Clinical manifestations of spleen and stomach heat obesity:
The body is obese, with red face or acne, irritated thirst, excessive appetite, dry mouth or sticky yellow phlegm, or easy to develop mouth ulcers, red tongue, thick yellow coating, and strong pulse.
【Braised Mushroom with Winter Melon】
Ingredients: 250g winter melon, 50g soaked mushrooms.
Method: Cut the winter melon into small cubes, cut the mushrooms after soaking. Heat oil in a pan, add winter melon, mushrooms and the water from soaking the mushrooms, cook for a few minutes, add salt, monosodium glutamate and other seasonings, cook until done.
Benefits: Clear heat and invigorate the spleen.
Usage: Eat with meals.
【Steamed Spare Ribs with Lotus Leaf Powder】
Ingredients: 8-10 fresh lotus leaves, 1000g pork spare ribs, 300-400g glutinous rice.
Method: Wash the lotus leaves and cut each into four pieces. Stir-fry the glutinous rice with two star anises until golden brown. Let it cool, then grind it into coarse powder. Wash the spare ribs, cut into large pieces, put them in a large porcelain bowl, add half a bowl of soy sauce, 4 tablespoons of yellow wine, half a teaspoon of fine salt, a little monosodium glutamate and scallions, mix well, marinate for more than 2 hours, and stir frequently to let the flavor penetrate. Then, coat each piece of spare rib with a layer of fried rice powder, wrap the spare ribs tightly with the pre-cut lotus leaves, 1-2 pieces per package depending on the size of the spare ribs. Place a fresh lotus leaf on the bottom of the steamer, then place the wrapped spare ribs in the steamer and cover with the steamer lid.
Benefits: Invigorate the spleen, promote clearness, dispel stasis and reduce turbidity.
Usage: Open the lotus leaf package and eat hot, serve with meals.
【Three-Flower Slimming Tea】
Ingredients: equal parts of rose, hibiscus, jasmine, chuanxiong, and lotus leaves.
Method: Chop the above ingredients into coarse powder, divide them into filter tea bags, with 3-5g in each bag.
Benefits: Broaden the chest and regulate qi, promote diuresis and resolve phlegm, reduce fat and lose weight.
Usage: Drink 1 small bag daily, put it in a teacup, steep in boiling water for 10 minutes, and drink instead of tea.
【Stir-Fried Konjac】
Ingredients: 100g konjac.
Method: Stir-fry the konjac with seasonings in a pan, then serve.
Benefits: Resolve phlegm, clear heat and promote bowel movement.
Usage: Eat with meals.
【Snow Soup with Radish】
Ingredients: 30g water chestnut, 30g white radish, 30g jellyfish.
Method: Cut the three ingredients into small pieces, simmer over low heat for 1 hour until all ingredients are soft.
Benefits: Clear heat, resolve phlegm, promote diuresis and relieve constipation.
Usage: Can be eaten as desired.
【Snow Pear and Rabbit Meat Soup】
Ingredients: 500g rabbit meat, 400g snow pear, 15g plantain leaf.
Method: Juice the snow pear, decoct the plantain leaf to obtain 100ml of juice, cook the rabbit meat, add pear juice, plantain juice, and agar, cook until it becomes a jelly, then refrigerate. Serve by pouring the sauce over it when eating.
Benefits: Clear heat, dispel phlegm, promote diuresis and reduce weight.
Usage: Can be eaten as a dessert.
