The benefits of mushroom and carrot porridge

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Mushroom and carrot porridge

The effect of mushroom and carrot porridge

What are the effects and functions of carrots? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that carrots are warm, sweet, and neutral in nature. Carrots have the effects of strengthening the spleen and digestion, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, clearing away heat and detoxifying, clearing rashes, and lowering qi and relieving coughs. The specific introduction is as follows:

1. Carrots are good for the liver and improve eyesight:

Carrots contain a lot of carotene, which can nourish the liver and improve eyesight, and can treat night blindness.

2. Carrots are good for the diaphragm and intestines:

Carrots contain plant fiber, which has strong water absorption and easily expands in the intestine. They are the "filling material" in the intestine, which can enhance intestinal peristalsis, thus facilitating bowel movements, preventing cancer and promoting bowel movements.

3. Carrots have the effect of strengthening the spleen and eliminating malnutrition:

Vitamin A is an essential substance for the normal growth and development of bones, helps cell proliferation and growth, is an element of body growth, and is of great significance in promoting the growth and development of infants and young children;

4. Carrots can enhance immune function:

Carotene is converted into vitamin A, which helps to enhance the body's immune function and plays an important role in preventing epithelial cell canceration. The lignin in carrots can also enhance the body's immune mechanism and indirectly eliminate cancer cells;

5. Carrots have the effect of lowering blood sugar and lipids:

Carrots also contain hypoglycemic substances and are a good food for diabetics. Some of their ingredients, such as quercetin and kaempferol, can increase coronary blood flow, lower blood lipids, promote the synthesis of adrenaline, and have blood pressure lowering and cardiotonic effects. They are an excellent food therapy for patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease.

Knowing that carrots have so many functions and effects, Chinese medicine believes that carrots are edible for most people, especially those with cancer, high blood pressure, night blindness, dry eyes, malnutrition, loss of appetite, and rough skin.

The effect of mushroom and carrot porridge

Due to its rich nutrition, refreshing aroma and delicious taste, it is known as the "king of mushrooms", "queen of mushrooms" and "crown of vegetables". It is not only ranked above straw mushrooms and oyster mushrooms, but also known as the "queen of plants" and one of the "mountain treasures".

The cap of shiitake mushrooms is umbrella-shaped, 3-6 cm in diameter, and appears yellowish brown or dark brown. The gills are white, the stipe is yellow, and there are cotton-like white scales, which are not obvious after drying.

Shiitake mushrooms have the nutritional characteristics of high protein, low fat, polysaccharides, multiple amino acids and multiple vitamins. Because shiitake mushrooms contain agaric acid and mushroom acid, which are rare in general foods, they taste particularly delicious.

Shiitake mushrooms grow in winter (from the beginning of winter to before Qingming Festival of the following year). They are mainly produced in the mountainous areas of Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Anhui and other provinces. Shiitake mushrooms are delicious and fragrant, and are excellent edible fungi.