10. Phytosterol
11. Pigment
12. Etc.
Health Benefits
1. Hypertension
In the investigation of the effects of azuki bean (Vigna angularis) seed coats (ABSC), which contain polyphenols, on the vascular oxidative stress and inflammation associated with hypertension, found that the protein abundance of both iNOS and COX-2 was significantly decreased in the aorta of the ABSC-treated SHR compared with this abundance in untreated SHR. The MCP-1 and CCR2 mRNA expressions increased in untreated SHR, and these levels were significantly lower in ABSC-treated SHR and suggested that polyphenol-containing ABSC could attenuate vascular oxidative stress and inflammation during the progression of hypertension, and this may lead to an improvement in hypertension, according to “Polyphenol-containing azuki bean (Vigna angularis) seed coats attenuate vascular oxidative stress and inflammation in spontaneously hypertensive rats” by Mukai Y, Sato S.(1) 2. Anti diabetes effects
In the investigation of the effect of azuki bean (Vigna angularis) seed coats (ABSC), which contain polyphenols, on the infiltration of macrophages and the progression of diabetic nephropathy in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats, found that ABSC treatments suppress the increased number of infiltrating macrophages and MCP-1 mRNA expression, and attenuated the glomerular expansion in STZ-induced rat diabetic nephropathy, according to “Protective effect of polyphenol-containing azuki bean (Vigna angularis) seed coats on the renal cortex in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats” by Sato S, Yamate J, Hori Y, Hatai A, Nozawa M, Sagai M.(2)
3. Renal interstitial fibrosis
In the investigation of the effects of azuki bean (Vigna angularis) seed coats (ABSCs), which mainly contain proanthocyanidins and dietary fibers, on the infiltration of macrophages and the progression of renal interstitial fibrosis induced by cisplatin (CDDP), found that ABSC, especially RABSC, suppress the increase of infiltrating macrophages in the damaged kidney and may lead to amelioration of interstitial fibrosis. Based on the composition of ABSC, molecules such as proanthocyanidins and/or dietary fibers may be associated with the amelioration of renal damage, according to “Protective effect of dietary azuki bean (Vigna angularis) seed coats against renal interstitial fibrosis of rats induced by cisplatin” by Sato S, Hori Y, Yamate J, Saito T, Kurasaki M, Hatai A.(3)
4. Hypertriglyceridemia
In the evaluation of the effects of azuki bean juice supplementation, prescribed according to a Kanpo medicine regimen, on serum lipid concentrations, found that The azuki and CA juice used in this study inhibited pancreatic lipase activity 29.2% and 56.9%, respectively, in vitro. Lipid peroxide changes, based on ANCOVA with the initial level and alpha-tocopherol changes as covariates, did not differ among the three groups. Serum low density lipoprotein-cholesterol and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL) cholesterol concentrations did not change, according to “Azuki bean juice lowers serum triglyceride concentrations in healthy young women” byMaruyama C, Araki R, Kawamura M, Kondo N, Kigawa M, Kawai Y, Takanami Y, Miyashita K, Shimomitsu T.(4)
5. Antioxidant properties
In the analyzing the roma extracts from fresh soybeans, mung beans, kidney beans, and azuki beans, using simultaneous steam distillation and solvent extraction (SDE) under mild conditions (55 degrees C and 95 mmHg), found that Mung bean and soybean extracts inhibited malonaldehyde (MA) formation from cod-liver oil by 86% and 88%, respectively, at the 250 microL/mL level. Azuki and kidney bean extracts inhibited MA formation from cod-liver oil by 76% and 53%, respectively, at the 250 microL/mL level, according to “Determination of antioxidant properties of aroma extracts from various beans” by Lee KG, Mitchell AE, Shibamoto T.(5)
6. Etc.
1. Hypertension
In the investigation of the effects of azuki bean (Vigna angularis) seed coats (ABSC), which contain polyphenols, on the vascular oxidative stress and inflammation associated with hypertension, found that the protein abundance of both iNOS and COX-2 was significantly decreased in the aorta of the ABSC-treated SHR compared with this abundance in untreated SHR. The MCP-1 and CCR2 mRNA expressions increased in untreated SHR, and these levels were significantly lower in ABSC-treated SHR and suggested that polyphenol-containing ABSC could attenuate vascular oxidative stress and inflammation during the progression of hypertension, and this may lead to an improvement in hypertension, according to “Polyphenol-containing azuki bean (Vigna angularis) seed coats attenuate vascular oxidative stress and inflammation in spontaneously hypertensive rats” by Mukai Y, Sato S.(1) 2. Anti diabetes effects
In the investigation of the effect of azuki bean (Vigna angularis) seed coats (ABSC), which contain polyphenols, on the infiltration of macrophages and the progression of diabetic nephropathy in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats, found that ABSC treatments suppress the increased number of infiltrating macrophages and MCP-1 mRNA expression, and attenuated the glomerular expansion in STZ-induced rat diabetic nephropathy, according to “Protective effect of polyphenol-containing azuki bean (Vigna angularis) seed coats on the renal cortex in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats” by Sato S, Yamate J, Hori Y, Hatai A, Nozawa M, Sagai M.(2)
3. Renal interstitial fibrosis
In the investigation of the effects of azuki bean (Vigna angularis) seed coats (ABSCs), which mainly contain proanthocyanidins and dietary fibers, on the infiltration of macrophages and the progression of renal interstitial fibrosis induced by cisplatin (CDDP), found that ABSC, especially RABSC, suppress the increase of infiltrating macrophages in the damaged kidney and may lead to amelioration of interstitial fibrosis. Based on the composition of ABSC, molecules such as proanthocyanidins and/or dietary fibers may be associated with the amelioration of renal damage, according to “Protective effect of dietary azuki bean (Vigna angularis) seed coats against renal interstitial fibrosis of rats induced by cisplatin” by Sato S, Hori Y, Yamate J, Saito T, Kurasaki M, Hatai A.(3)
4. Hypertriglyceridemia
In the evaluation of the effects of azuki bean juice supplementation, prescribed according to a Kanpo medicine regimen, on serum lipid concentrations, found that The azuki and CA juice used in this study inhibited pancreatic lipase activity 29.2% and 56.9%, respectively, in vitro. Lipid peroxide changes, based on ANCOVA with the initial level and alpha-tocopherol changes as covariates, did not differ among the three groups. Serum low density lipoprotein-cholesterol and high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL) cholesterol concentrations did not change, according to “Azuki bean juice lowers serum triglyceride concentrations in healthy young women” byMaruyama C, Araki R, Kawamura M, Kondo N, Kigawa M, Kawai Y, Takanami Y, Miyashita K, Shimomitsu T.(4)
5. Antioxidant properties
In the analyzing the roma extracts from fresh soybeans, mung beans, kidney beans, and azuki beans, using simultaneous steam distillation and solvent extraction (SDE) under mild conditions (55 degrees C and 95 mmHg), found that Mung bean and soybean extracts inhibited malonaldehyde (MA) formation from cod-liver oil by 86% and 88%, respectively, at the 250 microL/mL level. Azuki and kidney bean extracts inhibited MA formation from cod-liver oil by 76% and 53%, respectively, at the 250 microL/mL level, according to “Determination of antioxidant properties of aroma extracts from various beans” by Lee KG, Mitchell AE, Shibamoto T.(5)
6. Etc.
Side Effects
1. Do not use the herb as long term diuretic agent as it may cause dehydranation2. Do not use the herb within 100 days of snake bite (a)
3. No not Chi Xiao Dou in newborn, children or if you are pregnant or breast feeding without approval from the related field specialist
4. Etc.
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Sources
(a) http://alternativehealing.org/chi_xiao_dou.htm(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20185287
(2) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16115543
(3) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15811772
(4) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18648655
(5) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11052738
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