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Shi-fan, or “water rice”, is a thin porridge made primarily from rice and water, typically eaten for breakfast 

What are the health benefits?

 -Easy to digest and to absorb its nutrients

-Strengthens both Qi and Blood, often used as preventative medicine

-Tones and harmonizes the digestive system, also known as the Middle Burner

-Helps to promote urination

-Can add other ingredients to change/enhance medicinal properties

Medicinal properties of foods that can be added to congee:

Dry Ginger Congee	Deficient and cold digestive issues such as diarrhea, vomiting, indigestion
Scallion Bulb Congee	Treats Cold Diarrhea in the elderly
Carrot Congee	Treats abdominal digestion with gas, helps to relieve cough
Cinnamon Congee	Warms the interior, promotes Qi circulation
Red Date Congee	Nourishes Blood, soothes the nerves, aids in indigestion due to deficiency
Aduki Bean Congee	Removes Damp; useful for edema, gout, Kidney and Bladder issues
Celery Congee	Cooling, lowers blood pressure
Mung Bean Congee	Cooling, treats Summer Heat
Kidney Congee	Nourishes Kidneys, useful in deficiency conditions of impotence, chronic low back pain, weak knees
Black Sesame Seed Congee	Moistens intestines, treats rheumatism
Sweet Rice Congee	Vomiting, diarrhea, indigestion

Recipe: 

In a lidded pot, mix 1 cup rice with 5-6 cups water (and any additional ingredients) over the lowest flame. Simmer for 4-6 hours. You can also use a crockpot on the lowest setting (use more water). Congee can be reheated.