Traditional Chinese medicine for nourishing the stomach, old Chinese medicine teaches you how to nourish the stomach

The stomach is the main organ for the human body to digest food and absorb nutrients. Stomach health is of great significance to the health of our body. Irregular eating habits and overeating in daily life can harm our stomach. In traditional Chinese medicine, there are several Chinese medicines that are effective in maintaining the stomach.

Many Chinese medicine books have records about the health benefits of red dates: tonifying deficiency and replenishing Qi, nourishing blood and calming the mind, strengthening the spleen and stomach. It is a good health care product for patients with weak spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, loose stools, palpitations and fatigue, insufficient Qi and blood, fatigue and weakness, and insomnia. Drinking tea made from frying red dates until they turn black can treat stomach cold and stomach pain.

1: In traditional Chinese medicine, licorice nourishes the spleen and replenishes qi, nourishes coughs and moistens the lungs, relieves urgency and detoxifies, and harmonizes hundreds of medicines. Clinical application is divided into "raw use" and "honey roasting". When used raw, it is mainly used to treat sore throat, painful carbuncles, gastrointestinal ulcers, and to detoxify, food poisoning, etc.; when roasted with honey, it is mainly used to treat decreased spleen and stomach function, loose stools, fatigue, fever, cough, palpitations, etc.

Atractylodes is warm in nature, bitter and sweet in taste, and enters the spleen and stomach meridians. It has the effects of tonifying the spleen, benefiting the stomach, drying dampness, and harmonizing the middle. It is used to treat weak spleen and stomach qi, loss of appetite, fatigue and shortness of breath, bloating, diarrhea, phlegm, edema, jaundice, dampness, difficulty urinating, dizziness, spontaneous sweating, etc. It is a commonly used Chinese medicinal material. There are some products on the market that use the roots of Chrysanthemum notoginseng to impersonate Atractylodes macrocephala. Be careful to identify them when using them.

1: Lotus seeds have a mild medicinal property and taste a little sweet. Chinese medicine believes that they can replenish the spleen and stomach qi, have an antidiarrheal effect, and also have the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the nerves. It should be noted that the lotus seeds need to be cored before consumption.

1: Eating yam can strengthen the spleen and stomach, aid digestion, and is helpful for treating spleen and stomach weakness, poor appetite, fatigue, diarrhea and other symptoms. There are also some requirements for selecting yam. Generally, you should choose yams that are complete, straight, uniform in thickness, without abnormal spots, and not rotten.

Polygonatum has the effect of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, and is also suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach. If you are tired, weak, and have poor appetite, you can mix Polygonatum with Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, etc. to make a medicinal diet. If you are a person with stomach yin deficiency accompanied by dry mouth, loss of appetite, red tongue without coating, etc., you can mix Polygonatum with Dendrobium, Ophiopogon japonicus, Chinese yam, etc. to make a medicinal diet.

Foods such as glutinous rice, meat, and beans are difficult to digest. People who are taking Chinese medicine for strengthening the spleen and stomach should eat less of them to avoid increasing the burden on the stomach and intestines and affecting the patient's recovery. If the elderly whose gastrointestinal function has declined eat too much of this kind of food, it will often cause the gastrointestinal tract to be overwhelmed.