Glutinous Rice and Lotus Seed Porridge

Glutinous rice and lotus seed porridge is a very nutritious porridge. Let’s learn some knowledge about this porridge.

Glutinous Rice and Lotus Seed Porridge

Glutinous rice is a mild tonic that can nourish the body, replenish blood, strengthen the spleen and warm the stomach, and stop sweating. It is suitable for nausea, loss of appetite, diarrhea caused by spleen and stomach deficiency, sweating, shortness of breath, and abdominal distension caused by qi deficiency. Modern scientific research shows that glutinous rice contains protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B and starch, and is a warming and strengthening product. The starch contained in it is amylopectin, so it is difficult to digest and hydrolyze in the stomach.

Introduction to glutinous rice and lotus seed porridge

[Ingredients] 20 grams of lotus seeds, 25 grams of yam, 10 red dates, appropriate amount of white sugar, 50 grams of glutinous rice.

[Preparation] Mix lotus seeds, yam, dates and rice together and cook into porridge. Add white liquid when it is almost cooked and mix well.

【Usage】Take it twice a day.

[Efficacy] Strengthens the spleen and stops diarrhea, replenishes qi and nourishes the heart, strengthens the kidney and replenishes essence. It is suitable for various symptoms such as spleen deficiency, fatigue and weakness, poor appetite and loose stools, blood deficiency and sallow complexion, sleepiness and dreams, restlessness, spermatorrhea and stranguria, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea.

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 to stimulate fire. People who are not suffering from cold and diarrhea should avoid it."

Yam (dried): Yam is incompatible with Ginseng and Euphorbia, and should not be taken with alkaline drugs.