A friend in his 40s came to me for consultation, saying that he had been feeling weak recently, his energy was very poor, and he always felt bloated after eating, had no appetite, couldn't eat much, and his body was getting thinner and thinner.
I studied Chinese medicine, and I have been doing health science for a long time, so I am too familiar with this situation.
I asked him if he had been under too much pressure at work lately and was more anxious.
He replied, yes, this year's work has been difficult, and I have been anxious for several months, and it has not improved.
I asked, "How are you pooping?" Is it sticky and easy to stick to the toilet?
He was surprised when he heard it, and even said yes, how do you know?
I explained to him that it was actually very simple, his situation was a typical spleen deficiency, also known as spleen and stomach weakness. General eating disorders, overwork, long-term stress, or long-term illness are easy to cause spleen qi deficiency, especially modern people are generally stressed, which is the so-called worry and spleen, so most office workers look listless and wilted, that is, the temper is damaged.
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1. Weakness of limbs and listlessness。The spleen is dominated by the muscles of the limbs, the spleen is insufficient, and the limbs are not nourished, so the limbs are tired and weak.
2. Shortness of breath and lazy speech, and the body is emaciated, the face is yellowish. This is because the spleen and stomach are the source of qi and blood biochemistry, and if the spleen and stomach are deficient, qi and blood will inevitably be insufficient, so corresponding symptoms will appear.
3. Less intake and bloatingEspecially after eating, I always feel that my stomach is blocked, so my appetite is very poor and I eat less.
4. The stool is sticky and unpleasant, long-term unformed, flush can not be clean. This is because people with spleen deficiency have a reduced ability to transport water and dampness, and they must be damp, and everyone sticks out their tongues to see, and they will also find that the tongue is fat and has many tooth marks on the edges.
It's no exaggeration to say that most people are easy to get caught up.
Children are prone to spleen deficiency, because the spleen and stomach of children are not fully developed, that is, "spleen is often insufficient" in traditional Chinese medicine, so children are prone to picky eating, food accumulation, anorexia, gastrointestinal disharmony, and easy to cry at night.
Needless to say, middle-aged office workers will hurt their spleen when they are stressed.
As for the elderly, due to the deterioration of physical functions, the spleen and stomach are also prone to malfunction, eating less, not digesting, asthma and fatigue, etc.
As mentioned at the beginning of the article, I suggested that he eat Bazhen Cake.
Bazhen cake is a classic spleen food recipe in traditional Chinese medicine, the inventor is the Ming Dynasty imperial physician Chen Shigong, at the beginning was originally prescribed to the little princes and princesses to eat, the result of the spleen and stomach effect is too good, he himself eats, and in the "Surgical Authenticity" praised: "Bazhen cake to a hundred days, light body prolongation, the wonder is difficult to describe." ”
Later, it was spread to the Qing Dynasty, Qianlong and Cixi fell in love as soon as they ate it, and they used it as a small snack every day and ate it for most of their lives, so it became a famous palace meal.
Luo Dalun, a famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor, spoke on CCTV's "Hundred Lectures".
Material:Yam, lotus seeds, seeds, poria cocos, barley, white lentils, hawthorn, malt. 200 grams each.
Method: All the above ingredients are beaten into powder, then add 200 grams of white rice noodles, 200 grams of japonica rice noodles, an appropriate amount of sugar, add water and noodles together, then cut into small pieces, press out the shape with a mold, and steam in the pot for about 40 minutes.
How to eat: Eat two or three small pieces a day, as a small snack and snack.
Why is this recipe so amazing for regulating the spleen and stomach? Because yams, lotus seeds, and gourd seeds are all tonifying the spleen and yang, and poria cocos, barley, and white lentils are all tonifying the spleen and yin, and they can all dispel dampness. Hawthorn malt can be consumed and accumulated. In this way, there are both yang and yin supplements, plus the moisture is removed, and then the accumulated food is removed, and the basic gastrointestinal problems can be easily solved.
My friend had been eating for more than 20 days, and when I saw him again, he was in a much better state of mind, and he had to invite me to dinner to thank him. I'm still very happy to be able to help the people around me.
Today I will introduce this recipe to you, you can buy your own ingredients to make it, but note that it is not easy to save it on a hot day now, so it is best to make less at a time, put it in the refrigerator, and heat it up again when you want to eat.
If you want to make it convenient, you can eat the finished product directly.