When it comes to hepatitis, many people become pale, as it is highly contagious and many people are worried about being infected. In fact, hepatitis can not only be treated with medication, but also through diet to promote health. Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the concept of "medicine and food having the same origin." So, what are some medicinal diets for treating hepatitis? Let's take a look at three recommended recipes for hepatitis patients to consume together.
1. Reed Rhizome, Water Chestnut and Pig's Trotter Soup
Ingredients: 15g reed rhizome, 10g water chestnut, 20g lotus root, 300g pig's trotter, salt to taste.
Instructions:
1. Wash and prepare the reed rhizome, water chestnut, lotus root, and pig's trotter.
2. Put the reed rhizome, water chestnut, lotus root, and pig's trotter into a clay pot, add water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low heat for 2 hours.
3. Season with salt and serve.
Benefits:
1. Reed Rhizome: It has the effect of clearing heat, promoting urination, dispelling dampness, reducing fire, invigorating the spleen and stomach, cooling blood, stopping bleeding, nourishing the lungs, and producing saliva.
2. Water Chestnut: It has the effects of clearing heat, detoxifying, diuresis, promoting bowel movements, dispelling dampness and phlegm, aiding digestion, relieving bloating, and promoting metabolism.
3. Pig's Trotter: It has the functions of tonifying deficiency, invigorating the body, nourishing yin, moisturizing dryness, and nourishing the skin.
4. Reed Rhizome, Water Chestnut and Pig's Trotter Soup: This soup has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, regulating the liver and gallbladder, promoting urination and bowel movements, tonifying deficiency, invigorating the body, nourishing yin, moisturizing dryness, producing saliva, and nourishing the lungs. It is suitable for patients with hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver, and liver cancer.
2. Minnow Stewed Tofu
Ingredients: 100g fresh tofu, several minnows.
Instructions:
1. Keep the minnows in a basin for 1-2 days, then take them out, clean them, and cut them into 3.3 cm long sections.
2. Put the minnows and tofu into a pot, add enough water, and cook until they are soft and tender. Eat the minnows and tofu with the soup. Consume once a day, with one small bowl each time.
Benefits:
1. Minnows: They invigorate the spleen, nourish the stomach, nourish blood, and tonify the kidneys. They are suitable for patients with acute and chronic hepatitis, jaundice, and acute icteric hepatitis.
2. Tofu: It nourishes and clears heat, promotes health, and prevents cardiovascular diseases.
3. Minnow Stewed Tofu: It nourishes blood and benefits the liver. It is used for patients with acute icteric hepatitis and has a lowering effect on liver enzymes.
3. Tianji Huang Stewed Pig's Liver
Ingredients: 30g Tianji Huang, 8 honey dates, 100g pig's liver, salt to taste.
Instructions:
1. Cut the pig's liver into slices and set aside.
2. Put all the ingredients into a clay pot, add enough water, and simmer.
3. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low heat until cooked. Add salt to taste.
Benefits:
1. Tianji Huang: It clears heat, detoxifies, eliminates dampness and jaundice, activates blood circulation, and reduces swelling.
2. Pig's Liver: It nourishes blood, detoxifies, and improves immunity.
3. Honey Dates: They clear the heart and moisturize the lungs.
4. Tianji Huang Stewed Pig's Liver: It has the effects of clearing heat, eliminating dampness, dispelling stasis, and protecting the liver. It is suitable for patients with obvious damp-heat syndrome in acute and chronic hepatitis.
Reminder: Hepatitis patients should eat more fresh vegetables, tofu, spinach, potatoes, peas, carrots, pig's liver, milk, fruits, and peanut jam, and try to breathe fresh air or go for walks to relax.
