Millet has the functions of invigorating qi and neutralizing, removing heat and detoxifying, moistening the intestines and laxative, nourishing blood and brightening eyes, and regulating sleep.
Folk people who have weak constitution, poor stomach, and little postpartum milk like to boil millet porridge and drink. Porridge oil will appear on the upper layer of boiled millet porridge, which can protect the gastric mucosa and have the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach. Proper consumption has a protective effect on chronic gastritis and gastric ulcers. Millet is rich in dietary fiber and B vitamins, which not only provides vitamins and energy for the human body, but also promotes gastrointestinal peristalsis and reduces the occurrence of constipation.
Millet is sweet, salty, cold in nature, and is an acidic food. If you take millet porridge in excess, it will aggravate the condition of gastritis and gastroduodenal ulcer, which is not conducive to the recovery of gastric diseases. It also increases the glycemic index, which is not conducive to the treatment of diabetes. Eating a large amount of millet porridge will increase the capacity of the stomach, affect the tension and peristalsis of the stomach, and aggravate the symptoms of indigestion. Especially for patients with gastroesophageal reflux, excessive consumption of millet porridge can increase gastroesophageal reflux symptoms.
It must be pointed out here that millet is a cold food, and people with spleen and stomach deficiency, such as cold stomach pain, abdominal distention, fear of cold, warm limbs, warm and pressed, light mouth and not thirsty, should not eat millet porridge too much or for a long time.