Zhang Zhongjing has an idea to treat the spleen first. To preserve health and cure diseases, we must first cultivate the spleen and stomach. Strong spleen and stomach are strong, while weak spleen and stomach are weak. Spleen and stomach are the foundation of health, and the foundation is not firm. Eating more nutrients and health products will not play much role.
Because the spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow and the source of qi and blood biochemistry, many diseases will occur if the spleen and stomach are not good, the generation of qi and blood is insufficient, and all parts of the body are not nourished. Therefore, strengthening the spleen is the key to alleviate various diseases.
Whether the spleen and stomach are good or not, Chinese medicine knows at a glance that some people with weak spleen and stomach are often seen in outpatient clinics: pale face and dull lips; Or too thin; Some look fat, but they are actually very empty; Some people are weak in speech, listless, premature aging ... these conditions are caused by damage to the spleen and stomach, good or bad. Look at these parts of the body and you will know:
1, oral
People with good spleen and stomach have rosy lips, moderate humidity, lubrication and luster. People with poor spleen and stomach have pale, bloodless lips, dry skin and cracks. Bad breath, swollen gums and drooling during sleep are all manifestations of spleen and stomach weakness.
2. Nose
Dry nasal cavity, insensitive sense of smell, runny nose and nosebleed are all manifestations of spleen and stomach deficiency and cold, red nose and hot stomach; The nose and eyes are swollen, often accompanied by abdominal pain.
3. Eyes:
Spleen and stomach weakness, lack of blood and biochemistry, and then affect the liver, and the liver begins to understand the eyes, so if the spleen and stomach are weak, it is easy to get tired of the eyes and see things clearly.
4. Ears
Deficiency of spleen and stomach can lead to deficiency of kidney qi, which is often manifested as tinnitus or even deafness.
In addition, many patients' spleen and stomach diseases are caused by mental fatigue or emotional excitement. Patients with spleen and stomach disorders often feel bored, cold hands and feet, lethargy, diarrhea, spleen and stomach damage and five internal organs damage.
Nourishing the spleen and stomach means nourishing vitality, and nourishing vitality means keeping in good health, because there is something wrong with the spleen and stomach, which is likely to implicate the five internal organs.
1, heart, spleen and stomach
Spleen and heart are like mother and son. If the heart is sick, treat the spleen and stomach first. Spleen and stomach are the source of qi and blood biochemistry, coordinating human qi and blood and supporting the heart. Then the spleen is sick and can't replenish qi and produce blood, which will lead to heart failure, confusion, anxiety, insomnia and heart disease.
2. Liver and spleen and stomach
Interaction between liver and spleen and stomach. Some people still feel hungry after eating and always feel full. In fact, this is often because of work pressure or bad mood, leading to liver depression and qi stagnation. At this time, it is necessary to nourish the liver to solve the problem of spleen and stomach. In addition, the spleen and stomach will also affect the health of the liver. For example, fatty liver means that the spleen and stomach can't digest food normally, and garbage accumulates in the liver, which makes the liver difficult to treat, thus affecting the liver's blood supply and other functions.
3. Lung and spleen and stomach
Spleen and stomach weakness first affects the lungs. The lung assists the heart as the "prime minister". The rise and fall of lung qi depends on the strength of spleen and stomach. Spleen and stomach weakness often leads to lung qi deficiency, and such people are prone to catch a cold and suffer from respiratory diseases.
4. Kidney and spleen and stomach
People with spleen deficiency often have kidney deficiency. Energetic people have sufficient kidney qi, which has a great relationship with people's spleen and stomach health. Long-term weakness of the spleen and stomach leads to kidney deficiency, which is often manifested as restlessness, night sweats, chills, cold hands and feet, etc.
There are four fears in the spleen and stomach. One is afraid of life, the other is afraid of cold, the third is afraid of support, and the fourth is afraid of gas. Cold, including cold drinks, vegetables and fruits, will bring cold into the body and hurt the spleen and stomach. In addition, you can't eat too much. If you are hungry and full, you can't eat, which hurts your spleen and stomach the most. Overeating affects the stomach, and overwork makes the spleen easy to get sick. Cold food, such as all kinds of cold drinks, raw vegetables and fruits, will enter the body with cold air, which is most likely to hurt the spleen and stomach. In addition, the spleen and stomach are most afraid of support, and a hungry meal is the most harmful to it.
Liver and spleen are born together. The liver is not depressed and the spleen is deficient. "I don't want to drink tea" and "I still want to eat after dinner, but my stomach is bulging". These situations are generally related to work stress or bad mood. Stagnation of liver qi, anger, anxiety and stagnation will all lead to stagnation of liver qi, which in turn will lead to spleen and stomach diseases. Therefore, in order to make the spleen healthy, it is necessary to nourish and soften the liver and keep the liver and spleen in a harmonious state.
Eating too much, exercising too little, working under great pressure and depressed mood are common phenomena of modern urbanites, which easily lead to phlegm stagnation. For those with excessive phlegm-dampness, the tonic method is better than the general method, which is most beneficial to health.
Many people with excessive phlegm will feel comfortable drinking radish soup or eating fried radish seeds. In short, people with excessive phlegm should give priority to promoting digestion and relaxing bowels, and never eat various health care products indiscriminately to prevent qi stagnation.
Spleen and stomach weakness leads to all diseases, and all diseases are treated from spleen and stomach. Hawthorn pill can strengthen the spleen and stomach, and promote digestion. In the prescription, hawthorn and yam are the main drugs, while tangerine peel, malt and poria cocos promote qi circulation, strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, promote digestion and eliminate accumulation, and soothe the liver and promote qi circulation.
Similar to ordinary hawthorn pill, hawthorn pill has fried malt and hawthorn, but there is no divine comedy. Instead, yam, poria cocos and dried tangerine peel are added to promote digestion and strengthen the spleen and stomach. Hawthorn, dried tangerine peel and malt have the effects of promoting qi circulation, soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen. Usually, people with dyspepsia of spleen and stomach, hyperactivity of stomach and spleen deficiency have appetite but indigestion. People with a stomach can eat it often, which is not suitable for pregnant women.
Diseases of the spleen and stomach should not be neglected, supplemented indiscriminately or stopped, but should be supplemented by communication, so that they are not stagnant, moist but not greasy, and can be promoted and transported to suit the nature of the spleen and stomach. Hawthorn pill is best for invigorating spleen and stomach.
1, food likes warm and dry.
The spleen likes dryness and hates dampness, and the nature is warm and hates cold, so you should eat some warm and dry food or Chinese medicine. Such as angelica dahurica, galangal, pepper, cinnamon and so on.
The spleen governs the soil, so you can eat more rustic foods, such as sweet potatoes and yams. Spleen likes warm and hates cold, and needs to eat some warm food; Spleen color yellow, millet yellow, the most nourishing spleen soil; Slow down the spleen virtue, eat some sweetness to slow down the spleen virtue.
2, fragrant into the spleen, can wake up the spleen and dry.
The fragrance enters the spleen, which can wake up the spleen. Fried foods have the function of strengthening the spleen, such as fried peanuts, fried melon seeds and baked pasta.
Don't eat too much, you will catch a cold.
Many people like to eat too many cold things, including fruits, cold drinks and cold water. , will damage the spleen yang. People with spleen deficiency can insist on drinking ginger and brown sugar water in the morning, which will help warm the spleen and raise yang.
4. Spleen-invigorating traditional Chinese medicine and decoction
Spleen governs transport and transformation. If spleen deficiency is weak, you often pull whatever you eat, and your face is sallow and emaciated. Pay attention to invigorating the spleen at this time. Spleen likes sweet and light, evil, fishy, spicy and turbid, so sweet and light can nourish spleen; Your temper is too weak, don't be spicy.
This recipe can be used to strengthen the spleen: Poria, Coix seed, Euryale euryales, Chinese yam and dried tangerine peel.
Decoct with water once a day, or dry the medicine in the sun and grind it into fine powder twice a day, and take it with warm rice porridge.
5. Moxibustion has the function of warming yang, which is most suitable for invigorating spleen.
Anyone with spleen deficiency can moxibustion Taibai point of spleen meridian. Moxibustion is more effective at 9: 00 am ~11:00 am when the spleen meridian is the main meridian. Spleen governs ascending and clearing, stomach governs descending turbidity, and qi of spleen and stomach should rise and fall, so it can be combined with acupuncture at Zusanli, the stomach meridian.
6. The spleen is in the mouth, and the spleen and lips can accept grains.
When spleen disease occurs, yellow or dark lips and yellow nose must belong to spleen deficiency. The middle of the palm and thenar correspond to the spleen. If it is dark, it is also the phase of spleen deficiency.
Usually, careful conditioning and observing the changes of these parts can intuitively feel the sufficient changes of spleen yang.
7. Laughter is the best gift for the spleen and stomach
Laughter is the best gift for the spleen and stomach. People's faces turn red when they are angry, but their stomachs actually turn red. When you are sad and depressed, the secretion of gastric juice is insufficient, and the amount of activity will also decrease. Bad mood will affect the regulatory function of the liver, and then affect the spleen and stomach. It can be seen that learning to laugh is the best gift for the spleen and stomach.