How to make lentil porridge

How to make lentils? Many friends are not very clear about the method of making this porridge. Please see the detailed introduction below.

Ingredients for lentil porridge

Materials

100 grams of lentils and 150 grams of rice.

How to make lentil porridge

(1) Wash lentils and rice.

(2) Bring water to a boil over high heat, add lentils and rice. Once the water boils, simmer over low heat until the lentils are soft and cooked. Season to taste and serve.

Benefits of lentil porridge

Strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, cleanse the skin and remove spots.

Indications

It is used for spleen deficiency with dampness, fatigue, poor appetite and loose stools, dark skin and spots; or edema, leucorrhea in women; or vomiting and diarrhea caused by summer heat and dampness stagnation, and disharmony between the spleen and stomach.

Notes

Weak spleen function can cause dampness and dampness, while excessive dampness can damage the spleen. Spleen deficiency and excessive dampness can cause various symptoms. Dampness accumulation can make the skin unclean and cause spots. Dampness and turbidity flow down and cause stagnation or diarrhea. Dampness retention in the skin can cause edema. Dampness that stagnates the spleen and stomach can cause insufficient source of qi and blood, and fatigue. Treatment should be to strengthen the spleen and harmonize the middle, and remove dampness and turbidity. Lentils contain protein, fat, sugar, phosphorus, calcium, iron, zinc, vitamins Bl and B2, niacin, pantothenic acid, stigmasterol, phospholipids, cyanogenic glycosides, hemagglutinin and other ingredients. They have the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach and removing dampness and turbidity. They are sweet and slightly warm in nature. They can nourish the spleen without causing stagnation. Rice can benefit the stomach and strengthen the spleen. Lentils and rice are used together to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, and have the effects of cleansing the skin, removing spots and beautifying. The Secret of Longevity says that lentil porridge has the effect of "harmony and nourishing the five internal organs". It is also said that it can relieve heat, remove dampness and detoxify, and those who take it for a long time will not have gray hair.

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