2 Medicinal Diets to Assist in the Treatment of Brain Cancer

Brain cancer is a tumor that occurs in the cranial cavity, accounting for about 5% of all tumors in the body. It can occur at any age, but is most common between the ages of 20 and 50. During treatment, patients can take medicinal foods that can strengthen the brain, improve intelligence, and calm the nerves, which is beneficial to the treatment of brain cancer and the patient's early recovery.

Chrysanthemum Fish Head Soup

Ingredients: 1 grass carp head (about 500 grams), 30 grams of raw chrysanthemum leaves.

Preparation: Wash the grass carp head, cut it in half, and remove the gills and black bones. Wash the chrysanthemum leaves, wrap them in gauze and tie them tightly. Take a medium-sized casserole, add boiling water for about 8 minutes, then put the fish head and ginger slices in. After it boils, skim off the bubbles. Add the chrysanthemum leaf bag and simmer until it is well cooked (be sure to add water in the middle). Before eating, remove the leaf bag and ginger slices, and add MSG and salt.

Efficacy: Chrysanthemum can relieve headaches, improve eyesight and eliminate irritability and heat; grass carp head can replenish qi and blood, relieve irritability, detoxify and nourish the brain. Boiling the two together can remove phlegm, wind, dizziness and fatigue, increase cerebrolysin, and play a role in strengthening the brain, nourishing the brain and detoxifying.

Brain-boosting walnut porridge

Ingredients: 150g japonica rice, 30g walnut kernels, 10g dried lily, 20g black sesame seeds, and appropriate amount of water.

Preparation: Wash the polished rice and put it into a casserole together with walnut kernels, dried lily bulbs and black sesame seeds. Add appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil, then simmer until it becomes porridge.

Efficacy: Japonica rice nourishes the spleen and strengthens intelligence, walnut kernels nourish the kidneys and strengthen the brain, nourish the heart and improve intelligence, black sesame nourishes the liver and kidneys, and fills the brain marrow; various ingredients are matched to form a product that replenishes the body, nourishes yin, strengthens the brain and improves intelligence. It is suitable for patients with brain cancer to take after surgery.