Seed kernel of sorghum, a Gramineae plant. Also known as millet, millet, rice, glutinous rice and millet.
Flat in nature and sweet and salty in taste. Spleen and stomach meridian. It is a health food for invigorating spleen and stomach.
The main ingredients are: crude fiber, protein (twice as high as rice), albumin, glutenin, globulin, gliadin, etc. ), starch (slightly lower than rice), carbohydrates, corn. The fat content is much higher than that of rice and wheat, and similar to that of corn. Among them, palmitic acid, tetracarboxylic acid, heptadecanoic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid and linolenic acid are very necessary for human growth and development. It contains a variety of amino acids that rice and wheat lack, which is of great significance to regulate and supplement the metabolism of the body.
Has the effects of invigorating qi, invigorating spleen, regulating stomach, relieving summer heat, removing dampness, healing sore and promoting granulation. Can be used for treating diarrhea, cholera, dysuria, polydipsia, cough, stomachache, vomiting, heatstroke, fever, headache, polydipsia, stomachache, anorexia, thrush in children, aphtha, scald, etc. Suitable for cooking porridge, eating or grinding cakes.
P-hydroxymandelonitrile-glucoside contained in sorghum buds and fruits is hydrolyzed to produce p-hydroxybenzaldehyde, HCN and glucose.
The bran of sorghum contains a lot of tannic acid and tannic acid protein, which has a good astringent and antidiarrheal effect. According to clinical reports, 104 children with dyspepsia were cured within 6 times after taking sorghum bran for the second time, and only 4 cases were ineffective. The hull of sorghum turns red after soaking in water, which can be used as a pigment for wine making. Sorghum seedlings contain glucoside, which is toxic and will be destroyed by heating. Therefore, you shouldn't eat it raw.
Millet also has the effects of warming the lungs and relieving cough, treating cough due to lung deficiency, eliminating dampness and healing sores. Can be used for treating thrush and scald caused by fire and water.
Millet stem can cure dysuria, edema and pregnancy hematuria.
People with poor digestive function and constipation should not eat more.