We all know that foods corresponding to five elements, five colors and five internal organs are often mentioned in Chinese medicine, so grains are one of them. Chinese medicine experts say that whole grains are very good nutrients and are very beneficial to our five internal organs. Studies have shown that whole grains can nourish the five internal organs. As early as ancient times, there was a saying that "one grain supplements one dirty". Chinese medicine believes that whole grains can not only fill the stomach, but also be good food for the five internal organs. In the face of modern people who eat a lot of fish and meat every meal, eating more whole grains is very beneficial to their health. Eating whole grains increases the intake of cellulose, strengthens the peristalsis of gastrointestinal tract and has a good detoxification effect. In addition, Chinese medicine believes that grains can nourish the five internal organs, and we can also nourish the five internal organs in our daily life. As early as in Huangdi Neijing, Su Wen put forward the principle of "five grains for nourishment, five fruits for help, five livestock for benefit, five vegetables for filling, and the smell is consistent to replenish essence", which also shows the dominant position of five grains in diet. Among them, "five grains" refers to five food crops: rice, wheat, millet, millet and rice. Now "five grains" have generally referred to all kinds of cereals and beans, commonly known as "five grains" However, the idea of "five grains for nourishment" has not changed, which is to encourage us to eat more whole grains to supplement the five internal organs and regulate the spleen and stomach. So how to eat whole grains to play its greatest health benefits? Mung beans nourish the liver. Among the whole grains, mung beans are the most nourishing liver. Mung bean is named for its turquoise seed coat. Mung beans belong to the genus Panicum in Leguminosae and generally mature in autumn. Mung beans contain a variety of vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals. It not only has good edible value, but also has very good medicinal value, and is called "a good valley for saving the world". The nutritional value of mung beans is super high, so it can be said that they are all treasures. Like mung bean powder can cure sores, swelling and burns; Mung bean skin can improve eyesight; Mung bean sprouts can relieve alcoholism. Drinking mung bean soup often in summer can not only increase nutrition, but also have certain curative effect on nephritis, diabetes, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, gastroenteritis, pharyngolaryngitis and decreased vision. Huangdi Neijing says that the liver lives in the east, its color is blue, and it mainly produces hair. Mung beans are sweet and cool, and return to the heart and stomach; Has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, inducing diuresis, relieving summer heat, relieving restlessness, quenching thirst, invigorating stomach, inducing diuresis and reducing swelling; Indications: summer heat, polydipsia, damp-heat diarrhea, edema, abdominal distension and sores. Modern people have great work pressure and irregular life, often stay up late, drink and eat too much meat, so the liver is prone to diseases that rise too much, and often suffer from diseases of excessive liver fire. Eating mung bean porridge often can clear the liver and purge fire, so that the liver rises too much. People with symptoms such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, fatty liver, and anger should eat it often. In addition, adding Lycium barbarum and Chrysanthemum into mung bean soup, drinking it regularly, can not only clear liver and improve eyesight, but also nourish liver blood deficiency, reduce blood fat and blood pressure, and treat dizziness. Who is the best person to eat mung bean food? -Poisoned people, patients with eye diseases, patients with hypertension, patients with edema and patients with pinkeye are most suitable for eating. Although mung beans are good, they are not suitable for everyone. Because mung beans are cold, people with yang deficiency, spleen and stomach weakness and diarrhea should eat them carefully. There are many ways to use mung beans: 1. Mung beans can be mixed with rice and millet to make dry rice, porridge and other staple foods, and can also be ground into powder to make cakes and snacks, such as mung bean cakes. 2. Mung beans can be made into fine sand for stuffing; 3. Mung bean soup boiled with mung beans is a drink for clearing away heat and relieving summer heat in summer; Precautions 1. Don't eat mung bean food when taking medicine, especially warm tonic medicine, so as not to reduce the efficacy; 2. Uncooked mung beans have a strong smell and are prone to nausea and vomiting after eating; 3. People who often work in a toxic environment or come into contact with toxic substances should always eat mung beans to detoxify their health. 4, mung beans are good, because of the cold, so people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat more. 5. Mung beans should not be overcooked, so as not to destroy organic acids and vitamins and reduce the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials; 6. Mung beans should not be cooked in an iron pot. Sorghum nourishing liver Chinese medicine believes that sorghum has the function of invigorating spleen and stomach. Animal experiments have proved that sorghum has the function of nourishing and protecting liver. Children with weak spleen and stomach and indigestion should bake sorghum noodles in a pot and cook them into porridge. Generally, children should not exceed half a side at a time, three times a day. Sorghum as a snack "Red Sorghum" once made a generation have a unique feeling for the plateau, but you would never think that the most suitable way to eat such rough food is to make snacks. Sorghum rice porridge is a bit rough, but it is much more delicate and nutritious when ground into flour for snacks. Sorghum rice is the most suitable snack called sorghum cake, which is to grind sorghum rice into powder, add baking powder, sugar, eggs and appropriate amount of water to make it thick, knead it into dough, steam it flat, fry it in an oil pan and sprinkle sesame seeds. Sorghum cake is not easy to digest for some people with slightly poor gastrointestinal function. You can try to make some sorghum soup, for example, adding a little sorghum when making tremella soup or corn soup can add some richness to the already nutritious soup. Rice moistens the lungs, enters the spleen, stomach and lung meridians, and has the functions of tonifying the middle energizer, invigorating the spleen and regulating the stomach, nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, and removing polydipsia. Ancient health experts also advocated "morning porridge" to produce fluid. Therefore, patients with cough and constipation caused by lung yin deficiency can cook porridge with rice in the morning and evening. Drinking rice porridge often contributes to the growth of body fluid and can relieve discomfort such as dry skin to some extent. If you add some pears when cooking porridge, the effect will be better. Millet nourishing spleen Click on the picture to see the next page. Because millet does not need to be refined, it preserves its own nutrients well. Millet has a high nutritional value. Every 100g of millet contains protein 9.7g, fat 1.7g and carbohydrate 76.1g.