How to make winter melon and japonica rice porridge?

For pregnant women, edema in the calves will become more obvious in the later stages of pregnancy, affecting normal life, and they are particularly troubled by this. At this time, you can choose to cook some winter melon and japonica rice porridge, which can reduce swelling. At the same time, winter melon and japonica rice porridge also has diuretic and heat-removing effects, and is a good ingredient for reducing fire. The editor below will introduce how to make winter melon and japonica rice porridge. Pregnant women or other people can make it at home.

Take 100 grams of fresh winter melon and an appropriate amount of japonica rice. Wash the winter melon, cut it into small pieces, cook it with japonica rice to make porridge, take it as you like, 1 dose a day, 10 days as a course of treatment. Generally, after 1 to 2 courses of treatment, the swelling in the ankles and calves will be reduced significantly.

Winter melon is rich in carbohydrates, starch, protein, fat, carotene, calcium, phosphorus, iron and multiple vitamins. Its meat is tender, rich in water, cold in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of diuresis and reducing swelling, relieving boredom due to heatstroke, detoxifying and reducing phlegm, producing body fluid and quenching thirst. It has a good therapeutic effect on pregnancy edema and edema caused by various reasons, hepatitis, nephritis and bronchitis.

Japonica rice is a type of rice, mainly produced in North China, Northeast China, and Southern Jiangsu. It is made from japonica-type non-waxy rice. Generally speaking, it is better to use it for medicinal purposes if it has been aged for many years, and is called Chencanggu rice. "Compendium of Materia Medica" mentioned: "Japonica rice porridge can facilitate urination, relieve polydipsia, and nourish the stomach." Japonica rice contains a large amount of niacin, vitamins B1, B2, phosphorus, iron and other inorganic salts, as well as a certain amount of carbohydrates. And fat and other nutrients, the rice soup cooked with it has the functions of strengthening the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi, nourishing yin and promoting fluid, relieving irritability and thirst, strengthening the intestines and stopping diarrhea, etc. It is most suitable for patients, pregnant women and the elderly. The two ingredients are simple and easy to obtain, making them especially suitable for making at home.

Winter melon and japonica rice are easy-to-find ingredients that everyone can buy in the market. Because of its ability to reduce swelling, the editor recommends that pregnant women eat more of it. For those who suffer from heat stroke, You can eat more to reduce fire and relieve heat. It is best to eat one bowl every day for better results.