Hello everyone, I am Dr. Mi
The spleen and stomach of our modern people, whether adults or children, does not seem to be very good.
Some people digest slowly and feel uncomfortable when food is stuck in their stomachs. Their stomachs feel bloated, and the feeling of bloating remains the same even when they eat their next meal. The feeling of bloating has not been relieved much.
The stool is also abnormal. It is often pulpy or dry in the front and watery in the back.
Children may sometimes be more sensitive than adults. If they are not careful in daily life, their tongue coating will become thick and greasy immediately, they will get angry, and they may even have food accumulation, cough, fever, etc.
In fact, these are caused by weak spleen and stomach. So why does this happen?
In terms of climate, although it is now autumn, the spleen and stomach have been damaged some time ago when the air conditioner was turned on and cold food was eaten in the summer. Moreover, the weather is still hot now, and many people still prefer foods that can clear away heat and relieve heat. If you eat too much, your spleen and stomach will naturally become upset.
For children, another reason for weak spleen and stomach is related to physiological characteristics. Traditional Chinese medicine says that "children often have insufficient spleen". Children's body organs are still in the process of growth and development, and the functions of the spleen and stomach are not yet complete. Therefore, spleen deficiency is very common and occurs frequently. If the diet is not moderate, the spleen and stomach are easily lost.
A few days ago, a child came to the clinic. The mother said that the child's appetite has been average recently, and he sometimes has abdominal distension after eating. His stools are dry before and after, and he doesn't sleep very well. He sweats at night and grinds his teeth after falling asleep. , there is still a bit of breath in the mouth when talking.
Look at the tongue again. The tip of the tongue is red, and the coating is thin and greasy:
To sum up, this child has spleen and stomach that are not in harmony with , and there is stagnation. Why is
stagnant? In the final analysis, the spleen and stomach are still weak.
The ability of the spleen and stomach to transport and transform is weakened. If you eat a little too much, the food you eat cannot be digested well and will be blocked in it. If food accumulates, you will naturally experience abdominal distension and poor appetite. Moreover, if it accumulates for a long time, it will turn into heat, so there are Sweating, teeth grinding, and a bad taste in the mouth occur during sleep.
1. Based on this child’s situation, I recommend him a kind of porridge: millet porridge
Millet porridge can be eaten daily. It has the effects of nourishing the spleen and stomach, transporting the spleen and eliminating stagnation, eliminating accumulation and clearing away heat.
Millet is yellow in color, enters the spleen meridian , and is sweet in taste. It can tonify, soften and soothe the spleen and stomach. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "cooking porridge can benefit the Dantian, replenish deficiency and damage, and open the stomach."
Millet is slightly cooler, taking into account both the specimen and the specimen. It can eliminate accumulated heat and replenish the spleen and stomach, which is the foundation of the day after tomorrow. It is very suitable for patients with weak spleen and stomach. Children who have accumulated food and have fever.
Millet porridge, although it looks very ordinary, is very useful. It is good for us normal people to eat as a health-preserving diet, or for people with poor physical fitness to eat it.
Right here in Shanghai, someone has taken the benefits of millet porridge to the extreme. It is Jia Yang, director of the Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine Archives. His daughter was born with poor health due to congenital defects. It was he who insisted on nourishing his daughter with rice porridge and oil for 10 years.
Now, this originally thin and premature girl is very healthy.
2. This child has spleen deficiency and food accumulation. He also needs to add some tangerine peel to the millet porridge
. The tangerine peel returns to the lung and spleen meridian. It can regulate qi and strengthen the spleen, transport the spleen and eliminate stagnation. It can also regulate the spleen and stomach qi, relieve abdominal distension, and promote the secretion of digestive juices. Secrete and expel gas accumulated in the gastrointestinal tract.
In layman’s terms, it helps the body clear stagnant channels, and then makes the spleen and stomach stronger from the source. The article "Discussion on the Pharmacological Effects of Tangerine Peel" found through research that Tangerine Peel has the effect of regulating qi and strengthening the spleen, and the volatile oil of Tangerine Peel can promote the secretion of gastric juice and help digestion.
Wang Changya. Discussion on the pharmacological effects of tangerine peel [J]. Electronic Journal of Clinical Medical Literature, 2020, 7(15): 135.
Traditional Chinese medicine often says: "If the stomach is not in harmony, you will be restless." Children's spleen and stomach are harmonious, and there is no obvious discomfort. Naturally, sleep will also improve.
3. It is also suitable for people with yin deficiency constitution . It can replenish body fluids, nourish the kidneys and nourish yin, and prevent autumn dryness.
It is now autumn. Autumn is often dry. Dryness can turn into heat and also consume body fluids. It is prone to dry throat, itchy throat, dry mouth , dry cough, etc.
At this time, boil some millet oil, which is a layer of rice oil on the millet porridge, which can alleviate these situations. " Compendium of Materia Medica Supplements " records: "Rice oil nourishes yin and increases strength", which can replenish body fluids, nourish yin and nourish people.
Moreover, although the ingredients of millet and tangerine peel porridge are simple, its effect is not small. In addition to being used for people with spleen deficiency, it can also be applied to people with yin deficiency constitution. Those who have accumulated food and heat in their bodies are prone to yin damage. In addition, the weather is still hot and it is easy to consume qi and damage yin. In this case, it is very suitable to drink millet and tangerine peel porridge.
Some children sweat easily after falling asleep due to yin deficiency . Some children also experience depletion of qi and yin after a cold or fever, causing fatigue, shortness of breath, dry mouth and thirst, indigestion, fever in the hands, feet, and soles, etc. They are also quite suitable.
is based on the salty taste of millet, which enters the kidney meridian and has the effect of replenishing kidney yin and clearing away heat.
Also, you can start to post autumn fat after the beginning of autumn, but many of us understand to post autumn fat as eating meat. This is wrong. The key to applying autumn fat is to replenish the body and be able to replenish it, so you have to choose supplements according to the situation.
But food like millet and tangerine peel porridge, which can be eaten every day, nourishes our innate spleen and stomach and acquired kidneys, and nourishes the body, so of course it is the first choice.
4. How to make millet and tangerine peel porridge
millet tangerine peel porridge. The method is relatively simple, almost the same as cooking porridge.
. Soak the tangerine peel in water until soft, then cut into shreds.
. After soaking the millet, put it into the pot with cold water and tangerine peel shreds, bring to a boil and cook over low heat until soft.
Millet and tangerine peel porridge is more common and can be eaten by everyone. But there is one thing to note: "Daily Materia Medica" mentioned: "Eating with almonds can cause vomiting and diarrhea."
The spleen is the acquired foundation, the source of qi and blood biochemistry, and the kidney is the innate foundation, so millet is a kind of Food crops not only nourish the innate nature, but also benefit the acquired nature; they nourish qi and blood, and replenish body fluids. It is the most nourishing food.
Now that autumn is here, it’s time to put on autumn fat. Make some millet and tangerine peel porridge at home to take good care of yourself and your children.
