"Beans?"
He-El caught the Senzu Bean Korin had tossed over with his right hand and rolled it between his fingers as he examined it.
The Senzu Bean was green and pod-shaped. In size, color, and appearance, it was no different from a broad bean.
But He-El knew that Senzu Beans were extraordinary things.
This miraculous food was cultivated by Korin, who lived atop Korin Tower. Eating a single bean would keep one from going hungry for ten days. It possessed tremendous restorative power; so long as a person was not dead, it could instantly restore stamina and energy from extreme exhaustion, returning the body to its optimal condition.
In the original story, the Dragon Ball Warriors had relied on Senzu Beans to recover in time and defeat their enemies on many occasions.
When Goku first climbed Korin Tower, Korin had given him a Senzu Bean to eat.
When King Piccolo emerged, Goku was beaten badly. To heal the injuries he had suffered fighting King Piccolo, Goku ate a Senzu Bean.
Later, after Goku left Snake Way, he passed Korin Tower while riding the Flying Nimbus to duel the Saiyans. Korin threw him two Senzu Beans.
To recover from his intense sprint along Snake Way, Goku immediately ate one of them. When Goku reached the battlefield, he gave Gohan and Krillin half a Senzu Bean each, helping them recover from their battle with Nappa so they would have the strength to fight.
When he went to Planet Namek, Goku ate Senzu Beans to recover from his injuries and catch up with the spaceship. Later, aboard the ship, he trained under one hundred times gravity and ate Senzu Beans.
It was then that Goku underwent powerful training under one hundred times gravity, went to Planet Namek, and became the Super Saiyan who