To nourish the kidneys, strengthen the spleen and remove dampness, eat a bowl of barley and red bean porridge every day

You can drink more barley and red bean porridge to nourish the kidneys, strengthen the spleen and remove dampness. In today's society, the pressure of life is particularly high, and the body is prone to some problems, especially kidney deficiency. You must adjust your diet in time. This barley and red bean porridge is a good effect.

1. The efficacy of barley and red bean porridge

Job's tears, called "Coix seed" in traditional Chinese medicine, is listed as a top-grade medicine in "Shennong's Herbal Classic". It can cure dampness and arthritis, benefit the intestines and stomach, eliminate edema, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and long-term use can make the body lighter and benefit the qi. Red beans, called "red beans" in traditional Chinese medicine

"Red beans" also have obvious effects of diuresis, swelling reduction, and strengthening the spleen and stomach. Because it is red, red enters the heart, so it can also nourish the heart. Modern people are under great mental stress, have weak heart qi, eat irregularly, exercise less, and have spleen deficiency and dampness. If you want to remove dampness, nourish the heart, and strengthen the spleen and stomach, it must be coix seed and red beans. Boiling them into porridge is intended to make their effective ingredients fully absorbed by the human body, while not causing any burden to the spleen and stomach.

The "de-swelling" effect of coix seed and red beans not only refers to edema, but also obesity. In traditional Chinese medicine, obesity or edema both mean that there is dampness in the body. The water cannot flow with the blood and qi, and instead remains between human cells, causing the body to swell rapidly. The same is true for edema and obesity, except that the degree varies. Drugs or foods with strong dehumidifying properties can remove the water retained in the human body and reduce swelling. Therefore, red beans must be used to treat edema. Practice has proved that barley and red bean porridge has good weight loss effects. It can lose weight without hurting the body, especially for obese middle-aged and elderly people.

2. Tips and tricks for cooking barley and red bean porridge

Job's tears are very hard, and red beans are also very hard, so if you put them into the pot to cook porridge, it will not be soft for about an hour, which is a waste of fire (electricity). Sometimes it is likely to boil away the water and cause a mushy bottom. Here are two methods recommended for you:

1. Add enough water to the pot, turn off the heat after boiling, and let the coix seed and red beans simmer for half an hour; then turn on the heat again, boil, and simmer for another half an hour, and the red bean porridge is cooked. 2. Use a thermos bottle and put the coix seed and red beans in

Then pour in boiling water, plug the bottle tightly and simmer it. Do this every night and eat porridge in the morning.

One advantage of barley and red bean porridge is that it will not become sticky and thick no matter how long it is cooked. There will always be cooked red beans and barley at the bottom, and a light red soup on top. Most of the effective ingredients of barley and red beans are in the soup. When cooking porridge, add more water. The soup can be drunk as tea. If it is summer, it is best to drink it in the morning, as it tends to go bad in the afternoon.