"Five Grains" is the general term for grain and legume food crops. Among grains, only a few are slightly cooling in nature (such as buckwheat, coix seed) or slightly warming (such as glutinous rice). Most grains are sweet and neutral in nature, with the effects of nourishing the stomach, strengthening the spleen, and supporting the body's vital energy. Regular consumption is very beneficial to health.
1. Japonica rice harmonizes the middle burner and regulates the stomach, promotes urination to stop diarrhea, and relieves vexation. Japonica rice is rich in nutrients, and most of the nutrients are in the bran, so it is not advisable to eat too much refined rice normally.
【Indications and Applications】1. Post-illness weakness, poor appetite with reduced food intake: 30g Codonopsis root, 100g japonica rice, cook together into a congee, take warm. 2. Spleen deficiency with diarrhea, poor appetite with reduced food intake: 100g japonica rice, stir-fried until slightly charred, then add water to cook into a congee.
Japonica Rice Congee
2. Glutinous rice tonifies the middle burner, benefits Qi, strengthens the spleen to stop diarrhea, reduces urination, and stops sweating. Glutinous rice is sticky, so infants, the elderly, and those with weak digestion should eat it in moderation. It is contraindicated for those with damp-heat, phlegm-fire, and spleen stagnation.
【Indications and Applications】1. Weak spleen and stomach, poor appetite: 60g glutinous rice, 15g yeast powder. Steam the glutinous rice until cooked, mix in the yeast powder, let sit overnight, and take on an empty stomach the next day. 2. Chronic diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, with poor food intake: 500g glutinous rice, 30g each of Chinese yam, Euryale ferox seeds, and lotus seeds, 3g of pepper powder. Mix them together. Each morning, take 200g, add 2 spoonfuls of sugar, and brew with boiling water to serve.
3. Soybean relieves stagnation in the middle burner, strengthens the spleen and promotes urination, detoxifies and reduces swelling.
【Indications and Applications】Weak spleen and stomach: 30g soybeans, 60g rice, add water and cook into a congee.
Steamed Pork Knuckle with Kelp and Soybeans
4. Black bean invigorates blood and promotes urination, expels wind and detoxifies, strengthens the spleen and benefits the kidneys. Use with caution for those with spleen deficiency and abdominal distention, or intestinal slippery diarrhea. Not suitable for children to eat in large amounts.
【Indications and Applications】1. Edema during pregnancy: 95g black beans, 1 garlic clove, decoct in water, add an appropriate amount of brown sugar and take. 2. Acute and chronic nephritis: 60g black beans, 1 crucian carp, add water and stew until cooked, then take.
Black Beans Soaked in Vinegar
5. Mung bean clears heat, eliminates summer heat, promotes urination, and detoxifies. Use with caution for those with spleen deficiency, coldness, and slippery diarrhea.
【Indications and Applications】1. Summer heat vexation and thirst: An appropriate amount of mung beans, add water and bring to a boil, let it cool and drink the soup. 2. Diabetes (Xiaoke): An appropriate amount of mung beans, add water and cook until soft, mash them, filter, take the juice, and drink. 3. Food poisoning: 50g mung beans, 100g japonica rice, cook into a congee, take 2-3 times a day, cold.
Honey Mung Bean Milk Tea
Mishuang mung bean milk tea
Black beans soaked in vinegar
Steamed pig's feet with seaweed and soybeans
Saltless mushrooms and tofu