The efficacy and harm of homemade glutinous rice wine

Glutinous rice wine is a traditional Chinese alcoholic beverage. In rural areas of many areas, there is a habit of making homemade glutinous rice wine. It is said that the homemade glutinous rice wine tastes mellow and slightly sweet. It can be drunk directly or used for seasoning. People can absorb rich nutrients after drinking it. However, homemade glutinous rice wine also has certain harm to the human body. To learn more about homemade glutinous rice wine, you can read the detailed introduction to its effects and harms below.

The efficacy of homemade glutinous rice wine

1. Improve digestion

Homemade glutinous rice wine contains a large amount of active enzymes, which can promote the secretion of digestive juices in the human body and accelerate gastrointestinal motility. People drinking it in moderation can improve gastrointestinal digestive function and prevent and relieve indigestion. In addition, homemade glutinous rice wine can also nourish the spleen and stomach, and it also has a certain effect on alleviating indigestion caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness.

2. Tonify the middle and replenish qi

Homemade glutinous rice wine has certain medicinal value. Its main effect is to replenish the middle and benefit the qi and relieve physical weakness. The amino acids, rich polysaccharides, active enzymes and other nutrients it contains can enhance the body's fitness after being absorbed by the human body, promote human metabolism, and relieve the sinking of the middle qi. It has obvious regulating effects on symptoms such as physical weakness and night sweats that often occur in humans.

3. Seasoning to remove fishy smell

Homemade glutinous rice wine can also be used as a condiment. When people cook some meat ingredients, they can add a proper amount of homemade glutinous rice wine. It can enhance the flavor and remove the meaty smell of meat ingredients, making the meat ingredients taste more tempting. In addition, when people take frozen ingredients out of the refrigerator and want to defrost them, they can also pour a proper amount of homemade glutinous rice wine on them. This can thaw the ingredients quickly and make the meat more delicious after thawing.

The harm of homemade glutinous rice wine

When making glutinous rice wine at home, the processing technology is not advanced, and the methanol produced during the processing is difficult to completely remove, resulting in excessive formaldehyde in homemade glutinous rice wine. If people drink excessive amounts, it will cause methanol poisoning. Homemade glutinous rice wine does not contain preservatives, and it is easy to spoil during storage. Drinking such glutinous rice wine will cause gastrointestinal discomfort, and in severe cases, it will induce abdominal pain.