Millet is a common grain with rich nutritional value. Many people like to cook porridge with it, which is not only convenient, but also beneficial to absorption. The role of millet is actually great, not only nourishing the stomach as we usually know, but also more effective. Let's have a look.
1. Take care of your health.
In our country, many folk women usually drink more millet porridge after giving birth, or eat it with millet and brown sugar to regulate their bodies and promote their recovery. Through research, it is found that millet is more nutritious after cooking porridge, and even has the reputation of replacing ginseng soup. The reason why millet has such high nutritional value is that it does not need to be over-refined before eating, so it preserves a lot of vitamins and inorganic salts. Even the content of vitamin B 1 in millet is several times that of rice, and the content of inorganic salts in millet is higher than that of rice.
Millet contains a lot of iron, which can also play a good role in enriching blood if eaten regularly, which is very important for postpartum women. Moreover, millet is rich in protein, vitamin B complex, calcium, potassium, fiber and other nutrients, which is very beneficial to human health.
Promote digestion
Many people often have indigestion in their daily lives, and even lead to symptoms such as diarrhea and constipation. At this point, experts suggest drinking more millet porridge in moderation, because it has a good effect on the prevention and treatment of indigestion. In particular, symptoms such as pan-stomach and vomiting caused by indigestion can be effectively alleviated by eating millet porridge. In particular, some patients suffering from spleen and stomach diseases for a long time often drink millet porridge, which can recuperate gastrointestinal diseases caused by various reasons.
Moreover, millet also has the function of hypnosis and sleep regulation, which is because millet is rich in tryptophan and has the function of sleep regulation. People who often suffer from insomnia can sleep peacefully by drinking millet gruel in moderation before going to bed.
3. Millet nourishing yin
Millet is an alkaline grain, so patients with soreness or hyperacidity can eat more in their daily lives. Moreover, millet can also relieve halitosis, because it can reduce the growth of bacteria in the mouth, thus playing a role in preventing and treating halitosis. In addition, millet has a good effect of nourishing yin. Pregnant mothers with yin deficiency can eat more in moderation after pregnancy. Regular consumption can not only help pregnant women to nourish yin and prevent miscarriage, but also help pregnant women with gynecological diseases such as vaginal inflammation during pregnancy.
Symptoms such as diarrhea are always caused by various reasons in life. At this time, just fry the millet and cook it in water to stop diarrhea. When you have indigestion or vomiting, you can also cook millet into porridge, which can also effectively relieve it. The nutritional value of millet is very rich, and women should use it to nourish yin in their daily lives.
4. Spleen and stomach
Traditional Chinese medicine points out that millet enters the spleen, stomach and kidney meridians, so regular consumption has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, especially for some people with chronic spleen and stomach weakness. When cooking millet porridge, wait until the porridge is cooked, cool it down slightly and precipitate. On the top layer, you can see a tiny sticky substance floating, which is porridge oil. This substance has the best effect of protecting gastric mucosa, strengthening spleen and regulating stomach, and is especially suitable for patients with chronic gastritis and gastric ulcer.
The nutritional value of millet is very high, so patients who are usually unwell and suffer from various gastrointestinal diseases should eat more millet porridge, but when eating millet porridge, we must pay attention to some light vegetables, so that the effect of tonic will be more obvious.