Celery, is often seen on our table a class of vegetables, its aroma by a lot of people like, and in addition to delicious, its health effects are also quite recognized. Chinese medicine believes that celery is a kind of vegetable with cool flavor and sweetness, slightly bitter, with the effect of calming the liver, cooling the blood and clearing away heat and dampness, which can be clinically used for the treatment of hypertension, chronic hepatitis and other aspects of the disease. The antihypertensive effect of celery comes from the apigenin contained in it, which has a short-term antihypertensive effect, and studies have shown that its antihypertensive effect may be related to the reflex action of the carotid body chemoreceptors. An alkaline component isolated from celery seeds has a sedative effect on animals, and can play a tranquilizing role on human body, which is conducive to stabilizing mood and eliminating irritability.

Japonica rice is a kind of rice, is a common staple food. Japonica rice is rich in protein, containing essential amino acids is also more comprehensive, but also contains fat, calcium, phosphorus, iron and B vitamins and other nutrients. Japonica rice has the effect of nourishing yin and generating fluids, eliminating annoyance and quenching thirst, strengthening the card stomach, replenishing the middle gas, fixing the intestines and stopping diarrhea. When cooking rice porridge with japonica rice, floating on the surface of the pot of thick liquid (commonly known as rice soup, porridge oil), has the effect of supplementing the deficiency, for the post-sickness and postpartum weakness of the people have auxiliary therapeutic effects. Japonica's brown rice is more nutritious than refined self rice, which lowers cholesterol and reduces the probability of heart attacks and strokes.

Celery and round-grained rice with made into a porridge to drink, can assist in lowering blood pressure, people with high blood pressure, in addition to daily medication, but also can often cook celery porridge to assist in lowering blood pressure.

A, celery japonica rice porridge:

Practice: 1, the preparation materials: 100 grams of japonica rice, 100 grams of celery, 50 grams of lean minced pork, salt, monosodium glutamate in moderation. 2, the first will be celery clean, chopped and standby. 3, will be rounded through the rinsing of japonica rice, filtered. 4, take a clean pot, will be rounded into japonica rice, add about 800 grams of water, put on a high fire after boiling, change to medium fire simmer. When the porridge will be good, add lean meat and celery, cook until the rice is rotten, add salt, monosodium glutamate seasoning, can be eaten.

Two, celery stalk rice porridge can assist in lowering blood pressure reasons:

1, celery contains potassium, calcium, magnesium, carotene, dietary fiber and other substances, rich in nutrients. Antihypertensive food, such as kelp, water chestnuts, etc., are generally rich in potassium, calcium and magnesium and other nutrients. Modern medical research shows that dietary potassium, calcium and magnesium are negatively correlated with the increase in blood pressure. In other words, the more potassium, calcium and magnesium we consume from food, the less likely our blood pressure will rise.

2, celery also contains a phytochemical substance - apigenin. It belongs to the flavonoids, which are found in a variety of fruits, vegetables and legumes, but are found in higher levels in celery. Apigenin has anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic and antihypertensive effects, and can improve the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and diastole blood vessels, thus having a role in lowering blood pressure.

Three, celery stalk rice porridge dietary considerations:

Celery round-grained rice porridge can assist in lowering blood pressure, but the consumption of incorrect methods will greatly affect the effect. Although celery is rich in potassium, but sodium content is also quite a lot. Because of the celery light and not taste, many people will put a lot of salt when cooking, inadvertently increased salt intake, but not conducive to lowering blood pressure.