The efficacy of dried vegetable porridge

How much do you know about the effects and functions of dried vegetable porridge? Let me give you a detailed introduction below, I hope you like it.

Almost every Chinese person has had porridge. Children grow up eating rice porridge; when they are sick, they drink porridge to maintain their water and grain absorption; in the coldest days of the year, a mouthful of hot porridge can drive away the cold and warm the body; in the hottest summer, when you have no appetite, a mouthful of thin porridge can make you feel refreshed.

Throughout the ages, porridge has always been loved by the Chinese and they never get tired of eating it. It is a blend of water and grain and is soft and smooth. It is between soup, vegetable and rice. It has the nutrition of soup, the taste of vegetable and the filling function of rice.

Drinking porridge in the morning, with an empty stomach, can help the stomach and intestines to function. The porridge is not fine, but soft and greasy, which can nourish the stomach and intestines. Drinking porridge in the evening is nutritious and easy to digest, so it will not increase the burden on the digestive system, nor will it cause obesity like other midnight snacks, and it can help sleep. People in Chaoshan, Guangdong, prepare porridge every day, and everyone eats porridge every day, so they rarely drink "cold tea".

Japonica rice porridge: the best tonic

She Ziqiang, a pharmacist at Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that rice, also known as white rice or rice, is one of the staple foods of the Chinese people. Common varieties include white, red, and black. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that rice is mild in nature and sweet in taste.

In terms of stickiness, there are three types of rice: glutinous rice, japonica rice and indica rice. Glutinous rice has the strongest stickiness, indica rice has the weakest, and japonica rice is in the middle. Therefore, the most people like to eat japonica rice, which is the rice we usually eat as staple food or for making porridge.

Cooking porridge with japonica rice is believed by Chinese medicine to be "the best tonic" because it can nourish the middle and replenish qi, strengthen the spleen and stomach, strengthen the essence and will, strengthen the tendons and bones, harmonize the five internal organs, dredge the blood vessels, improve hearing and eyesight, relieve restlessness, quench thirst, and stop diarrhea. The characteristics of porridge are that it is easy to make, convenient to eat, quickly absorbed, does not hurt the spleen and stomach, and is suitable for all ages. When cooking rice porridge, there is a layer of thick and slippery sticky substance on the surface. This is rice oil, also known as porridge oil. It is a top-grade tonic for replenishing essence and is most suitable for patients, pregnant women, the elderly and the weak. If you take this rice oil alone and add a little salt on an empty stomach, the effect will be better.

Others such as glutinous rice, black rice, and red rice can also be used to make porridge. Glutinous rice, lotus seeds, jujubes, and Chinese yam can be used to make porridge, which has the effect of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, and is suitable for people with spleen deficiency and diarrhea. Black rice, also known as blood-replenishing glutinous rice, is a more nutritious health food. Black rice porridge has the effect of replenishing blood.