Can Rehmannia glutinosa cook porridge?
Of course.
Rehmannia glutinosa is a very nourishing Chinese herbal medicine. Because of its high content of amino acids and trace elements, it can be used to cook porridge, which is a good diet. Rehmannia porridge can lower blood pressure, inhibit thrombosis and enrich blood. Eating rehmannia porridge often can strengthen the body.
How to cook rehmannia porridge
1. First, put Radix Rehmanniae Preparata and rice into a large bowl respectively, and soak them in plenty of water for half an hour, which will make them easier to boil. Pour out the water, and wash the Radix Rehmanniae Preparata and rice. Add a lot of water to the pot. After the water boils, add rice and cook for about half an hour. Then add Radix Rehmanniae Preparata to the casserole and simmer for half an hour. When the rice becomes soft and sticky, turn off the heat and eat with sugar.
2. You can also cook Rehmannia glutinosa first and cook porridge with medicinal juice. The specific method is to wash Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, cut it into thin slices, put it into a casserole prepared in advance, add a lot of water, boil it with strong fire, and then turn to low heat for half an hour. When the color of the medicinal juice turns yellow-brown, you can turn off the fire, pour out the dregs and let the medicinal juice flow. Then, wash the japonica rice once, put it in the pot, add the boiled medicinal juice, add appropriate amount of water, boil it with high fire, and then slowly cook it with low fire. When the porridge becomes very sticky, add a proper amount of rock sugar and cook for another two minutes.
Effect of Rehmannia glutinosa on porridge
1 Bushen
We all know that Liuwei Dihuang Pill is a medicine for tonifying kidney blindly, and Rehmannia glutinosa is one of the main medicinal materials. Rehmannia glutinosa porridge can tonify kidney, and has a good effect on kidney deficiency symptoms such as soreness of waist and knees, night sweats and nocturnal emission. When cooking porridge, you can also use Chinese yam, Anemarrhena asphodeloides and other kidney-tonifying herbs to cook porridge, and the effect will be stronger.
2 cardiotonic diuresis
Rehmannia glutinosa has the function of strengthening the heart, enhancing the function of the heart, inducing diuresis and accelerating urination. People with weak hearts can eat more rehmannia porridge, which can protect their hearts. People who have difficulty urinating and feel the same way when urinating, eating glutinous rice porridge will make urination smoother and reduce the symptoms of urinary tract infection.
3 Lowering blood pressure
Rehmannia also has the effect of lowering blood pressure. According to research, eating Rehmannia glutinosa has a very obvious control effect on systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Therefore, patients with hypertension often drink rehmannia porridge, which can control blood pressure, prevent cardiovascular diseases and make their bodies healthier. Rehmannia porridge is very suitable for the elderly.
What should I pay attention to when eating Radix Rehmanniae Preparata?
1. Rehmannia glutinosa can be divided into fresh Rehmannia glutinosa, dried Rehmannia glutinosa and Rehmannia glutinosa according to different processing methods. Both fresh rehmannia glutinosa and dried rehmannia glutinosa taste bitter and cold, mainly clearing heat, cooling blood and nourishing yin, while fresh rehmannia glutinosa tends to clear heat and cool blood and dried rehmannia glutinosa tends to nourish cool blood; Rehmannia glutinosa is sweet and warm, specializing in nourishing blood and yin, benefiting essence and producing marrow. Pay attention when using.
2. The product is sticky and will hinder digestion. Eating less loose stool, abdominal distension and phlegm dampness are not suitable.