Millet is the kernel of millet, a cereal plant, which is obtained by peeling millet. Its particles are small and round, and its color is milky white or yellowish. As the saying goes, whole grains, millet first. China is the only place of origin of millet. According to research, China has a cultivation history of 7000 years. Because of its strong adaptability, it has been the main grain crop in the arid areas of northern China since ancient times, and it is the "life-saving food" in the mouth of ordinary people. The earliest wine in China was also brewed with millet, and the main raw material of Shanxi mature vinegar was also millet. Millet is the highest in Yan 'an, Shaanxi and Longshan, Xiangxi. Among them, the millet in Yan 'an is golden in color, round in grain, crystal clear and bright, and can nourish yin and tonify deficiency if eaten frequently. Millet in Longshan, also known as "Longmi", is also a tribute of the imperial courts in past dynasties. Golden color, big and round, sticky and fragrant, can be eaten in porridge, and its effect can be comparable to that of ginseng chicken soup!
Millet does not need to be refined, so it retains a lot of vitamins and minerals. Millet is rich in nutrition, rich in fat, sugar, vitamin E, vitamin B 12, and high in potassium and iron.
Millet is not only nutritious, but also has medical value. Millet is slightly cold, sweet and non-toxic. Chinese medicine believes that millet can nourish kidney, replenish qi, calm stomach and tonify deficiency, and clear away heat and toxic materials, which is suitable for patients with spleen and stomach deficiency, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea and postpartum physical weakness.
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Millet is rich in vitamin B2, which can prevent indigestion and oral ulcer. According to the diet spectrum of Fun Life, cooking porridge with millet and japonica rice can strengthen the spleen and stomach, which is especially suitable for the elderly. Cooking porridge with millet and coix seed can promote diuresis and strengthen the stomach, which is very suitable for children to drink often in summer.
Lowering blood pressure and calming nerves
Millet is rich in sugar, which can relieve mental stress, stress, fatigue and fatigue, and prevent arteriosclerosis. If you eat millet porridge and rice 2-3 times a week, you can lower your blood pressure and calm your nerves. If you eat millet porridge 1 month before going to bed, insomnia will disappear completely.
Nourishing yin and nourishing blood
Millet is rich in iron, potassium and other nutrients, which has the effect of nourishing yin and blood, and can regulate the constitution of women with deficiency cold and help them recover their physical strength. Many places in China still keep the habit of drinking millet porridge and brown sugar every month after delivery/kloc-0.
Strengthening spleen and stopping diarrhea
Chinese medicine calls millet crispy rice "golden powder" and "burnt rice", which has the functions of invigorating qi and strengthening spleen, resolving food stagnation and stopping diarrhea. Stir-fried millet skin with slow fire, boiled porridge with water and brown sugar can cure chronic diarrhea in children. Stir-fry millet crispy rice, grind it into powder, and take it with warm water, which can cure indigestion and abdominal pain.
Lowering blood sugar and quenching thirst
Diabetes can't be cured. Insulin only regulates the glucose metabolism of patients and maintains the status quo. Chinese medicine uses millet and pig pancreas to boil soup, which can achieve the effect similar to insulin and regulate sugar metabolism in the body.
It is worth noting that millet is slightly cold and moist, nourishing stomach yin and damaging stomach yang, which is not suitable for people who vomit due to stomach cold. Millet can't be eaten with almonds, otherwise it will vomit and diarrhea.