Barley is a more common food in life, but it is also a traditional medicinal ingredient, which is rich in protein, carbohydrates and amino acids.
Especially in recent years, many people often have a cold diet, do not pay attention to warm and other living habits, resulting in excessive humidity in the body, which in turn hinders blood circulation and reduces the speed of metabolism.
In this case, we often use barley to remove moisture, in general, the barley or red beans together to cook porridge or soak water, it is indeed able to get wet, but not suitable for everyone, such as the 4 types of people mentioned below, it is best to touch barley less, otherwise it is easy to backfire.
1. People who urinate a lot
Barley has a diuretic effect, so if you urinate frequently in daily life, it is not suitable for boiling water with barley.
2. Pregnant women
For pregnant female friends, it is not suitable to eat barley, because the results of relevant pharmacological experiments show that a person has an excitatory effect on the smooth muscle of the uterus, if blindly eating, it is easy to promote uterine contraction, and even induce the consequences of miscarriage.
3. People with weak spleen
Spleen weakness can not eat barley, because barley is cool, blind eating is easy to aggravate the symptoms of spleen deficiency, especially the red bean barley boiling water method circulating on the Internet, on the surface, it can indeed achieve the effect of dehumidification, but the premise is to master the correct method.
The first is to sauté the barley and then soak it in water with the red beans, otherwise it will only backfire.
In addition, if you want to improve the problem of spleen deficiency, you may wish to combine herbs such as Poria Sativa, Huaishan, and Tangerine Peel together to cook soup and drink, which can strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach.
4. People with constipation
Constipation problems plague many people in life, it is because of the common, we do not pay too much attention, but long-term constipation, it will lead to the accumulation of too many garbage toxins in the intestine, thereby increasing the risk of intestinal diseases.
Therefore, if there is a problem of constipation, everyone should indeed drink more water, but do not directly use barley to boil water to drink, because barley has a diuretic effect, it is easy to take away excess water in the intestine, and the water in the intestine is constantly reduced, and the constipation problem is bound to be aggravated.
In addition, the alcohols in barley are very viscous, and if too much intake, it will also increase the burden on the stomach and intestines.
How to eat barley to achieve the effect of getting rid of dampness, it is recommended that you master several of the contents mentioned below.
1. Barley with hawthorn
Hawthorn has an appetizing and digestion-promoting effect, barley can accelerate the absorption of nutrients and combine the two to boil water to drink, which can help lose weight and improve stomach digestion.
The method of making it is also very simple, first soak the barley for about three hours, then wash the hawthorn, put the two together in a pot, boil and then boil for about an hour.
2. Barley and cinnamon balls
Guiyuan contains more nutrients, which can replenish blood and calm the brain, and barley contains a large amount of coix, which has the effect of accelerating blood circulation, and the combination of the two can improve the problem of dry and rough skin.
All in all, in terms of edible value, barley does achieve the effect of dispelling dampness, but it is not suitable for everyone, such as pregnant women mentioned above, people who are often constipated and urinate, and people with weak spleens. In addition, in order to prevent it from being counterproductive, we must also master the correct way to eat it, such as pairing it with guiyuan and hawthorn.