Fishy-smell grass is a relatively common wild vegetable that young people nowadays like to eat. It has the functions of clearing heat and detoxifying, relieving pain and reducing swelling, diuresis and dampness removal, and promoting digestion. So what is the nutritional value of fishy-smell grass hibiscus flower porridge?
【Name】
Fishy-smell grass hibiscus flower porridge
【Ingredients】
Glutinous rice, fishy-smell grass, hibiscus flower, rock sugar, honey
【Instructions】
1. Wash the fishy-smell grass and hibiscus flower, remove the pistil. Wash the glutinous rice and soak for 1 hour.
2. Take a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring the fishy-smell grass to a boil for 10 minutes, remove the fishy-smell grass and keep the broth.
3. Add the glutinous rice. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 40 minutes.
4. Add the hibiscus flower and cook for 3 minutes, then add the rock sugar.
5. You can also add honey when eating.
【Nutritional Value】
Fishy-smell grass mainly contains volatile oils, decanal, and other ingredients, which have inhibitory and antibacterial effects on various pathogenic bacteria, staphylococcus, influenza virus, and spirochetes, and can improve the body's immune regulation function.
【Efficacy and Function of Fishy-smell Grass】
1. Antibacterial
Modern research shows that its unique odor mainly comes from an effective component in the volatile oil of fishy-smell grass - decanal. Decanal is the main antibacterial component of fishy-smell grass and has significant inhibitory effects on staphylococcus, influenza bacillus, pneumococcus, and Staphylococcus aureus.
2. Diuresis
Fishy-smell grass also contains effective ingredients such as quercetin glucoside, which has antiviral and diuretic effects.
3. Anti-inflammatory
Clinical practice has proved that fishy-smell grass has good effects on upper respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, chronic cervicitis, whooping cough, etc., and also has certain effects on acute conjunctivitis, urinary tract infections, etc.
4. Enhancing immunity
Fishy-smell grass can also enhance the immune function of the body, increase the phagocytic ability of white blood cells, and has the functions of analgesia, cough suppression, hemostasis, promoting tissue regeneration, dilating capillaries, and increasing blood flow.
