2. Wheat bran can reduce the risk of rectal cancer. An experimental study of patients in new york Hospital Medical Center found that eating two ounces of wheat bran every day can make early rectal polyps shrink within six months. At the same time, the study found that a diet rich in wheat bran can reduce the estrogen content of premenopausal women, thus reducing the risk of breast cancer.
Compendium of Materia Medica records that "milk is made of yin and blood, born in the spleen and stomach, photographed in Chongren, pregnant in the month, ... turns red and white after delivery, with milk on it." Wheat bran is the seed coat of wheat after grinding, which is cool and sweet, can harmonize the middle energizer and strengthen the spleen and stomach after frying.
Brown sugar is sweet in taste, warm in nature, and enters the liver and spleen. It has the functions of promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, reducing swelling and dispersing milk, dredging channels and activating collaterals, alleviating the unbearable symptoms of breast swelling and pain in the process of breast-returning, and preventing milk from accumulating into carbuncle. The combination of the two drugs can strengthen the spleen and stomach, nourish blood and promote blood circulation, and achieve the goal of "moonlight water in the lower body".
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Nutritional components of wheat bran
Compendium of Materia Medica says: "bran is the skin of wheat, which is the same as floating wheat, and its antiperspirant power is second only to floating wheat, which has meat." "Herbal Supplement" says, "Bread can stop diarrhea, regulate middle energizer and remove heat, which is healthy. Steamed with vinegar, put it in a bag, burn the waist and foot, relieve pain and disperse blood. "
Milk is made of cow's blood, which is sweet, slightly cold and nontoxic, and can nourish the five internal organs. "Rihuazi Materia Medica" records: "Moisturize the skin, nourish the heart and lungs, clear away heat and detoxify." Compendium of Materia Medica records: "It is very beneficial for the elderly to cook porridge to moisten their stools, treat qi dysentery and eliminate jaundice."
Cooking porridge with milk and wheat bran can not only replenish deficiency and quench thirst, but also stop sweating and relax bowels. Because this porridge is nourishing and sweet, people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold are prone to diarrhea, and those with phlegm-dampness should use it with caution.
Reference source? Baidu encyclopedia-wheat bran