According to the saying, "disease enters through the mouth," it is true that many common diseases are related to diet, and kidney stones are no exception. The formation of kidney stones is not only related to certain metabolic disorders, but also to dietary issues. However, when you already have kidney stones, your diet can also help eliminate the stones from your body. Here are a few medicinal food therapy recipes that can help promote diuresis and stone elimination.
Medicinal Food Therapy Recipe 1: Raw Rehmannia and Pig's Tail Soup
Ingredients: 30g raw rehmannia, 150g pig's tail, 20g scallion, 10g ginger, 6g salt
Instructions: 1. Wash the pig's tail and cut it into 4cm long pieces. Slice the raw rehmannia. Pound the ginger and scallion to loosen them. 2. Put the pig's tail, raw rehmannia, ginger, and scallion into a stew pot. Add 1000ml of water and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 1 hour.
Usage: Take once a day, eat with meals.
Effect: Nourishes Yin and cools the blood, clears heat and detoxifies.
Medicinal Food Therapy Recipe 2: Desmodium Stipulaceum Drink
Ingredients: 30g Desmodium stipulaceum, 50g fresh Desmodium, 50g white sugar
Instructions: 1. Wash the Desmodium stipulaceum and fresh Desmodium. Wrap them in gauze and soak in rice water for 1 hour. Squeeze out the green liquid. 2. Add white sugar to the green liquid and mix well.
Usage: Take once a day, consume all at once.
Effect: Clears heat, promotes diuresis, relieves pain, and eliminates stones.
Medicinal Food Therapy Recipe 3: Xiancao Drink
Ingredients: 30g money grass plant, 30g Desmodium, 30g summer cypress, 50g white sugar
Instructions: 1. Wash the three medicinal herbs, remove any dirt, and put them in a gauze bag. Place the bag in a pot and add 1500ml of water. 2. Bring the pot to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 25 minutes over low heat. Remove the herbal bag and add white sugar, stirring well.
Usage: Drink as a substitute for tea.
Effect: Clears heat, dissolves stones, relieves pain, and eliminates stones.
Medicinal Food Therapy Recipe 4: Stir-fried Bamboo Shoots with Chicken Gizzards
Ingredients: 30g chicken inner gold, 100g duck gizzards, 200g bamboo shoots, 30g black fungus, 20g Shaoxing wine, 20g scallion, 10g ginger, 50g vegetable oil
Instructions: 1. Wash the bamboo shoots and cut into slices. Grind the chicken inner gold into fine powder. Slice the chicken and marinate. Soak the black fungus until it becomes soft and remove any dirt or stems. Cut the scallion into sections and slice the ginger. 2. Heat the vegetable oil in a wok. When it is 60% hot, add the scallion and ginger and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the marinated chicken, bamboo shoots, black fungus, and Shaoxing wine. Add a little salt. Stir-fry until cooked, then add the chicken inner gold powder and stir well.
Usage: Take once a day, eat with meals.
Effect: Promotes digestion, dispels food stagnation, and relieves stone-related urinary symptoms.
These medicinal food therapy recipes all have diuretic and stone elimination effects. Due to the specific nature of kidney stone patients, many foods are restricted or limited. Consuming the above medicinal food therapies can be beneficial to the body without any harm. They can provide sufficient nutrition to the body and help with stone elimination. It is worth a try!
