In ancient China, millet was called "Ji", which is enough to show the importance of millet in our country. Even today, millet is still the most common ingredient. Although we often eat it, do you know the benefits and effects of millet? Let's analyze it together below.
I. Benefits and Effects of Millet
1. Blood pressure lowering
The dietary fiber in millet can inhibit the absorption of fat and sodium, which has the effect of reducing blood pressure. It also contains rich selenium, which can help the body produce prostaglandins. Prostaglandins have the function of controlling blood pressure and dilating blood vessels, preventing arteriosclerosis.
2. Nourishing and invigorating Qi
Millet has a nourishing effect on the elderly who are weak and prone to illness. Whole grains and miscellaneous grains are beneficial for the elderly. Eating millet regularly can benefit the health of the five internal organs, nourish body fluids, strengthen muscles and bones, and promote muscle growth. Boiling millet porridge is even better than drinking ginseng chicken soup. It is the best nourishing product.
3. Beauty and skincare
Millet also has the effect of beauty and skincare. In the northern Shaanxi region, there is a saying, "Mi Zhi's sister-in-law, Sui De's man, Qingjian's slate tile kiln, Gou's charcoal pit." Mi Zhi in Shaanbei is a place where beautiful women come from. "Diao Chan", one of the four beauties, is from Mi Zhi. It is reasonable to say that the northwest region is arid with little rain and is affected by strong northwest winds. How could beautiful women come from there? The reason is related to eating millet.
4. Nourishing the heart and calming the mind
In addition, the "Compendium of Materia Medica" also says that drinking millet soup "can enhance the function of the small intestine and have the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the mind". Therefore, millet is also used as a food therapy for calming and sleeping. For those who have insomnia caused by poor gastrointestinal function, its therapeutic effect is comparable to sleeping pills.
II. Nutritional Recipes of Millet
Medicated porridge 1: Millet and chestnut porridge
Ingredients: 300g chestnuts, 100g millet, appropriate amount of brown sugar.
Method: Peel and dice the chestnuts, cook them with millet for 4 hours, add brown sugar. The millet and chestnut porridge is ready.
Effects: Invigorating Qi, lowering blood pressure, nourishing the heart and calming the mind.
Medicated porridge 2: Red date and millet porridge
Ingredients: 30g millet, 10 dried jujubes, appropriate amount of white sugar.
Method: Wash and drain the millet, wash and pit the red dates, stir-fry the millet in a pan over low heat until dry and fragrant, pour the fried millet into a clay pot, add pitted red dates, pour enough cold water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until thickened into porridge (stir constantly to prevent sticking to the pot).
Effects: Tonifying the spleen, nourishing the heart and calming the mind, treating insomnia, excessive dreaming, poor appetite, and dry stools.
Friendly reminder: Do not consume millet with almonds, avoid using it for those with qi stagnation; those with weak constitution and excessive urination should eat it with caution.
