1, should not be eaten on an empty stomach.
Coix seed red bean porridge should not be eaten on an empty stomach, because Coix seed is cold, eating on an empty stomach is easy to damage the spleen and stomach, and the sugar contained in Coix seed is highly viscous, so eating too much may hinder digestion! Therefore, barley and red bean porridge should not be eaten on an empty stomach.
2. Excessive consumption leads to diarrhea.
The glutinous rice and red bean porridge tastes good, but when we eat it, we must understand that it is different from ordinary millet porridge, which can be regarded as a health care soup. Coix seed is cold, so don't overdo it once. Excessive consumption may lead to diarrhea and abdominal pain.
3. Choose the right time to eat
Experts tell us that after breakfast and before lunch every day, these two periods are the best time to drink this drink, and the best results can be obtained. This is mainly due to the fact that between 9~ 1 1 in the morning, the spleen and stomach start their work in the day, so drinking some glutinous rice and red bean porridge can protect the spleen and stomach well, which has a good effect on promoting the work efficiency of the spleen and stomach and protecting the spleen and stomach. If you drink it at the wrong time, it will not only fail to protect your health, but will easily cause more damage to your body.
4. Don't add too much rice.
Be careful not to add rice when cooking barley porridge. Because rice grows in water and contains moisture, it is wet and sticky, so it becomes thick as soon as it is boiled. Both red beans and coix seed are moisture-removing, and they do not contain moisture, so it is not thick when boiled, and the soup is very clear. Chinese medicine just uses its clear nature to get rid of the dampness of the human body. Once rice is added, it is equivalent to adding moisture, so the whole porridge is thick. Although the taste may be better, for health care, all the red beans and barley are wasted because of that handful of rice, and the effect is gone.
5, can't be eaten as medicine.
Although Coix seed has the function of lowering blood fat and blood sugar, it is only a kind of health food after all, and can't be used as medicine. Therefore, patients with hyperlipidemia symptoms still need to see a doctor for treatment. Never eat Coix seed for treatment.
6. Pregnant women are forbidden to eat
Because coix seed can make the body cold and deficiency, the deficiency-cold system is not suitable for long-term use, so pregnant women and women during menstruation should avoid eating it.
In addition, coix seed has diuretic effect, which may cause imbalance of sodium and potassium ions in the body, more water will be discharged, and the amount of amniotic fluid may be reduced, but it will not cause fetal malformation. Pregnant women can eat but not eat more.
7. Efficacy
1, treatment of chronic diseases
Dampness is the root of all kinds of chronic and intractable diseases in modern times, and Coix seed and red bean soup is the best medicine to treat dampness.
2, clearing heat and diuresis
Coix seed and red beans can enhance renal function, and have the effect of clearing heat and diuresis, so they are also effective for edema patients.
Modern pharmacological studies have proved that coix seed has the function of preventing cancer, and its effective anticancer components include selenium, which can effectively inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells and can be used for adjuvant treatment of gastric cancer and cervical cancer.
3, nourishing hair to prevent alopecia
Coix seed and red bean have the functions of nourishing hair, preventing alopecia and making hair smooth and soft. Smooth skin, reduce wrinkles and eliminate pigment spots. It has obvious curative effect on facial acne and rough skin. In addition, it also has the ability to absorb ultraviolet rays, and its extract can also achieve sunscreen and ultraviolet protection effects when added to cosmetics.
4, suitable for office workers
The stomach and intestines are most afraid of dampness and cold, and they like warmth. For office workers and white-collar workers, it is undoubtedly the most popular to nourish the stomach with the lowest cost and the most convenient method. Moreover, red bean and barley porridge can not only nourish the stomach, but also have the function of losing weight and health care, which can make you beautiful and keep healthy at the same time. This method is rare.
5, promote intestinal peristalsis
It is not uncommon for constipation to occur due to spleen deficiency leading to dampness and stagnation of intestine and fu organs, which is mainly manifested as difficulty in defecation, abdominal distension and tightness, drowsiness and weakness, anal burning, etc. It can be effectively treated by invigorating spleen and removing dampness.
Red beans and coix seed contain a lot of crude fiber, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and help defecation. Red beans are flat and sweet, which is beneficial to water dehumidification, spleen strengthening and detoxification. Coix seed is flat and sweet, which can strengthen the spleen, ooze dampness, stop diarrhea and expel pus.
The combination of the two herbs has the effects of invigorating spleen, eliminating dampness and regulating qi. However, constipation caused by hot stomach, excessive heat and fluid injury, or spleen deficiency without dampness, as well as pregnant women, should be carefully taken above.