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How to make lotus seed and lily porridge? What are its effects?
Cereal foods are an excellent choice for health preservation because they have a high nutritional value and can promote the perfection of physiological functions, reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract, etc. The ingredients for cereal foods can be many choices, among which lotus seed and lily are the most commonly used. Let’s take a look at how to make lotus seed and lily porridge and what are its effects.
Lotus seed and lily porridge is a common Han nationality medicinal food, belonging to a therapeutic porridge. The main materials are rice, lotus seeds, and lily. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as insufficient heart and mind, insomnia, and forgetfulness.
Preparation:
11. Grind dried lily bulbs into powder with the back of a knife; soak lotus seeds in hot water to soften; soak goji berries in hot water for a while; wash the rice clean and soak it in cold water for half an hour.
10. Put water in the pot, put rice and dried lily first, boil it, then add lotus seeds, change to medium heat and continue to cook until it is cooked, and finally add rock sugar.
Tips:
8. Soak dried lily bulbs in warm water in advance and then cook. The best lotus seeds are large, plump, smooth, and neat.
7. Dried lotus seeds are not easy to soften, you can choose fresh lotus seeds, which have better taste and efficacy, but the green lotus seed core should be picked out.
6. Soak the rice in cold water for half an hour before cooking, allowing the grains to expand.
Effects:
Lily: It has the effects of replenishing the lung, moistening the lung, calming the mind, eliminating fatigue, and moistening and stopping cough. Lotus seed: enters the heart, spleen, and kidney meridians, has the effects of nourishing the heart and calming the mind, strengthening the spleen, and tonifying the kidney. This porridge is best to eat in autumn.
It has a neutral nature, sweet and astringent taste, enters the heart, spleen, and kidney meridians; tonifies the spleen to stop diarrhea, benefits the kidney to astringe and clear, nourishes the heart and calms the mind. It is used for chronic diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, seminal emission and leukorrhea, palpitations and insomnia.
As the saying goes, ‘To have good skin, cook rice porridge with red dates.’ This porridge is particularly suitable for those with anemia, hepatitis, thrombocytopenia, and malabsorption leading to emaciated appearance and yellowish skin. Regular consumption can make the complexion rosy, have the effect of beauty and anti-aging, and also has a therapeutic or adjuvant therapeutic effect on the above diseases.
The treatment is effective for symptoms such as frequent dreaming, insomnia, forgetfulness, irritability, thirst, back pain, weak legs, poor hearing and vision, seminal emission, turbid urine, chronic diarrhea, loose stools, and female metrorrhagia and leukorrhea, as well as for those with stomach weakness and lack of appetite. It has a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on various seasonal diseases caused by dry autumn weather, and also has the effects of nourishing the heart and calming the mind, moistening the lungs and stopping cough, which is very beneficial to people with weakness after illness.
