1, diuresis and detumescence

Zongzi generally contains red beans, which are not only rich in protein and various nutrients, but also have the functions of promoting diuresis, removing dampness, expelling pus from blood, reducing swelling and detoxifying. The human body is often deterred by damp-heat. Red beans can promote diuresis, relieve fever and toxin, and complement mung beans, which is a good medicine for summer.

2. Buzhong Yiqi

Zongzi generally contains red dates, which can tonify the spleen and stomach and tonify the middle energizer. Therefore, it is good for people with weak spleen and stomach, such as indigestion, frequent vomiting and diarrhea or constipation. Eating more red dates can improve gastrointestinal function. In addition, red dates can replenish qi and blood, which is especially helpful for people with deficiency of qi and loss of qi and blood. It can reduce the situation of shortness of breath and asthma on weekdays, and increase physical strength for symptoms such as muscle weakness.

3. Clearing away heat and toxic materials

Reed leaves are always used in zongzi, and red dates can tonify the spleen and stomach and tonify the middle energizer. Therefore, it is good for people with weak spleen and stomach, such as indigestion, frequent vomiting and diarrhea or constipation. Eating more red dates can improve gastrointestinal function. In addition, red dates can replenish qi and blood, which is especially helpful for people with deficiency of qi and loss of qi and blood. It can reduce the situation of shortness of breath and asthma on weekdays, and increase physical strength for symptoms such as muscle weakness.

In his Compendium of Materia Medica, Li Shizhen, a famous medical scientist in Ming Dynasty, claimed that Zongye had the effects of "clearing away heat and stopping bleeding, detoxifying and reducing swelling, treating hematemesis, bleeding, dysuria and carbuncle swelling". The leaves of zongzi are mostly reed leaves in the north and bamboo leaves or lotus leaves in the south, all of which have good medicinal functions. For example, reed leaves can clear away heat, promote fluid production, relieve annoyance and quench thirst; Bamboo leaves can clear away heat, relieve annoyance, induce diuresis and detoxify; Lotus leaves can clear away heat, promote diuresis, and soothe the stomach. As food packaging, it has natural and pollution-free characteristics, so it is called "natural green food" by nutritionists today. In addition, leaves not only bring fragrance, but also provide polyphenols and potassium elements, which penetrate into rice during steaming, which is beneficial to improve the heat resistance of human body. In recent years, studies have proved that the extract of Zongye (Indocalamus leaves) also has anti-cancer effect.

4, appetizing spleen

After the awn seed, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, the blood flow on the body surface increases, the gastrointestinal function gradually declines, and people are easy to lose weight in summer. Eating glutinous rice can just improve this problem. Not to mention the ingredients, just the fragrant leaves and soft glutinous rice are enough to make people appetite. Glutinous rice is a very good food for those who have less stomach acid and poor digestive ability and are traditionally called "stomach cold". If you feel cold in your stomach because you are greedy for crabs and prawns, eat a hot zongzi or drink a bowl of hot glutinous rice porridge at once, and you will feel much more comfortable.

5, whitening and beauty

The glutinous rice and red dates in zongzi have the function of whitening and beautifying, which is a good helper for girls to whiten in summer.

Disadvantages of eating zongzi:

It is best not to eat much. Zongzi is easy to get angry and may have indigestion. If you are losing weight, you can eat it, but don't eat too sweet Zongzi.