Chinese medicine believes that poor spleen and stomach function not only leads to dull complexion and dry mouth, but also affects sleep and mental state. Especially for most women, after spleen deficiency, muscles will lose elasticity to varying degrees, skin will lose luster, and there will be a lack of vitality. Therefore, it is important for women to maintain a youthful complexion by nurturing the spleen and stomach. The following foods that nourish the spleen can help replenish qi and are particularly suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach.
1. Dates
Dates are warm in nature and have a sweet taste. They have the function of nourishing the spleen and stomach and replenishing qi and blood. As early as thousands of years ago, the "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" recorded that "dates can calm the mind and nourish the spleen." Li Shizhen, a famous Chinese physician, said, "Dates are the fruit of the spleen, and they should be eaten for spleen diseases." Dates are most suitable for people with spleen deficiency, poor appetite, and insufficient qi and blood.
2. Coix Seed
Coix seed has a sweet and bland taste and a slightly cold property. It has the function of promoting diuresis and relieving dampness and stopping diarrhea. It is suitable for spleen deficiency symptoms such as diarrhea and decreased appetite.
3. Sweet Potato
Sweet potatoes have the functions of nourishing the spleen and blood, replenishing qi, and promoting bowel movements. People with spleen deficiency can use sweet potatoes as their staple food and consume them regularly.
4. Euryale Seed
Euryale seed can nourish the kidneys and firm the essence, strengthen the spleen and stop diarrhea, and eliminate dampness and stop leukorrhea. It is mainly used for spermatorrhea, frequent urination, long-term diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, turbid discharge, and abnormal vaginal discharge. Fried euryale seeds with bran are often used for spleen deficiency and diarrhea.
5. Red Dates
Red dates can nourish the spleen and stomach, and nourish the blood and calm the mind. Li Shizhen said, "Dates are the fruit of the spleen, and they should be eaten for spleen diseases." For people with spleen deficiency, poor appetite, and insufficient qi and blood, regular consumption of red dates is very beneficial.
6. Chinese Yam
Chinese yam is a common food for health preservation. It can replenish qi, invigorate the spleen, nourish yin, benefit the lungs, strengthen the kidneys, and firm the essence. It has a nourishing effect on all five viscera of the human body and has excellent results. It can be used to improve discomfort symptoms in people with spleen deficiency and poor appetite.
