The hot summer is coming, and our appetite is also decreasing. Only by eating well can we keep our bodies healthy. However, the decrease in appetite caused by heatstroke directly affects the digestion of food. Today, I will recommend a common method of using patchouli - Patchouli Qi-Boosting Porridge, which is an excellent remedy for relieving heatstroke.
[Medicinal Diet Name]
Patchouli Qi-Boosting Porridge
[Medicinal Diet Ingredients]
10g patchouli, 3g perilla leaf, 3g white atractylodes rhizome, 3g tuckahoe, 3g pericarpium citri reticulatae, 3g white cardamom, 3g pinellia ternata, 6g dried tangerine peel, 6g fresh ginger, 6g magnolia bark, 6g balloon flower root, 6g prepared licorice, 100g glutinous rice, 50g brown sugar.
[Preparation Method]
Grind the above Chinese herbs into fine powder, take 10g each time, wrap them in cloth and decoct to extract the juice and remove the residue for later use; cook the glutinous rice to make porridge, and when the porridge is almost cooked, add the medicinal juice and boil.
[Health Benefits]
1. Dampness-clearing, regulating Qi and harmonizing the stomach:
Used for dampness blocking the spleen and stomach, abdominal distension, and early stage of damp-heat. If there is stagnation of dampness in the middle burner and stuffiness in the epigastrium, it can be used together with perilla leaf; if there is an early stage of damp-heat, it can be combined with peppermint, herba cum radice clematidis chinensis, and scutellaria baicalensis.
2. Antiemetic and antidiarrheal:
Used for vomiting, diarrhea, etc. If there is a syndrome of receiving filthy and vomiting and diarrhea, it can be combined with perilla leaf, pinellia ternata, magnolia bark, and dried tangerine peel; if there is vomiting due to stomach cold, it can be combined with pinellia ternata; if there is damp-heat, it can be combined with coptis chinensis and rhizoma phragmitis; if there is weakness of the spleen and stomach, it can be combined with codonopsis pilosula and licorice; if there is vomiting during pregnancy, it can be combined with amomum villosum.
3. Heat-clearing:
Used for heat and dampness syndrome. It can be used regardless of whether it is cold or hot, and it is often used in combination with perilla leaf in clinical practice.
4. Sweating and releasing the exterior:
Used for fever with aversion to cold, aversion to cold with fever, and chest and epigastric fullness. It can be combined with perilla leaf and dried tangerine peel.
5. Improving vision:
Vitamin A plays a very important role in the development of the eyes, synthesizing photosensitive substances in the retinal rod cells. It enhances the resistance of the eyes to diseases and prevents night blindness.
[Nutritional Value]
1. Rich in iron, which can promote growth; increase resistance to diseases; regulate tissue respiration and prevent fatigue; form hemoglobin and prevent and treat anemia caused by iron deficiency; restore good blood color to the skin.
2. Rich in calcium, which is the basic material for bone development and directly affects height; regulates hormone secretion; controls inflammation and edema; maintains acid-base balance, etc.
3. Rich in carbohydrates, which are necessary for maintaining brain function; regulate fat metabolism; provide dietary fiber; enhance intestinal function.
4. Rich in vitamin A, which has the function of improving vision, assisting in the treatment of various eye diseases, enhancing immunity, clearing free radicals, promoting growth and development, and protecting the function of the stomach and respiratory mucosa.
[Dietary Dos and Don'ts]
Patchouli is particularly suitable for those with symptoms such as cold and fever, chest tightness, loss of appetite, nausea, and vomiting, as well as for preventing and relieving heat in the hot summer. Generally, 3-10g is sufficient.
Due to the warm and dispersing nature of patchouli, excessive consumption should be avoided by those with yin deficiency and heat constitution.
