1, wheat nourishing heart
Winter wheat is planted in autumn, stops in winter, grows leaves in spring, and bears fruit in summer. It has the essence of four seasons, so it is called "the price of five grains". Traditional Chinese medicine also believes that it can nourish the heart and soothe the nerves, remove annoyance and dryness.
2. Soybean tonifies kidney
Soybean has the effects of tonifying kidney, strengthening body, detoxifying and moistening skin. Among the five grains, beans have the closest relationship with kidney, and beans have the strongest kidney-tonifying function. Bean refers to soybean, which is soybean. Beans are shaped like kidneys. It is especially suitable for people with kidney deficiency and has a good therapeutic effect on kidney deficiency edema.
3. Sorghum nourishes liver
Sorghum and soybean belong to miscellaneous grains, but they are indispensable supporting roles in the whole grain. Sorghum has the function of nourishing the liver and benefiting the stomach. Stir-fried sorghum powder has astringent and antidiarrheal effects. People with chronic diarrhea can continue to eat for a while.
4, millet nourishing spleen
Millet is the first of the five grains, which has a good effect on strengthening the spleen and stomach. Millet is yellow, sweet and salty, and enters the spleen, stomach and kidney meridians. Chinese medicine believes that millet can "strengthen the spleen and stomach and warm the stomach"; When we cook millet porridge, the porridge is cooled a little after cooking, and you will see a layer of delicate and sticky porridge oil on it, which has the functions of protecting gastric mucosa, strengthening spleen and stomach.
5. Rice nourishes the lungs
Rice is the valley of the lungs, and the lungs dominate the fur. So as far as rice is concerned, the three layers of brown rice belong to fur, which is the essence of rice as a lung valley.
It can be said that rice can be used as lung valley because of brown rice. Rice can bring people a sense of fullness, and rice soup also has the effect of moistening the lungs. When cooking, put rice soup on it to moisten the lungs.
What benefits does eating miscellaneous grains have to the body?
1, lowering blood pressure and blood lipid
Coarse grains can also prevent stroke. Coarse grains are rich in dietary fiber, which can lower blood pressure and blood lipid. After ordinary food is converted into glucose and enters the human body, the glycemic index will increase rapidly at first, and then decrease rapidly, while the glycemic index is relatively stable after the intake of miscellaneous grains. This is good for diabetic patients to control blood sugar, and it is also good for blood lipid metabolism after blood sugar control.
2, detoxification and beauty
Grain contains a lot of plant fiber, which is a kind of indigestible fiber. If there is a lack of plant fiber in food, the residue will be reduced, which will easily lead to constipation, metabolic disorder and dull complexion.
The plant fiber in whole grains can promote the movement of food residues or toxins in the intestine, promote intestinal peristalsis and help the body discharge garbage, thus playing the role of beauty and detoxification.