Sticky rice is known as a delicious, nutritious grain that is good for health. However, not everyone can eat sticky rice. Below are the effects of sticky rice and people who should not eat sticky rice.
Health benefits of sticky rice
The article by Dr. Bui Thi Yen Nhi - University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City - Facility 3 on Health & Life Newspaper points out the following effects of sticky rice:
According to traditional medicine, sticky rice is warm and sweet, has the effect of nourishing Qi, strengthening the spleen and stomach, stopping diarrhea, warming the middle burner, consolidating the exterior and reducing sweating and frequent urination.
Glutinous rice is classified as a tonic, and is used in the lung and spleen meridians. Therefore, it is suitable for use in cases of poor appetite, nausea, diarrhea due to spleen and stomach deficiency, or people who sweat easily, are tired, have nervous breakdowns, and have difficulty breathing due to deficiency.
Glutinous rice is very effective in regulating the spleen and stomach when used as medicine, because according to traditional medicine, sweetness can nourish the spleen and stomach, thereby treating nausea, vomiting, bloating, and diarrhea caused by spleen and stomach deficiency, thereby increasing appetite and promoting the process of strengthening the body.
Sticky rice can also be used as a sedative and blood tonic, so in cases of insomnia, drowsiness, discomfort, anxiety, and shortness of breath due to weak blood, sticky rice can be used as a medicine to help improve sleep quality.
After giving birth, some women are weakened by heavy bleeding and have severe vaginal discharge (difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, fatigue, night sweats, dizziness, lightheadedness, postpartum constipation, etc.). During this time, you can regularly eat a little sticky rice to improve the condition of blood and qi deficiency, helping the body recover quickly.
Sticky rice is delicious, nutritious and good for health, but not everyone can eat it.
People who should not eat sticky rice
Although sticky rice brings many health benefits, not everyone can eat it.
VietNamNet newspaper quoted Dr. Huynh Tan Vu - Lecturer of Traditional Medicine Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, saying that because sticky rice contains a lot of amylopectin, it creates the characteristic stickiness of sticky rice but is very difficult to digest. Therefore, these people need to pay attention when eating: children, the elderly, people who have just recovered from illness, people with weak spleen and stomach should not eat a lot of sticky rice. People with open wounds, especially when inflamed, will take a long time to heal if they eat sticky, difficult to digest, hot foods like sticky rice.
Sticky rice has similar properties to other types of rice, so people with diabetes, obesity, and stomach diseases should limit and not eat too much.
Above are people who should not eat sticky rice. If you are in the above group, stay away from sticky rice.
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