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Indian rice mushroom. Indian sea rice stops aging

The usefulness of sea mushroom is the normalization of metabolism, the treatment of such known diseases such as: diabetes mellitus (in mild forms), arthritis, ischemic disease heart, hypertension and others. Why is it also called sea? This doesn't mean it at all maritime origin, the name “overseas” is closer to it, because this asserts his overseas origin.

Indian mushroom (sea rice) is considered the most useful drinking mushroom. We tell you how to cook it correctly.

Take any glass jar. Make a special solution: pour half a liter into a container cold water, add a few tablespoons of cane sugar and a tablespoon (tablespoon) of sea rice. Pour the prepared solution over the mushroom, “feed” it with dried fruits and infuse it (in the warm season you need to wait two days, and in the cold - three). You can add three tablespoons of burnt crackers to give the drink a special taste. Then drain the mushroom infusion using a small sieve. Throw away dried fruits. Take out the rice ingredients and wash each of them thoroughly. Separate a tablespoon of mushroom. Fill it with water again, add rice and fertilizer. Wait half a day, strain the tincture and drink 3 times a day, 15 minutes before meals (half a teaspoon).

How to care for the “overseas” rice mushroom?

Care Tips:

Choose a spacious and large jar for him so that he feels free in it.
It must be covered with gauze so that insects do not penetrate into the jar where it is located.
Rinse it with cold spring water. If you wash it with hot water, it will die.
Place the mushroom jar in a warm and dry place to avoid any exposure to sunlight.
Do not place the container with the mushroom near the microwave, gas stove or heating appliances.
Make sure that the mushroom tincture is not too thick and jelly-like.
Remove all dead parts to prevent disease. By the way, a sign of his disease is the cessation of growth, when he stops increasing in volume and rising to the surface of the jar.
Remember that sea rice does not tolerate any strong odors. Try to keep him in conditions acceptable to him.
Store excess sea rice on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator without filling it with water.
Add a lot of raisins to the jar of mushroom if you notice that it is covered with a strange yellowish coating. If this doesn't help, then you missed something and didn't pay enough attention when caring for him.
If you are preparing a “living medicine” for diabetics, then give the rice a triple “feeding” in the form large quantity dried apricots or other dried fruits and sweeteners.

Beneficial properties of rice mushroom

Beneficial properties of “living medicine”:

Normalizes gastric acidity.
Stimulates metabolism.
Outputs from human body salts, slags, stones.
Relieves frequent headaches.
Restores work internal organs.
Significantly slows down the development of cancer.
Increases performance level.
It lifts your spirits.
Rejuvenates body cells.
Has an immunomodulatory effect.
Prevents the appearance of atherosclerotic plaques.

Indian mushroom tincture is a safe and effective remedy for weight loss

The tincture contains lipase. This enzyme is completely responsible for the breakdown of fats. We recommend significantly reducing the amount of sugar consumed so that sea rice does not disappoint you with its effect.

Healing rice liquid saves you from hemorrhoids. Add one tablespoon of this product to a glass of boiled water. Use as a microenema.

It is known that the Indian mushroom quickly relieves people from diseases such as: rheumatism, periodontal disease, hypertension, chronic gastritis, neurocirculatory dystonia, tachycardia, flatulence, pancreatitis, vegetative-vascular dystonia, lymphadenitis, colitis, ischemia, varicose veins veins, colds, pharyngitis, stomach ulcers, cirrhosis of the liver, thrush, enuresis, stomatitis.

Contraindications to the use of the mushroom

The only contraindication concerns people suffering from insulin-dependent diabetes. They are allowed to use sea rice only under strict medical supervision. It is known that the recipe for making tincture for diabetics is slightly different from the original: no sugar is added to the tincture at all.

For any disease respiratory system sometimes appear discomfort in the area of the affected organs. The body gets used to the rice mushroom and after a few days the uncomfortable sensations completely disappear.

It should be noted that sea rice cannot be combined with any medications.

Many people have probably heard about the existence of living rice. It is also called Indian sea rice. But hardly anyone has ever tried to make a drink from it.Indian rice also goes by other names, such as rice sea mushroom or Chinese sea rice. This name has deep historical roots and is due to the fact that it was brought to the Slavs from India. Since ancient times, the Chinese also had an idea about this product.

Indian mushroom sea rice

It was called rice because its granular grains are similar to this cereal. Various other names were given to it by representatives of other nationalities. It is somewhat reminiscent of the well-known tea mushroom, but in its healing properties it is significantly ahead of it. The product, of course, is not based on rice, but on a real living organism. Its popularity is due to its inherent valuable qualities. A special drink is prepared from it, which has a pleasant taste and can perfectly quench your thirst.

Properties, composition and characteristics of sea rice

Indian sea rice beneficial features it is associated with the content various acids. The composition is distinguished by the presence of gluconic and acetic acid, as well as a number of other organic acids. In addition, the assortment composition is represented by polysaccharides, glucosides, alkaloids and tannins. The composition is not deprived of the content of vitamins and enzymes. Such a rich composition, according to some scientists, can slow down the aging processes occurring in the body.

If you take an infusion of this product, headaches that arise due to nervous overstrain. Hypertensive patients can use it to lower blood pressure. It is believed that it even inhibits growth malignant neoplasms. Sea rice can relieve problems associated with pathology digestive tract and hearts. It can lead to improvement general condition person after suffering serious illness. It is probably simply impossible to list all its beneficial properties. They simply won’t fit into one article.

Preparation of healing infusion

Sugar is added in quantity at the discretion of the person preparing the drink. If someone doesn’t like sweets, then add very little. For those with a sweet tooth, you can add more sugar.

When preparing, you must follow a certain sequence:

Sugar dissolves in 1 liter of cold water. This must be done carefully. It is necessary to ensure that every grain dissolves. The dishes must be made of glass. Then it is added rice mushroom in the amount of two tablespoons. The final touch will be adding a few raisins.
The jar should not be closed with a lid. It is enough to cover it with gauze. The development of the fungus must occur in the presence of air. After this, the jar is left alone for two days.
The result is a drink with a sweet and sour taste with a small amount of gas. The liquid is filtered and the raisins (dried fruits) are removed. They can be reused, but must be washed first.

Product care

During the growth of rice fungus, it is necessary to create comfortable conditions for its development:

the main condition is the creation of the necessary nutrient medium. The mushroom should not have direct contact with sugar crystals that for some reason have not dissolved. Therefore, first a sugar solution is prepared, and then rice is added to it;
water should be at a temperature no higher than 30 degrees;
the mushroom does not like exposure to direct sun;
when infusing, the temperature should be room temperature, and finished product should be kept in cold conditions. And the washed rice itself is kept in the cold for no more than 5 days.

Treat yourself with Indian rice

Treatment is expected to be long-term. Sometimes it can take up to several months. The basic rule is that the drink must be consumed continuously, without any breaks. Therefore, it is worth using not one, but two cans. While a drink from one can is consumed, a fungus grows in the second.

The result may become noticeable in the second month of consuming rice mushroom. You should drink 1 liter of drink per day. This, of course, should be done not in one go, but by dividing the daily dose into three equal parts. Drink the drink on an empty stomach, no later than 15 minutes before meals.

At the very beginning of treatment, it can be clearly expressed diuretic effect. In this case, the dose of consumption is reduced. After the body gets used to it, return to the original dosage.

Cardiac pathology

For such patients, it is recommended to add prunes to the drink. You can add dried apples. If heart pain is caused by, then the mushroom must be infused with the addition of figs. It must be light and definitely seedless. You can add pear or dried apricots.

Peptic ulcer

Recommended for people with stomach ulcers daily consumption half a liter of drink. This must be done on an empty stomach. The time for the effect to appear will depend on the severity of the ulcerative process. For some this may take 2 months or more.

Diabetes

A special scheme applies to diabetics. In addition to consuming the mushroom, cleansing the body is necessary. Before starting treatment, it is a good idea to get advice and advice from your doctor.

Haemorrhoids

By consuming a drink with Indian sea rice, you can overcome hemorrhoids. The use of microenemas is indicated. For them, a tablespoon of the drink is combined with a quarter glass of water.

During the first week of treatment, procedures are carried out daily. Starting from the second week, microenemas are indicated every other day.

Arthritis

Sea rice is also used for external use. Used in the form of rubbing and compresses for arthritis. Rubbing is carried out into painful areas.

Diets and healthy eating 01.08.2017

Dear readers, just recently one of my friends shared with me that she had a very unusual and very useful inhabitant in her kitchen. And do you know who he is? Indian sea rice Have you heard of him? I heard, but was not closely acquainted. I asked my friend to tell about him on the pages of her blog.

Why should we pay attention to this product? It is used as a remedy for various diseases, as a preventive measure viral infections and to improve well-being. And caring for it is simple, quick and inexpensive.

Interested? And I am with you. My friend Irina Kuzenkova will talk about sea rice. She will tell us about this unusual resident and share her experience in growing and using it for the overall health of the body. I give her the floor.

Indian sea rice - what is it and where to buy it

Indian sea rice (also called “sea mushroom”, “Indian mushroom”, “Chinese sea rice”) is a relative of kombucha; it is a co-living and developing group of bacteria and microorganisms of the genus Zooglea. Outwardly, it resembles translucent grains of rice, which is why it got its name, although to me it seemed more like small hailstones. Sea rice was brought to Russia from India back in the 19th century, which is why it is also called Indian and sea (that is, overseas - brought from overseas, foreign).

Today, many housewives have heard about Indian sea rice, but so far only a few are growing it at home. And in vain, because a drink prepared using these organisms has a pleasant, refreshing taste and has a healing effect, which I will talk about next.

I was lucky enough to receive a portion of these translucent, springy and crispy “hailstones” from a friend, but if you don’t have such an opportunity, then sea rice is not difficult to obtain. Today there are many online stores offering this mushroom and guaranteeing the quality and safety of living organisms during transportation. Also, some stores send sea rice in dried form, which does not complicate its further use.

The cost of the mushroom is quite small, about 100-300 rubles, but it will delight and heal you for many years.

Be careful, don't fall for scammers! Order sea rice through trusted stores, pay attention to reviews from real people!

If you can’t find any reviews about the store, it’s better to choose another supplier. If you want to order from this particular seller, buy a minimum quantity to make sure that this is the same mushroom and it will grow and multiply in your home.

How to know you bought the “right” sea rice

First of all, this will be indicated by the color and taste of the drink obtained from it. The liquid should be only slightly cloudy, similar to unstrained Birch juice. The taste of the rice drink is soft, pleasant, refreshing, sour, without a pronounced fermentation taste, the smell is barely noticeable. The grains of rice themselves are pure white, slightly transparent, elastic to the touch.

Healthy living organisms, if properly cared for, should begin to reproduce within a month.

Indian sea rice and its beneficial properties

Sea rice has many beneficial properties, and its continued consumption has a positive effect on the body, although official medicine and does not perceive such treatment methods as being at all effective.

The benefits of drinking a mushroom drink are related to its composition. During the fermentation process, fungal microorganisms synthesize various organic acids, such as folic, lactic, acetic, citric, oxalic, as well as enzymes, polysaccharides, aldehydes, tannins, vitamins C and D, coenzyme Q10.

All these elements are in a natural, easily digestible form and regular use affect the human body by participating in metabolic processes.

I read a lot of enthusiastic reviews about the positive changes that occurred in terms of health in people who took rice infusion for a long time. They talk about curing complex ulcers, passing pulmonary diseases, increasing immunity, losing weight, gaining strength and feeling great, rejuvenation.

I think that when taking this infusion, you should largely rely on your own well-being and the needs of your body.

How to eat sea rice

There are several options for using sea rice infusion:

as a natural summer drink that quenches thirst well and has a pleasant sweetish-sour taste;
as a prophylactic agent to improve the general condition of the body, improve health, and slow down the aging process;
as part of general therapy for the treatment of certain diseases: cardiovascular, respiratory and digestive organs, arthritis, obesity, as diuretic, a remedy for headaches, high blood pressure blood pressure, skin problems;
as an external remedy for improving the condition of skin, hair, activating metabolic processes, rejuvenation.

To use the infusion of sea rice as a refreshing drink, it is infused for a short time (1-2 days) and any top dressing is used: dried fruits, fruits, crackers. They drink at will, like lemonade, without adhering to a special schedule.

To feel positive effect, you need to drink the infusion regularly and for quite a long time (maybe all year round). It is also necessary to follow a certain scheme - take the mushroom infusion in small portions, 30 ml for children, 100 ml for adults 3 times a day, half an hour before meals. The maximum dose for children is 200 ml, for adults – 500 ml per day. For medicinal purposes, only raisins, dried apricots or figs are used as top dressing.

Indian sea rice will not harm you if you follow a few simple rules:

You should start drinking it in small portions to assess the body’s reaction to the drink;
not exceed maximum dose medicinal infusion- everything is good in moderation;
do not drink the infusion if you don’t feel like it at all or if you can hardly tolerate its taste, this may mean that your body does not need it;
Rice mushroom infusion should be taken with great caution and under medical supervision if you have diabetes.

Sea rice as an external remedy

An infusion of rice mushroom, and the mushroom itself, is also used as a cosmetic product. So a strong infusion (more than a week) will be an excellent tonic for the skin of the face, décolleté and hands. It refreshes, tones, smooths out wrinkles, brightens the skin, accelerating local metabolic processes and rejuvenating. Women who regularly wipe their skin with this product note its freshness and elasticity.

Rice infusion is added to bathing water to relieve fatigue and feel a surge of vigor and strength. They also rinse hair and even the mouth.

To obtain maximum effect from external procedures, various masks and lotions are made based on rice mushroom: for the skin of the face and hands, body, hair. I offer you several simple and affordable mask recipes.

Simple face mask

Mix half a glass of strong rice infusion and 3 tbsp. l. honey Apply evenly to cleansed facial skin, hold for 5-10 minutes and rinse with cool water. Use the mask 1-2 times a week.

Glycerin is sometimes added to this recipe in equal proportions, vegetable oil or water. Try to choose the consistency of the mask that suits you.

Rice mushroom mask for dry hands

½ cup of rice infusion;
½ cup cream;
1 tsp. glycerin.

Mix, apply to skin and leave for 15 minutes, then rinse warm water.

Hair Mask

1 part sea rice infusion;
1 part honey;
½ part aloe juice;
½ part castor oil.

Apply the resulting mixture to damp, washed hair and leave for half an hour. After time, rinse with warm water. You can additionally add a tablespoon of rice infusion to the water.

Indian sea rice - how to grow?

Growing and caring for Indian sea rice is not difficult at all. But do not forget that these are living organisms, and they require timely proper care, otherwise they may die.

As a fertilizer for the mushroom, you can use raisins, dried apricots, prunes, dried apples, figs and other fruits, berries, as well as crackers. The taste of the finished drink depends on this filling. You can try various options and choose your ideal taste.

For the first experiment, I used only dark raisins as a top dressing. I'll tell you and show you what I did.

To prepare the drink I prepared:

2-liter jar;
not cleaned boiled water(you can use filtered, spring water, but not from the tap or boiled);
about 10 seedless raisins;
3 tbsp. l. Sahara;
4 tbsp. l. sea rice (not dried).

I washed the jar well with hot water without using detergents - they are harmful to the fungus. I also washed the raisins. Place the sea rice in a colander and rinse well under running water.

Now important point– the sugar must be well dissolved so that not a single grain remains, otherwise your “pet” may get burned.

A day later, the water in the jar became a little cloudy and bubbles appeared - the fermentation process began.

After two days, we got an interesting sweet and sour drink with a faint smell, similar to leaven, that you can drink.

When the drink is ready, open the jar, take out the raisins and floating grains of rice, pour the liquid into a separate jar, strain through cheesecloth, and you can drink. I really liked the taste - light, thirst-quenching.

This drink can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

It is also worth trying to make an infusion with various dried fruits.

We wash the remaining sea rice well again - this is a very important point, prepare a fresh sweet solution with dried fruits and add rice there. Leave for 2 days.

For further use, it is better to divide the existing rice into 2 portions - send one to a sugar solution, and rinse the second well, put in a glass container and leave to rest in the refrigerator. After two days, the portions are swapped.

It also makes sense to divide the rice into different portions to prepare a drink for drinking and a solution for external use. The latter will infuse much longer.

As you can see, sea rice is quite simple to care for and does not require special conditions or hard-to-find products. The main thing is not to forget to take care of it on time.

In conclusion, I suggest you watch a video on how to care for sea rice.

I thank Irina for all the information. She became very interested in the sea guest herself. And I immediately remembered those times when we grew kombucha in almost every house. But it was so delicious, yes. Surely useful!

And for the mood, today we will listen to a wonderful song performed by the group "QUATRO" – Volare. I hope you have a rest and positive emotions.

What is Indian sea rice

What is Indian sea rice, beneficial properties, medicinal properties, how to take this healing product, all this is of great interest to those who lead a healthy lifestyle, monitor their health, and are interested in traditional methods treatment. So we will try to answer these questions in the following article.

Milky fungus, or Indian sea rice, has become very popular in the last three decades. Outwardly, it resembles grains of rice, which is why it is named by analogy with this grain. They call it Indian because it was brought to Europe precisely from India, where it was already used for a long time. As usually happens when we're talking about about something new and unknown, the fungus interested European researchers, who tried to identify all its beneficial properties.

The journey of Indian sea rice around the world began in the 19th century. thanks to the Polish doctor Shtilman from the city of Gdansk, who was the first to establish the specifics of its action. Having experienced the influence of the fungus on himself and significantly improved his health with its help, Shtilman devoted a lot of time to determining its biological identity. He found that calling this organism a mushroom is incorrect, since it is very similar to both kombucha and Tibetan milk mushroom. As a result, all researchers, following Shtilman, began to classify Indian sea rice as a group of zoogles.

Zooglea (from the Greek gloios - sticky substance) is a mucous formation that occurs when bacteria that are capable of secreting mucus stick together. It is characteristic only of aquatic bacteria, which is why water is necessary for their life. From them they get nutrients, required for their life activities, while highlighting what turns out to be important in this case for a person.

Shtilman also pointed out the difference between the Indian sea mushroom and the tea mushroom: the first has a thin mucous film, the second has a dense one. In the Indian mushroom, it forms if you do not change the water in the container where it is located for 3 days. However, the presence of a mucous film made it possible to say that both zoogles are connected to each other. According to Shtilman, Indian sea rice is kombucha grains.

They began to write about the differences between these two biological formations already in the 20th century, but they still emphasized their historical correlation. Thus, the French biologist naturalist Charles Liezon believed that Indian sea rice is a more ancient crop than tea or Tibetan rice. milk mushroom. According to this scientist, such education was known not only in Ancient India, but also in the Roman Empire.

Moreover, there are known opinions of scientists that Indian sea rice did not arise as a result of human activity, but was created naturally, so to speak, solely by the will of nature. Interestingly, this emphasizes the special role of acetic acid bacteria existing in the air. As proof of the veracity of the assumption, they cite the fact that the mushroom dies in a vacuum. The “grains” of the Indian sea mushroom in the initial period of development reach a diameter of 5–6 mm; they gradually increase in size and can grow to 4–5 cm before dividing.

But why, after all, in Russia is it called sea? There are several assumptions about this. One of them is as follows: as if once this zooglea was called “overseas”, and then they “forgot” the first syllable. However, such an etymology is unlikely to be accurate. Most likely, the mushroom got its name because it resembles sea crystals or inhabitants of the seabed, and its habitat suggests just such an explanation. Or the name of the drink is due to the fact that it is obtained as a result of the vital activity of zooglea and has a very unusual taste, because this fungus lives in sweetened water, to which dried fruits are added.

Beneficial properties of Indian sea rice

It contains several types of yeast-like fungi and microorganisms, as well as different types acetic acid bacteria. Together they saturate the drink with various organic acids; in particular, it contains pyruvic acid (a link in the transformation of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids), uronic acid, glucuronic acid (with it, some metabolic products, such as toxic ones, are excreted in the form of paired compounds), n coumaric acid (has a bactericidal effect), acetic acid, oxalic acid, citric acid , lactic, folic and other acids. In addition, the drink contains alcohol, caffeine, vitamins C and D; tannins; glucosides, lipase, amylase, protease and enzymes that actively break down uric and other salts harmful acids, as well as coenzyme Q (some of the body’s cells contribute ATP synthesis, providing energy supply in living cells) and other elements.

Thanks to all this useful substances, contained in abundance in a drink prepared with Indian sea rice, its consumption brings not only pleasure, but also benefits, and above all due to its tonic and immune-modulating effect. However, it is necessary to understand that this is by no means a panacea for all diseases, and to take into account some rules for its use.

Contraindications for Indian sea rice

In order to get the expected effect from this drink, you must take it regularly. In addition, like all drinks that contain polysaccharides, it should not be consumed if you have insulin-dependent diabetes or a number of gastrointestinal diseases. intestinal tract, especially with increased acidity. When used for cosmetic purposes, it can cause allergic reactions, and therefore you need to be extremely careful when dealing with problems and diseases of this kind. For example, those who have dry skin or have wounds and cracks should not make lotions out of it.

Taking these precautions into account, it can be said that a drink made from Indian sea rice is useful for a number of diseases.

Medicinal properties of Indian sea rice

First of all, it helps normalize weight and metabolism. Also actively eliminates headache and fatigue. Improves well-being, increases performance. Useful for insomnia and neurasthenia, as well as for lowering blood pressure. In addition, it is recommended to drink such mushroom tea if you have a stroke and, if not allergic contraindications, with bronchial asthma.

The antioxidant effect of this drink is also known, due to which it is used for the prevention of cancer.

A drink made from Indian sea rice kills germs and pathogens, therefore it serves as a fairly powerful support for the body during the flu, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, tonsillitis.

It eases the condition rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatism, salt deposition, cleanses the body during furunculosis and atherosclerosis.

A drink made from Indian sea rice is also consumed for disorders and diseases of the digestive system: duodenitis, constipation, heartburn, colitis, impaired intestinal motility. In addition, it may be useful for nephritis, although this is purely individual. The same should be said about the use of this drink for kidney stones and gallbladder. It is always important to consult with an intelligent and knowledgeable doctor to avoid unwanted consequences.

In general, research healing properties This zooglea has been studied not so long ago and not very persistently, but the information collected allows us to say that the range of its applications is quite wide. A drink made from Indian sea rice has the following effects:

It should also be noted that the infusion obtained using sea rice is natural product. This is especially important if there are any contraindications for the use of synthetic drugs. This drink cannot always replace pharmacological therapy, but as a stimulator of important life processes, it allows the body to begin to fight illnesses.

An infusion of this zooglea is no less effective as a cosmetic product for skin care. It is known that our outer layers are subjected to merciless influence environment. Added to this is the constant water imbalance, which primarily affects urban residents.

Sea rice infusion refreshes and tones the skin. This one is beautiful natural product allows you to clean it quite delicately, but at the same time quite noticeably. As a result, it is possible to get rid of dead skin cells and wash away harmful organisms from its surface, due to which a pronounced preventive effect for the whole organism as a whole.

Indian sea rice infusion restores the natural acidity of the skin, being a natural lotion that does not contain foreign elements. Based on this infusion, even body deodorant, hair rinse, and various face masks are now being made, and when added to water, it has an effect similar to bath salts.

As a result of clinical medical research It has been established that the infusion of sea rice is harmless to the human body (except for cases of individual intolerance and those cases mentioned above).

How is Indian sea rice grown?

Growing this mushroom is not as difficult as it seems at first glance, but it will still require some skill and diligence on your part.

First you need to get a dozen grains. This will be enough to later increase the required reserves. The mushroom does not grow quickly, and sometimes you have to wait more than one month to grow it. Sometimes the growth rate of Indian sea rice depends on the water quality.

First of all, put the beans in a jar with a volume of approximately 200-250 ml. It could be an old mayonnaise jar that you have kept from ancient times, or something similar. It is important that the dishes are glass. Of course, the jar is washed thoroughly. However, no detergents You cannot use any of the usual dishwashing detergents, laundry or any other soap, or soda. If you do not heed this advice, you will have a lot of problems with the mushroom - it really doesn’t like alkaline environment, even minimal saturation. So, you will have to wash the jar with water, long and thoroughly. Then rinse it with boiling water and sterilize it. There is a well-known method of sterilization - hold the jar over steam.

IN in a certain sense this is reminiscent of the procedure for preparing pickles and compotes. Therefore, after a water session, you need to thoroughly dry the container. Try not to let anything foreign get into it.

Prepare clean cotton gauze. Dry it in the sun or on the balcony so that direct rays do not fall on it. The fabric should not have any foreign odors.

The next step is to pour the contents with grains into the prepared bowl and add cool water. There are also some nuances here. Chlorinated water is not suitable, although it is sometimes used. The presence of chlorine in water disrupts the formation of useful compounds, which is sometimes unsafe. It is best to use spring, purified drinking water or water from artesian wells. However, the last option is not always successful, because you do not know the chemical composition of such water. Also avoid using sparkling water or mineral water.

Be that as it may, the water should be allowed to sit for a while, so open bottles and carboys with it in advance. In case of plain water you need to take only the upper part of the container, then boil it, cool it and let it settle again.

Fill the jar with mushroom almost to the top. Add about five raisins or a couple of dried apricots. Cover with gauze folded in four layers. The mushroom should now grow.

The product should be stored in a dark closet, out of direct sunlight, so as not to cause active reactions fermentation. A regular kitchen cabinet is ideal for this. It is also important that the area is not damp. The mushroom, oddly enough, does not like this. Do not place it near the stove or heating appliances, grills and microwaves.

Sometimes a jar of sea rice is placed in a box and placed on the windowsill. But it is better to do this in autumn or spring and in temperate climates. In general, it is quite difficult to find an ideal place - usually it all depends on the characteristics of a particular room and its energy flows.

Keep the mushroom in the jar for two days. At the end of the second day - in the evening - carefully pour the infusion through cheesecloth to trap the grains. Without transferring them to another container, rinse them with cool water (the rules for choosing it were mentioned above). Place the washed grains from the gauze back into the jar, pour water again, add raisins or dried apricots. You already have more mushrooms, now you can even drink a weak infusion. True, it does not have all the required properties, but it is still quite suitable for prevention.

To achieve the initial effect, you need to get a tablespoon or two of Indian sea rice. In order to avoid interruptions in the consumption of the drink, infuse two jars at once, alternating their contents. You need to drink at least 300 ml of the drink per day.

The proportions here are as follows. Indian sea rice grains required to prepare 1 liter of infusion require 4 tbsp. spoons. In addition to raisins or dried apricots, you can add other dried fruits or sugar. For a liter jar you need 10–15 raisins. Separately prepare the so-called syrup (3 tablespoons of granulated sugar per 1 liter cool water), with which the mushroom is poured, and then the jar is covered with gauze.

When the drink is infused, strain the liquid through four layers of gauze into another jar. Rinse the mushroom again with cool water. clean water. Measure out 4 tbsp. spoons of grains of Indian sea rice for a new filling. Repeat the procedure. The strained portion should last for a couple of days. Excess mushroom can be stored in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 5 days.

If the concentration of the solution seems unpleasant to you and you cannot drink it, then use another – gentle – recipe. For 1 l clean water take 2 tbsp. spoons of sea rice and the same amount of granulated sugar. A “syrup” is prepared from the latter, to which 3–5 raisins or 2 dried apricots are added. In a couple of days your drink will be ready.

The infusion is drained, the mushroom is washed in gauze, as described above, and again filled with new water. You should not eat raisins or dried apricots from the infusion.

A less sweet infusion is obtained if you add 1 tbsp to 1 liter of water. a spoonful of sugar (also add 30 raisins). If it is impossible to use granulated sugar, add up to 50 seedless raisins - this will compensate for the amount of sucrose necessary for the growth of the mushroom. This way you can vary the concentration of the drink. Just remember that without any “sweet”, the mushroom does not grow - it dies.

If you want to use Indian sea rice mainly for preventive purposes and as a tasty drink, complicate the procedure, bringing it closer to preparing Russian kvass. For 1 tbsp. take a spoonful of mushroom grains, take 0.5 liters of cool water, add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sugar, a small handful of raisins, a few pieces of dried apricots, 1 teaspoon of kvass wort, a piece of dried black bread. Everything is placed in a glass jar, which is covered with gauze. The jar is placed in a bright place, because in the end it will turn out to be a drink rather than medicinal solution. Infuse this mushroom kvass for a couple of days. Then filter, put in the refrigerator and drink half a glass 10-15 minutes before meals.

In general, it is recommended to take this drink exactly half a glass 20 minutes before meals 3 times a day. The general course is up to six months or even more. Sometimes - up to a year. You should feel some improvements in your well-being within about a month, but there is no need to hope that a drink made from Indian sea rice will become a panacea for you. Remember that it is your body, not a mushroom, that fights illnesses and ailments.

You can follow another scheme for using the infusion: drink it 3 times a day for one month, then take a break for a month, and so on for a year. If you are trying to use the solution as a complex, then during the period when you do not use it orally, use it in cosmetics or for external rubbing.

So remember:

The water for pouring Indian sea rice should be clean, cool, and settled.
It should be cool, but not cold, preferably at room temperature.
The mushroom should not come into direct contact with sugar, so that it does not get sick and darken.
Do not place the drink near warm places.
For straining, use gauze; To avoid dropping the grains, place cheesecloth in a colander.
Rice is left to steep for no more than 2 days.

Since the drink made from Indian sea rice has a pronounced diuretic effect, it must first be taken with caution and in small doses. Try drinking it about 50 ml 2 times a day. After a week, double the amount of drink you drink. After another week, you can drink 150 ml 3 times a day. Gradually, your body will get used to the new infusion, and then the diuretic effect will not be so pronounced.

Except in certain cases when the dose is increased, the infusion is usually taken in the following volume: for adults - 100-150 ml 2-3 times a day; for children over 3 years old – 20 100 ml 2-3 times a day. However, be careful, you will get necessary consultations at good specialist before you decide to start drinking this infusion. This is especially important when it comes to children!

Remember also that it is not at all necessary to force yourself to drink an infusion of Indian sea rice in such quantities as this or that recipe prescribes. Sometimes a smaller amount is sufficient. Perhaps your body only requires prophylactic dose, which, as a rule, is half as much.

Applications of Indian Sea Rice

Now, having familiarized yourself with general properties of this mushroom, let's talk about special cases of its use.

The problem of losing or normalizing weight is especially relevant for many people. In such cases, a drink made from Indian sea rice will come in handy.

This property of the drink is due to the presence in its composition of lipase, an enzyme produced by zooglea. It is found in the human body and is responsible for the breakdown of incoming fats. Over the years or due to a number of diseases or individual characteristics body, as well as under the influence negative factors (poor nutrition, poor ecology, disgusting daily routine, constant stressful situations, etc.) the glands that are responsible for the production of lipase begin to be “lazy”: less of it is produced. As a result, some of the fats that end up in the human body are not broken down. This is how fat deposits appear, then interlayers and “layers”. These same “terrible” kilograms are gained, which are not so easy to get rid of.

Thanks to the intake of a drink made from sea rice, processes in the body change: the level of lipase begins to increase. The enzyme contained in the drink is enough to break down both incoming and accumulated fats. The body begins to fight excesses that it no longer needs. As a result, normal metabolism is restored, and then recovery begins normal weight. The return to normal will happen the faster the more actively you begin to help yourself both physically and emotionally. This problem can only be resolved in a comprehensive manner. And the impetus on the way to the desired goal will be the consumption of a drink made from Indian sea rice!

Let us remind you that a balanced weight implies normalization of blood pressure, reducing the load on the heart and blood vessels, healthy sleep. As a result, you will be able to demonstrate good performance, which means you will get more money.

In order to normalize weight, you can reduce the dose of the drink to 100 ml 2-3 times a day, unless, of course, for some reason you are not satisfied with the total recommended dose.

For headaches, you should drink a glass of Indian sea rice infusion 3 times a day after meals. You can also make a lotion: moisten a towel with the infusion and place it on your head. Lie down like this, first opening the window.

Fatigue can be relieved by a warm bath with infusion, which in this case requires 3 liters.

At stressful situations, irritability, nervous disorders It is recommended to drink an infusion of 150 ml 3 times a day for at least 45 days.

For diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, drink a glass of Indian sea rice drink (children are given no more than 20 ml) 3 times a day an hour before meals.

For arthritis, radiculitis, use a heated infusion mixed with egg white. This mixture, applied to the affected areas, produces an analgesic effect. At the same time, it is very important that it does not cool down, since cooling is contraindicated in this case. After about thirty minutes, wipe the body with a damp cotton swab.

You can also lubricate the spine, lower back, and pelvis along the sciatic nerve with the infusion.

For insomnia, they wipe the ears and neck.

Coenzyme Q10, which is found in the waste products of the zooglea of Indian sea rice, is primarily suitable for cosmetic purposes. This is truly the enzyme of youth. It is no coincidence that many cosmetic companies developing new creams and lotions based on it, advertising them, promise stunning results. It is this coenzyme that our skin lacks so much!

However, it is important to choose a method of using the mushroom infusion in order to make maximum use of this particular enzyme. And here, of course, the first role is given to masks.

The recipe for a cleansing mask is simple: slightly heat 4 tbsp. spoons of infusion, better than one that has already stood in the refrigerator for three days. Add 3 teaspoons of honey and the same amount of pureed wheat bran. Mix everything. Before applying the mask, clean your face thoroughly. Apply the liquid to your face and leave for half an hour, then rinse with warm water.

If you have sensitive skin, mix a couple of teaspoons of infusion with the same amount of natural grape juice(it’s better to squeeze it out yourself), a teaspoon of honey and the same amount of low-fat liquid cottage cheese. The mask is applied to the face and left for a quarter of an hour, after which it is washed off with cold water.

An infusion of sea rice creates a refreshing, smoothing and toning effect. At the same time, its effect on the skin is surprisingly soft.

A drink made from Indian sea rice is also used for hair care. If you have greasy hair, wipe them every other day along the growth lines with a cotton swab dipped in a mixture of mushroom infusion 3-5 days old (take 2-3 tablespoons) with vodka (half a glass). If your hair is dry and brittle, make the following mask: egg yolk eggs, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of infusion, the same amount of olive oil and a glass warm water. Masks are applied before washing your hair, but give the solutions time to absorb.

Based on the book by Olga Vladimirovna Romanova “ Medicinal mushrooms: Indian sea rice, Tibetan milk mushroom, reishi, meitake and shiitake mushrooms, chaga.”