Peppermint is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. Its stem and leaf are pungent, cool and fragrant, and enter the lung and liver meridians. It has the effects of dispersing wind and heat, clearing away heat and relieving exterior syndrome, expelling wind and relieving swelling, relieving sore throat and relieving pain, and is often used for wind-heat cold, wind-heat headache, red eyes and pain, sore throat, measles rash and so on.
Practice: 30 grams of fresh mint or dry mint 15 grams, decoction. Then cook porridge with japonica rice 100 g, add mint soup and rock sugar when the porridge is ready, and boil it.
2. Cucumber porridge
This porridge is the best choice for whitening and reducing summer heat in summer. It is best to eat it every morning and evening, which can moisturize the skin, remove spots and lose weight. Modern scientific research has proved that cucumber is rich in potassium salt and a certain amount of carotene, vitamin C, vitamin b 1, vitamin b2, sugar, protein, mustard, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients. Regular consumption of cucumber porridge can eliminate freckles and whiten skin.
Practice: wash the cucumber, peel and remove the heart, cut it into thin slices and put it aside for later use; Shred ginger and set aside; Put the rice into the pot, wash it clean, add a proper amount of water into the pot, and pour the ginger into the pot; Put the pot on the stove, light the stove fire, boil it with high fire, pour the cucumber slices into the pot, cook slowly with low fire until the rice is rotten, then cook until the soup is thick, and add a little salt to taste before taking out the pot.
3. Chrysanthemum porridge
Chrysanthemum is fragrant, cool and comfortable. It uses japonica rice as porridge, which helps the medicine by taking advantage of the nature of rice grain. It can be used for long time to beautify the face and prevent aging. Chrysanthemum porridge can not only be used as a beverage to clear away heat and relieve summer heat, but also improve eyesight and calm the liver after long-term service.
Practice: Remove the pedicel of chrysanthemum, dry it in the sun, grind it into fine powder, cook porridge with 50-100g of japonica rice, add chrysanthemum10-15g when the porridge is ready, and cook for another minute or two.
4, glutinous rice red bean porridge
Coix seed and red beans are the best way to match. Red beans can replenish qi and blood, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, and restore the ruddy complexion of MM; Coix seed can strengthen the spleen and promote diuresis, clear away heat and expel pus, and remove acne. The porridge cooked with barley and red beans can not only remove moisture, but also have the effect of beauty and weight loss.
Practice: coix seed100g, adzuki bean 50g. Prepare the materials, first soak them in warm water 1 hour. After soaking, clean it, put it in a boiling pot, add 5 times of water, and cook for 40 minutes.
5, barley lily mung bean porridge
Mung bean clearing away heat and toxic materials, lily moistening lung and promoting fluid production, coix seed clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, japonica rice and stomach, together, can play the role of clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, strengthening spleen and regulating stomach. Mung bean and lily porridge can be a summer food suitable for all ages.
Practice: take 30 grams of mung beans, 30 grams of lily, 30 grams of coix seed and 50 grams of japonica rice, and wash the mung beans to remove impurities; Wash lily and break petals; Coix seed and japonica rice are washed clean; Rock sugar is broken; Put mung beans, coix seed and japonica rice into a pot, add 500 grams of water, and boil with high heat; Add lily, simmer for 1 hour, and add crystal sugar to dissolve.
6. lotus lily porridge
Lily has the functions of nourishing the heart, calming the nerves, invigorating the spleen and tonifying the kidney. It is best to cook porridge with lily and lotus seeds in this weather, which has the functions of nourishing the lungs, moistening the lungs, eliminating fatigue and moistening dryness and relieving cough. The combination of the two not only helps the body a lot, but also brings people a happy mood with the sweet taste of sugar water. This porridge can help digestion and clean up fat, and is suitable for both hot and cold consumption.
Practice: Wash the rice and soak it in water for 30 minutes, then take it out and drain it for later use. Soak lotus seeds and lilies in clear water until soft, and wash dried hawthorn. Boil a proper amount of water in the pot with high fire, pour in rice and turn to low fire for 20 minutes. Add lotus seeds, hawthorn and lily, and simmer for 20 minutes. Add rock sugar to taste, and serve in a bowl.