the Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic puts forward & ldquo; Grain is for food & rdquo;, That is & ldquo; Grain & rdquo; It is the foundation of diet and health preservation. Feng Zhihai, deputy chief physician of the Department of endocrinology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of traditional Chinese medicine, said that traditional Chinese medicine has the saying that five grains nourish the five zang organs. Due to regional differences, there are many different versions of five grains, but millet, wheat, rice, soybean and sorghum are the most common on people’s tables.
millet nourishes the spleen. Millet is the first of the five grains and plays a good role in tonifying the spleen and stomach. The first thing to do is to nourish the spleen and replenish qi. Millet congee: boil a small rice gruel, take the upper layer of rice oil to eat, this is the essence of millet congee.
rice moistening lung rice includes rice and job’s tears. It can nourish yin and moisten lung, as well as nourish stomach. Nourishing food: when you have symptoms such as lung heat and cough, you can drink some rice soup boiled with rice.
wheat heart nourishing wheat is planted in autumn. It stops growing in winter, leaves grow in spring, fruits in summer, and has the essence of four seasons, so it is called &ldquo. The price of grain & rdquo;. Traditional Chinese medicine also believes that it can nourish the heart, calm the mind, remove annoyance and dryness. Nourishing eating method: take whole wheat porridge with skin to help eliminate irritability; For women with climacteric syndrome, spontaneous sweating and night sweating, you can buy some floating wheat and boil water in a traditional Chinese medicine store.
soybean kidney nourishing soybean black bean is the valley of the kidney. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it also has the effects of Tonifying the kidney, strengthening the body, detoxifying and moisturizing the skin, especially for those with kidney deficiency. Nourishing method: make black soybean milk or cook black bean porridge.
sorghum nourishing liver sorghum and soybean belong to Cereals, but they are indispensable supporting roles in grains. Sorghum has the function of nourishing liver and stomach. Nourishing eating method: stir fry sorghum noodles, which has the effect of astringent and antidiarrheal. People with chronic diarrhea can continue to eat for a period of time.