Red bean
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Red bean can mean:
- Azuki bean (Vigna angularis), most common in East Asia
- Rice bean (Vigna umbellata)
- Any of various red varieties of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), including the kidney bean, Honduran red bean, and Salvadoran red bean
Comparison of red type rice beans (left) and Azuki beans (right), of which the use in traditional Chinese medicine are often mixed up, though red type rice beans should be the correct ones. |