Lotus jujube and coix seed porridge

I believe that you rarely come into contact with lotus, jujube and coix seed porridge in your daily life. Let me tell you in detail about this porridge.

Lotus jujube and coix seed porridge

Material

Ingredients: 150g coix seed,

Accessories: 50g lotus seeds, 10g jujube (dried),

Seasoning: 15g rock sugar

How to make lotus date and coix seed porridge

1. Wash the coix seeds, soak them in cold water for 3 hours, remove them and drain them;

2. Remove the core of lotus seeds and wash them;

3. Wash and remove the core of the red dates;

4. Add about 1000 ml of cold water to the pot, put in the coix seeds, and bring to a boil over high heat;

5. Add lotus seeds and red dates, simmer until cooked;

6. Add rock sugar, cook for a while, then serve.

Also known as coix seed, job's tears, six-grain rice, coix seed, job's tears, and coix seed.

Nutritional analysis of lotus, jujube and coix seed porridge

Job's tears is the mature seed kernel of the Gramineae plant Coix lachryma-jobi, which is an annual or perennial herb. When the fruit is ripe in autumn, the plant is harvested, dried in the sun, the fruit is beaten, and dried again. The shell, yellow-brown seed coat and impurities are removed, and the seed kernel is collected. Job's tears are easy to digest and absorb, and the effect is very mild whether used for nourishment or medical treatment.

Barley has a long history of cultivation in my country and is one of the ancient grains that is good for both medicine and food. It is produced in most parts of the country, mainly in Fujian and Hebei provinces. Due to its high nutritional value, barley is known as the "king of the world's grasses" and the "grass of life and health". In Japan, it has recently been listed as an anti-cancer food, so its value has doubled.

1. Job's tears contain a variety of vitamins and minerals, which can promote metabolism and reduce gastrointestinal burden. It can be used as a tonic food for weak patients during or after illness.

2. Regular consumption of barley food is also effective for chronic enteritis, indigestion and other diseases. Barley can enhance kidney function and has a heat-clearing and diuretic effect, so it is also effective for patients with edema;

3. Modern pharmacological research has shown that coix seed has an anti-cancer effect. Its anti-cancer active ingredients include selenium, which can effectively inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells and can be used as an auxiliary treatment for gastric cancer and cervical cancer.

4. Healthy people who often eat coix seeds can make the body lighter and reduce the risk of tumors;

5. Job's tears contain a certain amount of vitamin E. It is a beauty food. Regular consumption can keep the skin shiny and delicate, eliminate acne and spots, improve skin color, and it has a certain therapeutic effect on warts caused by viral infections.

6. Job's tears are rich in vitamin B, which is very beneficial for preventing and treating athlete's foot.

It is edible for the general public

1. Suitable for patients with various cancers, arthritis, acute and chronic nephritis edema, cancerous ascites, facial and limb edema, beriberi edema, warts, beauty treatments, juvenile flat warts, common warts, molluscum contagiosum, juvenile acne and other malnourished and rough skin, and suitable for consumption by patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and lung abscess;

2. According to previous experience, women should avoid eating it in the early stages of pregnancy; in addition, those with less sweat or constipation should not eat it.

1. Boiling raw coix seeds into soup and drinking it is beneficial for removing dampness and wind; if it is used to strengthen the spleen and stomach and treat spleen deficiency and diarrhea, it must be fried before eating.

2. Job's tears can be eaten as food, cooked into porridge or soup. In summer and autumn, it can be cooked into soup with winter melon, which can be eaten as a side dish and can clear away heat and dampness.

3. Boil fresh milk, add appropriate amount of coix seed powder, stir well and eat. Regular consumption can keep the skin shiny and delicate, and eliminate acne, freckles, age spots, pregnancy spots, and butterfly spots.

4. Job's tears are difficult to cook. Before cooking, they need to be soaked in warm water for 2-3 hours to allow it to fully absorb water. After absorbing the water, it will be easy to cook when cooked with other rice.