Although Gorgon is a very nutritious grain, it has the effect of appetizing and strengthening the spleen. If you want to achieve the purpose of removing dampness, you can mix it with other foods, which are very good in terms of taste and medicinal effect. So what kind of rice can be used to cook porridge with gorgon fruit to remove dampness? Is it better to soak gorgon in hot water or cold water?

It is better to soak gorgon in cold water.

Gorgon fruit, also known as chicken head rice, water chicken head, chicken head bract, etc., is an annual herbaceous plant of the Nymphaeaceae family and grows in some swamps and lakes in my country. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Gorgon fruit is dry and flat, and enters the spleen and kidney meridians. It is a good medicine for strengthening the spleen and stopping diarrhea, nourishing the kidneys and strengthening essence. "Ben Cao Qi Zhen" records: "How Gorgon Fruit nourishes the spleen, because it tastes sweet in spring, and how Gorgon Fruit strengthens the kidneys, because it tastes astringent. However, its sweet taste nourishes the spleen, so it can diuresis, and diarrhea and abdominal pain can be cured; However, its astringency strengthens the kidneys, so it can close the Qi and heal vaginal discharge, vaginal discharge, and incontinence of urination." Gorgon fruit is divided into two types: raw and fried. Raw gorgon fruit mainly nourishes the kidneys and astringes essence, while fried gorgon fruit mainly strengthens the spleen and appetizers. Stir-fried gorgon seeds are generally sold in pharmacies. When frying, wheat bran must be added and a certain heat must be controlled, making it inconvenient to make at home. In addition, gorgon seeds are also fried and used, mainly to nourish the spleen and relieve diarrhea. Gorgon fruit can be eaten with barley, yam, red dates, poria, lotus seeds, red dates, etc. to achieve the effect of removing dampness. The specific eating method is as follows: 1. Barley and Gorgon porridge

Ingredients: Gorgon, barley, japonica rice, salt

Method

1. Wash the barley and japonica rice. Mash the gorgon seeds and set aside.

2. Pour the mashed gorgon seeds, washed barley and japonica rice into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, simmer for 20 minutes on medium heat, then turn to low heat and simmer for 1 hour. .

3. After cooking, add appropriate amount of salt and serve. 2. Gorgon yam porridge

Ingredients: Gorgon, yam, barley, rice

Method

1. Wash the gorgon and barley, then soak them in water 2 hours.

2. Wash the rice and yam, peel off the skin, and cut into small pieces for later use.

3. Put the soaked gorgon seeds and barley into the pot, pour in an appropriate amount of water and cook over low heat for half an hour, then add the rice and cook over low heat for 20 minutes.

4. Pour the yam into the pot and continue to cook for 10 minutes. 3. Gorgon fruit and Poria cocos porridge

Ingredients: Gorgon fruit, Poria cocos, japonica rice, rice

1. Grind the Gorgon fruit and Poria cocos into powder, and use warm water to make a paste.

2. Wash the japonica rice and soak it in cold water for half an hour.

3. Pour the japonica rice into the pot, add cold water and bring to a boil over high heat.

4. Pour the prepared gorgon fruit and poria cocos into the pot, stir evenly, and cook over low heat for 20 minutes. When the rice is cooked into porridge, add an appropriate amount of salt and serve. 4. Red bean and stone lotus seed soup

Ingredients: Gorgon fruit, red beans, red dates, lotus seeds, japonica rice, brown sugar

Method

1. Wash the Gorgon fruit and use it with Soak in cold water for one hour.

2. Wash the red beans, red dates and lotus seeds, put them into a pot, add water and brown sugar and cook for 4 hours before eating (when cooking porridge, you can remove the jujube core). How to make delicious Gorgon porridge

Pour 50 grams of fried Gorgon into the pot, add water and boil for a while, then add 100 grams of washed rice, and the porridge is ready to eat. Gorgon paste

Grind 1000 grams of fried Gorgon into powder. Before taking it, take 50-100 grams of powder and mix it with boiled water. You can add sesame seeds, peanuts, walnut meat, etc. according to your preference. Gorgon and Lentil Porridge

Take 30 grams of fried Gorgon, 20 grams of fried lentils, 10 red dates, and 100 grams of glutinous rice. Add water and cook into porridge.