In spring, it is advisable to save acid and increase sweetness to nourish the temper

In spring, it is advisable to save acid and increase sweetness to nourish the temper

According to the theory of the Five Elements of Chinese Medicine, the liver belongs to the wood, the spleen belongs to the soil, the muke soil, and the excessive liver qi can hurt the spleen and yang, affecting the digestion and absorption function of the spleen.

What are the foods that are healthy for the spleen?

These foods include millet, black rice, sorghum, oats, pumpkin, lentils, dates, cinnamon balls, walnuts, chestnuts, etc. In addition, you can eat more vegetables for health benefits, people after winter, most of them will appear a variety of vitamins, inorganic salts and trace elements of insufficient intake, such as spring people often have stomatitis, angular cheilitis, glossitis and some skin diseases, etc., so to eat more seasonal fresh vegetables, such as spring shoots, toon leaves, pea seedlings, spinach, cauliflower, etc., in order to balance nutrition, good health.

(Source: Yunnan Population and Health Publicity and Education Center)