Lotus root porridge

Lotus root is sweet and rich in starch, protein, vitamin C and B 1, as well as inorganic salts such as calcium, phosphorus and iron. Lotus root meat is easy to digest and suitable for all ages. Lotus root is cold, which has the functions of clearing away heat, relieving annoyance, cooling blood, stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis; Cooked lotus root is warm, and has the effects of nourishing the heart, generating blood and nourishing the spleen and stomach. After the lotus root is cooked, its nature changes from cool to warm, and it loses the function of removing blood stasis and clearing heat. On the contrary, it has the effects of invigorating spleen, stimulating appetite, nourishing blood and tonifying the five internal organs, and is very suitable for the elderly.

Ingredients: fresh lotus root 200g, rice100g, a little sugar.

Practice: Wash 2 pieces of lotus root, cook porridge with rice, and add sugar after cooking.

Efficacy: This porridge can benefit qi, nourish yin, strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite, and can be used to treat weakness, loss of appetite, loose stool, fever and thirst of the elderly.

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Chestnut is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, which can prevent and treat hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, osteoporosis and other diseases. It is a nourishing product for anti-aging and prolonging life. Chestnut is a kind of dried fruit with high carbohydrate content, which can provide more heat energy for human body, help fat metabolism, and have the functions of invigorating qi, strengthening spleen and nourishing stomach. From the medicinal point of view, chestnut is a good product for tonifying kidney, which has the functions of invigorating spleen and benefiting qi, clearing away heat and toxic materials, stopping diarrhea and relieving cough.

Raw materials: japonica rice, chestnuts.

Practice: Wash chestnuts and add water to cook them. Peel chestnuts. Pour water into the pot and put peeled chestnuts and japonica rice into the water to cook porridge.

Efficacy: Chestnut porridge has the functions of nourishing stomach and kidney, strengthening waist and knees and strengthening bones and muscles. Suitable for people with kidney deficiency, backache, leg weakness, middle-aged and elderly polyuria.

Jujube porridge

Jujube is both a fruit and a medicine, which has always been deeply loved by people. There is even a folk saying that "eating three dates a day keeps you from getting old". Especially in winter, jujube is the top grade for everyone to nourish. Jujube is warm and sweet, and has the effects of nourishing spleen and stomach, harmonizing medicinal properties, nourishing blood and calming the nerves. It is the most common medicine in TCM prescriptions. Jujube can be eaten with dried fruits such as lotus seeds, peanuts, tremella and almonds. , simple and convenient to achieve the effect of food supplement.

Ingredients: 80g of red dates, 50g of lotus seeds and 200g of japonica rice.

Practice: Wash red dates and remove the core, and wash lotus seeds and japonica rice; Put the above things into a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, boil them with strong fire first, then stew them with slow fire until they are porridge-like, and then season them with a little salt.

Efficacy: Jujube has mild dietotherapy and good nourishing effect. Cooked with lotus seeds and japonica rice, it has the effects of nourishing the spleen and stomach, astringing the intestines, solidifying essence, nourishing the heart and calming the nerves.