Barley and Lotus Seed Porridge

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Barley and Lotus Seed Porridge

Barley and Lotus Seed Porridge

Ingredients for Barley and Lotus Seed Porridge

Main ingredients: 75g coix seed, 75g japonica rice,

Accessories: 25g lotus seeds,

Seasoning: 50g rock sugar

How to make barley and lotus seed porridge

1. Wash the lotus seeds, soak them, peel and remove the core. Wash the coix seeds and glutinous rice thoroughly.

2. Pour water into the pot, add coix seed and polished rice, bring to a boil and simmer until half cooked, add lotus seeds, cook until coix seed and polished rice become sticky and lotus seeds are cooked, add rock sugar and stir well, then it is ready to eat.

Tips

Food incompatibility:

Japonica rice: Tang Dynasty Meng Shen said: "Japonica rice cannot be eaten with horse meat, as it will cause tumors. It cannot be eaten with Xanthium sibiricum, as it will cause sudden heart pain."

Wang Yuying of the Qing Dynasty: "Although fried rice is fragrant, it is dry and helps fire. People who are not suffering from cold and diarrhea should avoid eating it." 1. Anti-cancer and anti-tumor: Lotus seeds are good at replenishing the deficiencies of the five internal organs, promoting the flow of qi and blood in the twelve meridians, and preventing qi and blood from rotting. The oxidized cinnamic acid contained in lotus seeds has an inhibitory effect on nasopharyngeal carcinoma. All of this constitutes the nutritional and health care function of lotus seeds in preventing and treating cancer;

2. Lowering blood pressure: The non-crystalline alkaloid N-9 contained in lotus seeds has the effect of lowering blood pressure;

3. Strengthen the heart and calm the nerves: The alkaloids contained in lotus seed core have a significant cardiotonic effect, and lotus core alkaloids have a strong anti-calcium and anti-arrhythmic effect;

4. Nourishing, replenishing the body, stopping nocturnal emission and astringing spermatorrhea: The raffinose contained in lotus seeds is a tonic suitable for all ages. It is a common nutritional supplement for those who have been ill for a long time, those who have just given birth or those who are weak in the elderly. Lotus seed alkaloids have the effect of calming sexual desire. For young people who have frequent dreams, frequent nocturnal emission or spermatorrhea, taking lotus seeds has a good effect of stopping nocturnal emission and astringing spermatorrhea.