Hello everyone, I am Ye Donglan, a Chinese medicine practitioner.
What exactly is the king of the spleen?
I don't know if you have heard a poem by the famous longevity Weng Lu You:
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Everyone in the world has been learning for many years, and they have not realized that they have been in the present,
I have to be easy to do, and I only eat porridge to the gods.
Many people don't believe it, this kind of "king" known as something at least has to be a precious ingredient or medicinal herb, how can it be a bowl of porridge.
But those rare ingredients are indeed precious, but ordinary people are not easy to obtain, the real nourishment, has always come from the masses, into life imperceptibly, in order to play a real effect.
Why is porridge the king of spleen tonics?
There is an old saying that "five grains are nourishing", porridge is slowly boiled out of five grains, and five grains are the easiest for the human body to absorb.
Everyone knows that Lu You had a bumpy fate in his life, but he loved to drink porridge for health, and lived a healthy and long life to 85 years old, which was twice the life expectancy of ordinary people at that time.
When asked about his thoughts on longevity, he said, "Only eat porridge to the gods", which is his high evaluation of the value of porridge.
Zhang Zhongjing, a physician in the Han Dynasty, also liked porridge, and even used it as an aid to treatment: "After taking it for a while, sip more than one liter of hot gruel to help the medicinal power." He thinks that drinking a bowl of hot porridge after taking the medicine can sweat slightly and help the medicine run the whole body.
Therefore, in the Qing Dynasty, there was a physician Wang Shixiong who called porridge "the first thing in the world to replenish people".
Traditional Chinese medicine effects of porridge
First of all, porridge has the effect of replenishing fluid.
As early as more than 2,500 years ago, the Neijing recorded the method of treating insomnia with rice soup. Zhao Xuemin and Wang Mengying of the Qing Dynasty even admired the efficacy of rice soup.
Zhao Xuemin pointed out in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" that rice soup can nourish yin and grow strength, especially more effective than cooked land. And Wang Mengying mentioned in "Suixingju Diet Recipe" that rice soup can even replace ginseng soup, which is very helpful for people who are weak.
Secondly, porridge can warm the five organs, which is especially beneficial to the spleen and stomach.
Li Shizhen praised the softness of porridge in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", which can open the stomach and complement the stomach. The "Neijing" also mentions that "Gu Qi leads to the spleen", indicating that porridge can clear the spleen, appetize qi, and help to regulate the spleen and stomach.
Finally, porridge can replenish weakness and promote self-healing of the body.
For diseases without stagnation, the cause should be sought from the internal organs, and if it is a deficiency disease, tonic methods should be used, including medicine, diet, and hot soup (porridge) to help the body reconcile the inside and outside, so as to achieve a complete cure.
Three spleen-tonifying "fairy porridge"
1. Tai Chi rice milk porridge
Children who have a fever or high fever that damages qi and yin, especially those who have cracks in the tongue and peel off the tongue coating.
People with weak spleen and stomach and cracked tongues are the kind of people who have poor digestion.
2. Buddhist rice porridge
People who are easily emotional, have stomach aches when they are angry, or even have no appetite.
People who have dark purple bruises on both sides of the tongue and often feel that their qi and blood are not smooth.
3. Chrysanthemum radish millet porridge
People who are easily irritable, have difficulty falling asleep, and have a bit of yin deficiency.
People whose tongues look red and whose hearts and livers are more vigorous.
I am Grandma Ye Donglan, I have been working in pediatrics for more than 40 years, and I will continue to share with you some small knowledge about children's tics, spleen deficiency, food accumulation, growth and development.
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