Recuperate the spleen and stomach after frost
2024-11-01
After the frost falls, the weather becomes noticeably cooler. Eating raw and cold food or dressing carelessly can easily make one feel cold pathogens, which can damage the spleen and stomach yang qi. Especially for people who originally had weak spleen and stomach, they are prone to symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal cold pain, and indigestion. Nourishing the spleen and stomach is essential to ensure the body absorbs nutrients and enhances immunity. Diet nourishes the spleen and stomach. Avoid eating raw and cold fruits, cold dishes, etc. When cooking in daily life, it is advisable to add seasonings such as fragrant leaves, perilla, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg appropriately. This not only reduces fishy smell and enhances fragrance, but also helps to improve spleen and stomach weakness, promoting digestion, promoting qi circulation, and reducing bloating. Recommended pumpkin yam Congee, yam can nourish the stomach, spleen and kidney, and can also assist in the treatment of chronic diarrhea caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and cold. Pumpkin is warm and tolerant to hunger, and invigorates the middle and qi. When eating, pay attention to cooking until cooked and chewing slowly. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that when cooking and chewing properly, it can be helpful for people with weak spleen and stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine not only focuses on diet to nourish the spleen and stomach. The Eight Section Brocade has a single lifting technique for regulating the spleen and stomach, which involves raising both arms in place, crossing the middle to the Zhongwan acupoint, and pulling the Spleen and Stomach Meridian to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and regulate spleen and stomach yang qi. In addition, you can rub your palms and massage the Zhongwan and Guanyuan acupoints, gradually increasing the intensity of the abdominal rubbing until you feel a fever. This has the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach, warming and replenishing vitality. (New Press) (The author is the chief physician of Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Edit:Chen Jie Responsible editor:Li Ling
Source:People's Daily
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