Hot and humid weather in summer, eating ice food and other reasons will do harm to the spleen and stomach. How to recuperate to make the spleen and stomach run smoothly?
A series of symptoms caused by spleen accumulation
Digestive juice belongs to the function of spleen in TCM. Therefore, when the metabolic system has problems, such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia and other diseases, it will be classified as diseases caused by spleen loss of health. The muscles of the human body are also dominated by the spleen, because the nutrition of muscles is absorbed from the transportation of the spleen, so when the function of the spleen is sound, the muscles will be full; Poor spleen function will lead to emaciation or edema, which is also the reason why many women are obese.
In Chinese medicine, spleen is not only a viscera, but also extends to the digestive system such as mouth, saliva, stomach, pancreas, large intestine and small intestine, all of which are included. Other blood-related diseases are also related to the health of spleen function.
When the spleen is bad, there are many symptoms. The general symptoms are loss of appetite, often feeling full but not eating much, diarrhea, general weakness, easy burnout, obvious emaciation or edema, obvious fatigue of cheeks and dark yellow skin color, drooping cheeks and bags under the eyes, and edema of the lower body.
Five tricks of clearing spleen toxin
Nourishing the spleen and stomach, the most important thing is to start with diet. In addition to not being too full, you should be regular. Don't eat foods that are corrupt or too irritating to achieve the effect of strengthening the spleen.
1, eat only 7 minutes full.
Because the spleen should be supplemented together with the stomach, the spleen and stomach have the function of ascending and descending turbidity. So don't eat too much, so as not to increase the burden on the spleen and stomach and cause more problems. Especially at present, many restaurants adopt the strategy of eating to the full. Please note, just eat 7 minutes full.
2. Breakfast must be eaten from 7 to 9 o'clock.
From 7 am to 9 am, the stomach meridian runs. At this time, it is most suitable for breakfast, which can accelerate the digestion of food, and it is best to choose rice for breakfast, which is in line with the concept that sugar enters the spleen.
9:00- 1 1:00 is the running time of spleen meridian, and the nutrients digested by breakfast can just enter the spleen, which can conform to the physiological order and achieve the effect of health preservation and spleen strengthening.
3, pick yellow food to eat, strengthen the spleen and help the stomach
Sweet food can replenish qi and blood, replenish calories, eliminate fatigue, mediate stomach discomfort and relieve spasms. Therefore, you can choose brown sugar, longan meat, honey, rice flour and other foods, and yellow food is the representative of spleen-strengthening food.
In terms of cereals, you can eat corn, lentils and peas. For fruits and vegetables, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, kale and mushrooms are the first choice, while pineapples, oranges, apples, carambola and Liu Ding are all good choices. As for meat, it can be chicken, perch, eel and so on.
In addition, eat less indigestible food and cold drinks. In order to reduce the burden on the stomach, especially foods that are too irritating, such as spicy pots, we should also eat as little as possible.
4, sit-ups, massage the calf, can help digestion.
Doing more exercise and massage on weekdays can strengthen the operation and function of temper. Sit-ups are one of the good exercises. As long as you do it about 20 to 24 times a day before getting up and going to bed, you can see the effect for a long time. In addition, massage can also be used to help the stomach peristalsis and digestion. The practice is to lie on your back on the bed, take the navel as the center, gently rotate your palm clockwise for about 10 ~ 20 times, or massage Zhongshan point and Xiadantian, which has a great effect on the operation of temper.
In addition, it is also a good method to massage the calf, because the calf concentrates many acupoints of spleen and stomach meridians, such as Zusanli and Yinlingquan. As long as you massage your calf from top to bottom about 3 times before going to bed every day, you will feel very comfortable. However, don't press when you are full or hungry, so as not to damage the function of the spleen and stomach.
5. Keep the living environment dry.
Spleen prefers dryness to dampness, because too humid environment will hurt temper and make it unable to function normally. Especially in long summer, it is hot and rainy, and the air humidity is high. Coupled with sweating, getting wet in the rain or wet living environment, it will hurt the yang, which will be reflected on the skin joints, and eczema and skin lesions will appear. Therefore, it is suggested that special attention should be paid to maintaining suitable indoor humidity and adjusting it to about 40 ~ 60%.
In addition, in order to maintain the yang in the body, don't avoid heat too much, and keep blowing cold air to prevent the occurrence of cold air disease; Be more careful to catch cold in the abdomen to avoid moisture invading the spleen and stomach, resulting in poor digestion and absorption function.
Summary of Old Chinese Medicine: Three Spleen Deficiency Syndrome and Recommended Prescriptions
Digestive dysfunction-spleen deficiency
Symptoms include loss of appetite, abdominal distension after eating, loose stool, dysuria, edema, fatigue and sallow complexion.
Chronic gastroenteritis, duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, gastrointestinal dysfunction.
Commonly used Chinese medicines and prescriptions: Codonopsis pilosula, Poria cocos and Atractylodes macrocephala; The prescription is Liujunzi Decoction and Shen Ling Baizhu Powder.
Degeneration of digestive function-subsidence of middle qi
Symptoms include dizziness, yellow complexion, blurred vision, mental fatigue, loose stool, frequent urination, and eating less.
Diseases: uterine prolapse, gastroptosis, proctoptosis.
Commonly used Chinese medicines and prescriptions: Radix Astragali, Cimicifuga Rhizoma, and Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata; Traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions include Shengxian Decoction and Buzhong Yiqi Decoction.
Spleen circulation dysfunction-spleen does not control blood.
Symptoms include pallor, eating less, fatigue, chest tightness, dyspnea, laziness and reticence, nosebleeds, stool bleeding, purple spots on the skin, and excessive menstrual blood.
Disease functional uterine bleeding, functional hemorrhoid bleeding, venous bleeding, hemophilia, etc.
Commonly used traditional Chinese medicines and prescriptions such as astragalus, angelica and longan pulp; Prescriptions are Guipi Decoction and Xionggui Jiaoai Decoction.
Note: Please take Chinese patent medicine under the guidance of a doctor.