Five Grains and Mixed Cereals Also Treat Diseases
When people think of tonics, they usually first consider various medicinal supplements, meats, or rare delicacies. In fact, the common five grains and mixed cereals we eat daily are also excellent tonics. Traditional Chinese medicine holds the concept of "food and medicine sharing the same origin," meaning that five grains and mixed cereals can be used to prevent and treat diseases—affordable, practical, and without side effects.
Rice, also known as glutinous rice, has a sweet taste and neutral nature, offering benefits such as strengthening the middle energizer, invigorating the spleen and stomach, and relieving irritability and thirst. During spring, when the weather is dry, drinking rice porridge in the morning and evening helps prevent dry mouth and throat. Diabetic patients should especially note that different cooking methods of rice affect blood sugar differently. Studies show that cooked dry rice has less impact on blood glucose than thin rice porridge. Therefore, diabetic patients eating dry rice for breakfast helps better control blood sugar.
Job's tears, also called millet, has a sweet and neutral nature, helping strengthen the spleen and stomach. It is suitable for those with spleen-stomach deficiency heat, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or weakness after illness or childbirth. When boiling millet into porridge, a fine, sticky layer forms on top, commonly referred to as "rice oil." Traditional Chinese medicine considers rice oil highly nutritious and strongly nourishing, with the saying that "rice oil can substitute for ginseng decoction."
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