Dampness-heat in the spleen and stomach can affect a person's digestive ability. If digestion is not good, health is not guaranteed. So how to regulate it? Diet therapy is a good method. So what are some dietary therapies that are helpful for dampness-heat in the spleen and stomach?
Celery and Snow Pear Juice
Ingredients: 1 snow pear, suitable amount of celery, 0.5 lemon, 1 tomato.
Instructions: Making mixed fruit juice is simple and easy. After washing the above ingredients well, put them directly into a juicer and juice them. Drink once a day.
Effects: Snow pear clears heat and generates fluids; lemon relieves summer heat and stimulates appetite; celery can clear heat and dampness, and promote bowel movements; tomato can invigorate the spleen and stomach, aid digestion. For those with dampness-heat in the spleen and stomach, this dietary therapy can nourish the spleen and stomach and alleviate dampness-heat, killing two birds with one stone. Those with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should be cautious.
Silk Gourd and Pork Soup
Ingredients: 150g lean pork, 100g silk gourd, 10g starch, 3g salt, 2g sesame oil.
Instructions: 1. Wash the lean pork and cut it into thin slices. Mix it with starch, salt, and a little water. Peel and wash the silk gourd, then cut it into slices.
2. Place the soup pot on high heat, add oil and heat until it is five parts hot. Stir-fry the silk gourd slices until they are 80% cooked, then add boiling water. When it boils, add the lean pork slices, salt, and monosodium glutamate, and cook until done. Finally, sprinkle with pepper and drizzle with sesame oil.
Effects: Silk gourd has the effects of cooling and diuresis, and has a certain effect on regulating conditions such as frequent and urgent urination, and restlessness caused by dampness-heat in the spleen and stomach.
Egg with Shepherd's Purse
Ingredients: 250g shepherd's purse, 1 egg, salt, and sesame oil as needed.
Instructions: 1. Wash the shepherd's purse, blanch it in boiling water for 30 seconds, remove it, drain the water, and cut it into sections. Beat the egg in a bowl and mix well.
2. Heat the frying pan over high heat, add vegetable oil and heat until it is 50% hot. At this time, pour in the egg mixture and fry it into an omelet. After taking it out, cut it into shreds and place it on a plate. Finally, add the shepherd's purse and egg shreds, and season with sesame oil and salt.
Effects: Shepherd's purse can invigorate the spleen and promote diuresis, so this dietary therapy is suitable for people with dampness-heat in the spleen and stomach.
Coix Seed and Red Bean Porridge
Ingredients: 50g red beans, 100g coix seed, rock sugar as needed.
Instructions: Boil water in a pot, add coix seed and red beans, and simmer over low heat until the coix seed and red beans are cooked. Add rock sugar and let it sit for a while before consuming.
Effects: Coix seed can clear heat, invigorate the spleen, dispel wind, and promote diuresis. It has a good effect on symptoms such as frequent and urgent urination with pain caused by dampness-heat in the spleen and stomach.
Mung Bean and Coix Seed Powder
Ingredients: 100g mung beans, 50g coix seed.
Instructions: Grind the two ingredients into powder, dry them, and store them in a clean bottle. Take 15g each time, mix with warm water, and take it once in the morning and once in the evening.
Effects: Mung beans are neutral in nature and sweet in taste. They belong to the spleen and stomach meridians and can relieve summer heat and eliminate dampness. They are especially suitable for relieving dampness-heat in the spleen and stomach and are suitable for elderly people with symptoms of spleen deficiency and dampness-heat.
Poria Porridge
Ingredients: 150g lean pork, 100g silk gourd, 10g starch, 3g salt, 2g sesame oil.
Instructions: 1. Wash the lean pork and cut it into thin slices. Mix it with starch, salt, and a little water. Peel and wash the silk gourd, then cut it into slices.
2. Place the soup pot on high heat, add oil and heat until it is five parts hot. Stir-fry the silk gourd slices until they are 80% cooked, then add boiling water. When it boils, add the lean pork slices, salt, and monosodium glutamate, and cook until done. Finally, sprinkle with pepper and drizzle with sesame oil.
Effects: Poria can invigorate the spleen, calm the mind, and eliminate dampness. It corresponds to the condition of dampness-heat in the spleen and stomach, but it should be used with caution for those with Yin deficiency and excessive heat.
