Walnut kernel is a "nourishing liver and kidney, strengthening muscles and bones" medicine. Walnut has high medicinal value and has the effects of invigorating the stomach, nourishing blood, moistening the lungs, nourishing the spirit, and prolonging life. Eating walnut and Poria cocos congee regularly can delay aging!
【Name】
Walnut and Poria cocos Congee
【Ingredients】
Walnut kernel 50g, Poria cocos 25g, glutinous rice 100g.
【Method】
1. Soak the walnut kernel in hot water and grind separately with Poria cocos.
2. Wash the glutinous rice, add Poria cocos and an appropriate amount of water, boil in a clay pot, and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat.
3. Add walnut kernel and cook for another 20 minutes. Season with a little salt and sesame oil and consume in two servings, morning and evening.
【Efficacy】
It has the effects of enhancing brain function, nourishing the spleen, and calming the mind. It can treat insomnia, forgetfulness, and excessive dreaming caused by deficiency of heart and spleen in the elderly.
【Nutritional Value】
As early as the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there was a popular belief that eating walnut kernels could enhance brain function. It is said that in the late Qing Dynasty, a Dutch envoy suffered from long-term insomnia and forgetfulness, which affected his negotiation work in China. Li Hongzhang gave him "walnut cheese" made from walnut kernels to persuade him to take it. After trying it for one month, his stubborn illness was completely cured.
Walnut kernels contain a large amount of special structured fatty oils, proteins, and carbohydrates, all of which are important substances for brain tissue and body metabolism. They have nourishing effects on brain nerves and tonifying effects on the kidneys. In addition, they also have the effects of reducing swelling and treating copper poisoning.
