Nutmeg, a traditional Chinese medicine, is a mature and dry seed kernel of Myristicaceae. Named for its cardamom-like flowers, it is produced in the tropics. Its use as medicine was first seen in the "Bielu of Famous Doctors" at the end of Han Dynasty, and it was listed as the top grade. It is a common Chinese medicine.
[Overview of Nutmeg]
The original fruit of Chinese medicine nutmeg is big and full, smooth and fragrant. Its four flavors belong to warm, and its five flavors belong to pungent, spleen meridian, stomach meridian and large intestine meridian. According to ancient records, it has the functions of astringing the intestine to stop diarrhea, warming the middle warmer and promoting qi circulation.
[Understanding of Nutmeg in Traditional Chinese Medicine]
Nutmeg, a traditional Chinese medicine, is mostly used in the spleen and stomach. It can not only regulate stomach discomfort, but also strengthen spleen and stomach qi, so it is divided into two types of analysis.
1. Nutmeg warms the spleen and stomach and consolidates the large intestine.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the stomach and intestines are healthy because of "communication", and they also like warmth and hate cold. Nutmeg, a traditional Chinese medicine, is pungent and warm, which can warm the spleen and stomach and reduce turbid qi, so it is especially suitable for people with deficiency cold of the spleen and stomach and unstable large intestine qi. So Li Shizhen said that it "warms the spleen and stomach and strengthens the intestines".
A single Chinese medicine sometimes can't completely regulate the spleen and stomach, and many times it still needs a combination of many Chinese medicines, such as ginger warming the middle and dispelling cold; Ginseng nourishes the spleen and stomach.
2. Nutmeg nourishes the spleen and stomach, appetizing and promoting digestion.
Chinese medicine believes that the spleen likes dryness and hates dampness, and the spleen is most afraid of dampness. In addition, due to many factors such as living habits, most modern people have stomach cold. Nutmeg, a traditional Chinese medicine, has the functions of warming the spleen and stomach, activating the spleen, stimulating appetite and promoting digestion, so it is suitable for people with deficiency and cold of the spleen and stomach, poor qi movement of the spleen and stomach, and moisture affecting the spleen. Therefore, Li Shizhen said that it is the product of "regulating middle qi and stimulating appetite".
[Notes on the Use of Nutmeg]
Nutmeg is a traditional Chinese medicine for warming and nourishing the spleen and stomach, but it is mainly aimed at those with spleen and stomach deficiency or cold deficiency, so stomach heat and damp heat are not suitable for those with spleen and stomach weakness. Moreover, according to the characteristics of nutmeg, it must be cooked and degreased before use, generally no more than one gram at a time.
Nutmeg is a traditional Chinese medicine highly praised by Chinese medicine since ancient times, and it is also one of the common traditional Chinese medicines in life. Like cinnamon and other traditional Chinese medicines, nutmeg is also used as a condiment. It not only warms the spleen and stomach, strengthens the intestine, but also promotes the qi of the spleen and stomach, so it is a good product for warming and nourishing the spleen and stomach.