The efficacy and role of ginger white rice porridge
The efficacy and role of ginger white rice porridge. Everyone knows that ginger has the effect of relieving colds and coughs. White rice porridge is easy to digest and nourishes the stomach. When you have a cold, proper consumption of ginger porridge is beneficial. Let me share with you the efficacy and functions of ginger and white rice porridge. I hope it will be useful to everyone. . Efficacy and function of ginger white rice porridge 1
Ginger is the rhizome of ginger, a perennial herbaceous plant of the Zingiberaceae family. Ginger porridge was first recorded in the book "Shou Ji Fang". It is made from ginger or ginger juice and rice plus water. It has the effects of sweating, relieving the surface, warming the middle and nourishing the stomach, dispelling cold and stopping vomiting.
Adaptable symptoms
Symptoms include wind-cold and cold, intolerance to cold, fever, headache, cough due to cold lungs, dull cold pain due to stomach deficiency, vomiting of clear water, vomiting, and nausea.
Decoction method
Use 6 grams of fresh ginger each time and cut into thin slices; or use 15 grams of fresh ginger to make juice. If it is used to warm the stomach and nourish the stomach, and due to deficiency, cold, and vomiting, it is appropriate to use 50g to 100g of glutinous rice to cook thick porridge. If it is used to treat colds and colds, it is appropriate to use 50g of southern japonica rice to cook the porridge. After the porridge is ready, add ginger (or ginger juice) and two green onions, cook for a while to make thin porridge. The porridge should be taken warm and with a meal. If it is used to treat colds, it can be taken before going to bed, and you can go to bed immediately after taking it.
Explanation on treatment
Glutinous rice porridge is sweet and warm, warms the stomach and replenishes qi. It can remove coldness in the spleen and stomach, stop diarrhea and vomiting, and is excellent for warming and nourishing stomach qi. For this product, adding ginger can enhance the effect of dispersing cold in the middle and lowering the adverse effects of the middle. Japonica rice porridge is sweet and flat, replenishes qi and nourishes the stomach, and is known as the "elixir for nourishing the body, transforming and replenishing the body." When ginger is added into the porridge, the former is better for replenishing stomach qi, while the latter is better for dispelling cold, which is a way to strengthen the body and eliminate evil. Ginger porridge is used to treat cough and asthma due to cold lungs. Rice porridge is used to nourish the spleen and stomach. Ginger is used to warm the lungs and resolve phlegm, and to dispel cold drinks. It is also a root remedy.
Li Jiang's "Shouji Prescriptions" said: "Pound the juice of ginger and cook porridge to treat the stomach." Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" said: "Ginger porridge warms the heart and wards off evil." This proves that ginger was used very early. Porridge cures stomach problems. However, for patients with stomach cold, if they insist on taking a small amount of ginger porridge, it can indeed strengthen the spleen and warm the stomach, dispel cold, relieve pain and stop vomiting. Folks have been using ginger to treat colds for a long time. Whenever people feel cold, they often use ginger and scallions together, decoct them and take them hot to remove sweat.
Modern research
This product contains volatile oil, resin and starch, etc. The volatile oil can promote blood circulation and induce sweating. Gingerol can promote gastric juice secretion and intestinal motility and help digestion. Therefore, using ginger porridge to treat colds and stomachaches is consistent with certain scientific principles.
Precautions and contraindications
1. Ginger porridge is pungent and warm in nature and is not suitable for patients with yin deficiency and excessive fire, sweating, hemorrhage, dissipation of heart qi and burning abdominal pain;
2. It is not advisable to eat too much ginger porridge. If you eat too much, a large amount of gingerol can cause dry mouth, sore throat, constipation and other symptoms. Effects and functions of ginger white rice porridge 2
Effects of ginger porridge
Ginger porridge is mainly made with ginger-flavored main ingredients. Some other ingredients can also be added according to the disease. Or medicinal materials.
The main functions of ginger porridge are to relieve phlegm and cough, dispel cold and relieve vomiting, so it is often used for symptoms such as stomach cold, abdominal pain, colds and other symptoms.
How to make ginger porridge
Ingredients: ginger, japonica rice, caramel sugar
1. Wash the ginger, mince it and put it into the pot, add appropriate amount of water Set aside for decoction;
2. Wash the japonica rice, put it into the pot, then pour in the ginger juice, cook it into porridge, add an appropriate amount of caramel and mix well.
Precautions for eating ginger porridge
1. Ginger porridge is a medicinal diet, so you should eat it with caution according to your physical condition and disease conditions.
2. Ginger porridge can only be used as an auxiliary treatment for diseases and cannot be completely used as medicine. If the symptoms do not decrease after taking it for three days, you should go to the hospital for consultation in time.
3. People suffering from wind-heat and cold should not eat it.
4. People with yin deficiency and excessive fire should not eat. This article was originally published by Sanding Health Network. Please do not reprint without authorization.
5. People with damp-heat diseases should not eat it.