Rice bran, also known as bran, is a by-product of brown rice refined into embryo or refined white rice, and contains a mixture of bran, outer endosperm and aleurone layer. When some people think of this rough rice bran, they will think of "eating bran vegetables", and the image of an emaciated figure comes to mind. However, since ancient times, there has been a saying that eating bran is beneficial to health.
The ancients believed that "the energy of chaff can fatten people, and there is a basis for history". When Sima Qian talked about Chen Ping in the "Historical Records", he said that although his family was poor, he was not thin. Some people say, "If you are poor, why should you eat and be fat?"His sister-in-law resented Chen Ping for not caring about family affairs, and said: "I also eat chaff kernel ears." Later, there was a book called "Food Notes", in which the entry "Gubu Bran" quoted the words of the "Historical Records", saying that "Chen Ping eats and fats". Not only that, the Book of Jin also records that Wang Rong's son "has little and has a lot of fat, and Rong Ling eats chaff and gets fatter and more".
Chinese medicine believes that rice bran is bitter and sweet, flat in nature, non-toxic, enters the spleen and stomach meridian, has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, reducing swelling and diuresis, strengthening the brain, tonifying the kidney, strengthening the body, and anti-cancer, and is mainly used to treat athlete's foot, edema, diarrhea, etc. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that rice bran can "clear the intestines and appetize, and lower the qi......Smooth skin, can be nourished".
The latest research proves that rice bran contains 64% of the nutrients of rice, nearly 100 kinds of bioactive factors with various functions, these ingredients have the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, blood sugar regulation, tumor prevention, anti-fatigue, beauty and other effects. In addition, rice bran is rich in oil and protein, which can be used to extract rice bran protein and rice bran oil.
Rice bran oil is a kind of health care edible oil with high nutritional value. The retail price of rice bran oil in the U.S. market far exceeds the price of traditional vegetable oils such as soybean oil and peanut oil, and the sales volume is good. Studies have shown that rice bran oil contains up to 60% 70% of unsaturated fatty acids, which has a strong effect on lowering blood lipids. What's more, rice bran oil contains 2% 3% ferulic acid. Ferulic acid is a very effective antioxidant with anti-aging effects.
Rice bran is also an ideal dietary fiber**, which has certain effects on inhibiting the rise of serum cholesterol, lowering blood lipids, and preventing cancer. Scientists have conducted experiments to mix the solution of harmful substances with several kinds of food, and then measure the content of harmful substances in the solution, and the results show that the effect of rice bran fiber composed of rice skin and germ in absorbing harmful substances is better than that of other eight foods such as burdock and hijiki that are known to have strong ability to absorb poisons. In addition, the harmful substances adsorbed on the rice bran are not easy to fall off and re-enter the solution.
The researchers also added brown rice germ and rice bran to honey and used yeast to grow brown rice enzymes. This super water-soluble powder can be made into tablets for the prevention and treatment of heart disease, and can also be added to rice to enrich our daily meals.
Rice bran not only has a certain therapeutic effect, but also can help with skin care when used externally. Here's a beauty remedy for rice bran: Take a handful of rice bran and a piece of coffee filter. Wrap the rice bran with a coffee filter, tie it on the line, tie it tightly, and make a rice bran tea bag. Put the rice bran tea bag in an appropriate amount of hot water and steep for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove the rice bran tea bag and squeeze it several times. Rinse your face with rice bran water, while gently massaging and patting, and then gently wipe dry, which will help you become supple and white.