Kidney-nourishing and hair-blackening porridge recipe and efficacy

There are many foods in life that are very beneficial to your health, and many foods have targeted conditioning effects. For example, kidney-nourishing and hair-blackening porridge. The method of making kidney-nourishing and hair-blackening porridge is very simple, and the ingredients needed all have the effect of nourishing the kidney and blackening hair, and it is suitable for consumption by both men and women.

1. Ingredients: 20g black beans, 50g black rice, 10g Polygonum multiflorum, 7 cups of water. Preparation: First wash the black beans and black rice separately and soak them in water for 2-3 hours; put Polygonum multiflorum into a casserole with two cups of water, turn to low heat and cook for 5-10 minutes after the water boils until it becomes a thick juice, skim off the residue and keep the juice for later use. Put the soaked black beans into a casserole, add five cups of water, bring to a boil over high heat then simmer until the black beans are soft. Add black rice and Polygonum multiflorum juice and cook for another 30 minutes or until the porridge is thick. The kidneys have an inseparable relationship with black foods, so people with a cold constitution can consume more black foods to nourish their bodies, such as black beans, kelp, shiitake mushrooms, etc.

2. Black beans: sweet, mild and non-toxic. It has the functions of promoting blood circulation, promoting diuresis, dispelling wind, clearing away heat and detoxifying, nourishing and strengthening blood, and replenishing deficiency and blackening hair. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Black beans have many functions for the eight kidneys, so they can treat water retention, reduce swelling, relieve gas, control wind and heat, and activate blood circulation and detoxify."

3. Black rice: Ancient agricultural and medical books record that it has the effects of: "nourishing yin and kidney, strengthening the body and warming the stomach, improving eyesight and activating blood circulation", "clearing the liver and moistening the intestines", "lubricating moisture and benefiting essence, nourishing the lungs and relaxing muscles". Modern medicine has confirmed that black rice has the therapeutic effects of nourishing yin and kidney, strengthening the spleen and warming the liver, nourishing the spleen and stomach, invigorating qi and activating blood circulation, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight.

4. Polygonum multiflorum: sweet and astringent, slightly warm, non-toxic. Polygonum multiflorum has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, improving essence and blood, blackening hair, promoting hair growth, and strengthening tendons and bones.