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24 Solar Terms: 5 things you may not know about Rain Water

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-02-18 06:28

24 Solar Terms: 5 things you may not know about Rain Water

Selling Porridge, by Fu Xiaoshi. [Photo/artron.net]

Nutritious porridge

The wet and damp weather during Rain Water period is considered harmful for people's spleen and stomach according to Chinese medical practice. Therefore, a bowl of nutritious porridge is the best choice to nourish the body.

People in Beijing often eat porridge cooked with rehmannia glutinosa libosch, a kind of Chinese herb medicine, to resist cold and wet weather and eliminate heat from the blood. It is also good for people with constipation, arthritis and headaches.

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