《本草纲目》谷部载有赤小豆,俗名“红豆”。红豆有多种,入药则用赤而小者。李时珍说,此豆以紧小而赤黯色者入药,其稍大而鲜红、淡红色者,并不治病。赤小豆可煮可炒,可作粥、饭、馄饨馅并良也。可见赤小豆的用途是极其广泛的。李时珍言赤小豆能辟瘟疫,治产难,下胞衣,通乳汁。和鲤鱼、鲫鱼、黄雌鸡等共同煮食,并能利水消肿。他又说,赤小豆小而色赤,心之谷也。其性下行,通乎小肠,能入阴分,治有形之病。故行津液,利 “Compendium of Materia Medica” Valley contains red beans, common name “red beans ”. There are many red beans, medicine is red with the smaller. Li Shizhen said that this bean with tight small but red dark medicine, its slightly larger and bright red, pink, not cured. Chixiaodou can cook can be fried, can be used for porridge, rice, wonton stuffing and good also. The use of red beans can be seen is extremely extensive. Lee said the red bean adzuki beans can plague, cure difficult, under the clothing, through the milk. And carp, carp, yellow hen and other common cooking, and water swelling. He added that red beans small and red, heart Valley also. Its sexual descending, through the small intestine, into the Yin points, governance of the disease. Therefore, fluid, Lee