Current location - Health Preservation Learning Network - Health preserving class - Nutritional value and efficacy of millet
Nutritional value and efficacy of millet
Millet has high nutritional value and contains 9 essential amino acids needed by human body. Xiaomi porridge is called "Daishen soup". Vitamin B 1, vitamin E, magnesium and calcium in millet are more than three times that of rice. Dietary fiber, iron, potassium, phosphorus and selenium are more than twice that of rice; The unsaturated fatty acids of millet are four times that of rice. Comparing the nutritional components of millet and rice, we can see that the nutritional components of millet are higher than that of rice. In addition, millet also contains carotene which is not contained in general cereals, and the content of vitamin B 1 ranks first among all cereals.

Millet is sweet and salty, cool, and enters the kidney, spleen and stomach. Main functions:

1, can tonify the spleen and stomach. Millet can promote intestinal peristalsis, thus helping digestion, relieving stomachache and neutralizing stomach acid. It is suitable for abdominal distension and diarrhea caused by weakness of the spleen and stomach, and can treat and prevent patients with chronic gastrointestinal diseases such as anorexia and physical weakness, especially suitable for eating.

2, can nourish yin and blood, can promote postpartum recovery, make postpartum cold and wet constitution be conditioned, and restore physical strength as soon as possible;

3, it can strengthen the brain and kidney, and the nutritional value of millet is high. Eating millet regularly can benefit the health of five internal organs, strengthen bones and muscles and prolong life;

4. You can calm down and sleep peacefully. Millet is rich in tryptophan, which can increase the concentration of serotonin in the brain, improve depression and promote the formation of melatonin, promote sleep quality and improve mild insomnia;

5. It can resist bacteria and diminish inflammation. Millet is rich in vitamin B2, which can reduce the growth of bacteria in oral cavity, help to prevent and eliminate inflammation of oral cavity and skin, prevent exudation, erosion and desquamation of scrotum skin in men, prevent perineal itching and labial dermatitis in women, and treat beriberi, neuritis and furuncle.