Glutinous rice, also known as glutinous rice, is a highly nutritious cereal food. In addition to protein, fat, and carbohydrates, it also contains abundant minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron, as well as nutrients such as vitamins B1 and B2. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that glutinous rice has a sweet and warm taste, enters the spleen, kidney, and lung meridians, and has the effects of nourishing qi, strengthening the spleen, generating fluids, and stopping sweating. Summer diet emphasizes regulating the spleen and stomach, and eating glutinous rice is very beneficial.
For people with qi deficiency, weak spleen and stomach, and frequent diarrhea in summer, glutinous rice has a good nourishing effect. Glutinous rice and yams can be used to make porridge, which can strengthen the spleen and stomach; Boiling lotus seeds together can warm and stop diarrhea; Boiling glutinous rice and pork belly together can improve loss of appetite. Soak glutinous rice for 30 minutes, then put it into pork belly, stew it until cooked, eat meat and drink soup, take out the glutinous rice inside and dry it, and eat it in portions. Glutinous rice is high in calcium and has the effect of nourishing bones and teeth. Soak the black glutinous rice into a cloth bag, tie it with string, stew it with pig bones, etc., drink the soup after cooking, take out the glutinous rice from the bag, and cook Congee for several times.
In addition, black glutinous rice also has a kidney nourishing effect. Black glutinous rice and wolfberry can be used to cook Congee, which can cure dizziness, tinnitus, soreness and weakness of waist and knee caused by liver and kidney deficiency. Black glutinous rice can also make hair dark and shiny, and it is best to cook with mulberry and black sesame.
Glutinous rice is one of the commonly consumed grains in daily life. Due to its fragrant and sticky texture, it is often used to make flavored snacks and is deeply loved by everyone. There is a custom of eating rice cake in many places during festivals and holidays. Yuanxiao (Filled round balls made of glutinous rice-flour for Lantern Festival) on the 15th day of the first lunar month is also made of glutinous rice flour. Glutinous rice is rich in B vitamins, which can warm the spleen and stomach, and nourish the qi. It has a certain relieving effect on spleen and stomach deficiency, poor appetite, bloating and diarrhea. Glutinous rice has a astringent effect and has a good therapeutic effect on frequent urination and spontaneous sweating. Glutinous rice food should be consumed after heating.
