Jiangmi is also called glutinous rice. Generally speaking, it is called glutinous rice in the south and Jiangmi in the north, which is one of the foods that people often eat. Because it is sticky and slippery, it is often used to make flavor snacks, which is deeply loved by everyone. Many places have the custom of eating rice cakes on holidays. The Lantern Festival (the fifteenth day of the first month) is also made of glutinous rice flour.

Nutritional value:

Jiangmi is rich in B vitamins, which can warm the spleen and stomach and tonify the middle qi. It can relieve spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, poor appetite, abdominal distension and diarrhea. Jiangmi has astringent effect and good therapeutic effect on frequent micturition and spontaneous sweating, but it is sticky and difficult to digest, so it is not suitable to eat too much at one time, and should be eaten after heating. Old people, children or patients should use it with caution. Jiangmi rice cake, whether sweet or salty, has a high content of carbohydrates and sodium, so it should be enough for people with diabetes, overweight or other chronic diseases such as kidney disease and hyperlipidemia.

Jiangmi is a mild tonic, which has the functions of tonifying deficiency, enriching blood, invigorating spleen and warming stomach, and stopping sweating. It is suitable for nausea, anorexia, diarrhea caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, sweating deficiency, shortness of breath and abdominal distension during pregnancy caused by qi deficiency. Modern scientific research shows that Jiangmi contains protein, fat, sugar, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B and starch, etc. It is a warm and strong product.

The wine made of glutinous rice can be used for nourishing, body building and treating diseases. Eucommia Glutinous Rice Wine can be made from glutinous rice, Eucommia ulmoides, Astragalus membranaceus, Lycium barbarum, Angelica sinensis, etc. It has the effects of invigorating qi, refreshing, beautifying and prolonging life, relaxing muscles and promoting blood circulation.