Although it is a solar term in beginning of autumn, it is still very hot at the end of the day. Many people still live according to the habits of midsummer, such as drinking cold drinks, eating cold food and blowing air conditioners. These habits will damage the spleen and stomach. It is the "root" of spleen and stomach health. If the spleen and stomach function is damaged, it will cause many diseases. From beginning of autumn to midsummer, it is a transitional period from hot to cold and from summer to autumn. At this time, it is very important to replenish the spleen and stomach. Here are seven kinds of foods for strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach to nourish the spleen and stomach and relieve pain.

1. Yam

"Compendium of Materia Medica" records that yam is a good product of "strengthening spleen and tonifying kidney, nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, treating all diseases and treating five strains and seven injuries". Shennong's materia medica is listed as a top-grade tonic and enjoys the reputation of "God of Food". Contains amylase, polyphenol oxidase, etc. Can promote the digestion and absorption function of the spleen and stomach. It is a dual-purpose product for medicine and food, which can simply replenish the spleen and stomach. In addition, the main component of yam is starch, some of which can be decomposed into dextrin, which can also help digestion. Therefore, people with anorexia, burnout, spleen deficiency, diarrhea and other symptoms can eat more yam.

It should be noted that if your tongue coating is thick, your tongue coating is fat, you have teeth marks, and your stomach is not good, or your stool is dry and your stomach is stagnant, you are not suitable for eating yam.

2. Xiaomi

Chinese medicine believes that millet is cool, sweet and salty, and enters the spleen, kidney and stomach. It is the most beneficial food for the spleen and stomach in whole grains, and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on deficiency-heat of the spleen and stomach, nausea and vomiting, thirst and diarrhea. After the millet porridge is cooked, after a little precipitation and cooling, you can see a fine, sticky and mushy substance floating on the porridge. This is rice oil, commonly known as porridge oil. Rice oil is called "Daishen Decoction", which can tonify the spleen and stomach and can be used to treat diseases such as weakness of the spleen and stomach and loss of appetite.

3. Shantou

"It smells like white dragon's saliva and tastes like whey." This is Su Dongpo's poem praising taro. 755-79000 records that taro "cures the deficiency of qi in middle energizer, and takes it for a long time, nourishing liver and kidney, and adding essential qi". Taro is rich in carbohydrates, mucopolysaccharides, crude protein, trace elements and vitamins. Soft glutinous rice is easy to digest, can enhance the digestive function of spleen and stomach, and has the functions of invigorating spleen and stomach. It is especially suitable for people with spleen and stomach weakness, physical weakness after illness, loss of appetite, etc. In addition, mucin in taro can also form a protective film on the surface of gastrointestinal wall, reducing the damage of irritants to mucosal area.

4. Lotus seeds

Lotus seed, also known as lotus rice, is a by-product of lotus and one of the specialties of our country. 755-79000 records: "Lotus seeds are sweet and smooth, which is very beneficial to the spleen and stomach". Fresh lotus seeds are rich in raffinose, protein, minerals, vitamins, starch and other ingredients. These nutrients make lotus seeds have a certain nourishing effect and are suitable for spleen and stomach weakness, anorexia and other diseases.

There are many ways to eat lotus seeds, which can be used as side dishes, soup, soup, cake and so on. It can be homologous with other medicines and foods, and the southern Yunnan materia medica is compatible with Poria, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Atractylodis Macrocephalae and Fructus Lycii.

5. Lotus root

Lotus root is cold at birth and slightly warm at maturity. Mucin and dietary fiber contained in lotus root can promote intestinal peristalsis, help digestion, inhibit the absorption of cholesterol in intestine, promote its excretion through feces, and have the functions of moistening intestine, relaxing bowels and lowering blood lipid. Secondly, lotus root is crisp, tender and refreshing, with unique aroma, which can increase people's appetite, strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite, and is very suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach and poor appetite.

6.pumpkin

There is an old saying called "autumn pumpkin tonic". Pumpkin is a kind of warm food, which is sweet and beneficial to the spleen.

Chestnut, whether boiled or fried, or boiled in soup, has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach and relieving spleen deficiency. Cooking chestnut kernels and grinding them into cakes can regulate the spleen and stomach and increase appetite, which is especially suitable for children with poor appetite, little food and thin constitution. Cooking porridge with chestnut kernels, rice or millet can not only strengthen the spleen and nourish blood, but also harmonize the stomach. It is a good food therapy for people with qi deficiency, physical weakness and dyspepsia, and also has a good conditioning effect on chronic diarrhea caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.