Eight treasure congee is which eight treasures

The eight treasures porridge is not strictly eight treasures to be.

The original meaning of "eight treasures congee" refers to the use of eight different ingredients to make porridge. But today. Many of the "eight treasures porridge" ingredients have been more than eight. "Eight treasures porridge" is generally round-grained rice, glutinous rice or black glutinous rice as the main ingredients, and then add auxiliary ingredients, such as mung beans, adzuki beans, lentils, white lentils, jujubes, peach kernels, peanuts, lotus seeds, cinnamon, pine nuts, yams, lilies, wolfberries, Gorgonzola, barley and other simmering into the porridge.

People in different parts of our country according to their own dietary favorite, choose different ingredients. Different brands of cans, "eight treasures congee" its ingredients are different. But basically four categories of raw materials: rice, beans, dried fruit, Chinese herbs. Family simmered "eight treasures porridge", and sometimes add chestnuts, carrots, sausages, salted meat and so on.

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The efficacy of eight treasures congee

1, Japonica rice

Japonica rice can improve the body's immune function, promote blood circulation, thereby reducing the chances of hypertension; Japonica rice can prevent diabetes, beriberi, age spots and constipation, and other diseases; Japonica rice bran layer of crude fiber molecules, which helps gastrointestinal peristalsis, on the Stomach disease, constipation, hemorrhoids and other curative effects are very good.

2, gorgonzola rice

Gorgonzola is rich in starch, can provide the body with heat, and contains a variety of vitamins and carbon substances, to ensure that the body's nutritional requirements of the ingredients; has a solid kidney astringent, replenish the spleen to stop the leakage of wet and healthy efficacy.

3, lotus seeds

Lotus seeds are rich in protein, carbohydrates, niacin, potassium, calcium, magnesium and other nutrients, with anti-cancer, anti-cancer, lowering blood pressure, strong heart and mind, nourishing and tonic, stopping astringent effects.

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