Patients with advanced gastric cancer should focus on replenishing qi in their diet

Patients with advanced gastric cancer will show symptoms of cachexia. Since the cancer consumes the body for a long time, the patients have weak qi and blood, fatigue and weakness during this period. In terms of diet conditioning, special attention should be paid to replenishing the patients' qi and taking good care of their bodies.

Ginseng and Astragalus Chicken Soup

Ingredients: 6 grams of ginseng, 20 grams of astragalus, and 150 grams of chicken.

Preparation: Slice the ginseng, remove the skin and tendons, and cut into thin strips. Boil the ginseng and astragalus in appropriate amount of water, then use the water to cook the chicken.

Usage: Drink soup and eat chicken.

Efficacy: replenishing qi and strengthening the exterior, promoting body fluid and detoxifying. Suitable for weight loss, poor appetite, and qi and blood deficiency after gastric cancer surgery.

Cordyceps and Duck Soup

Ingredients: 30g Beiqi, 20g Placenta, 15g Cordyceps, 1 old duck.

Preparation: Slice the Astragalus membranaceus, wash it and wrap it in gauze, wash the placenta and Cordyceps sinensis. Kill the old duck, remove the internal organs and fat, put the Astragalus membranaceus and Cordyceps sinensis into the duck belly, sew it with bamboo sticks, add appropriate amount of water and stew the duck until it is cooked, season with salt, and remove the Astragalus membranaceus and placenta.

Usage: Eat Cordyceps sinensis, drink soup or eat with meals.

Efficacy: Replenishes vital energy, replenishes deficiency and strengthens the body.

Bird's Nest Tremella and Rehmannia Soup

Ingredients: 10 grams of bird's nest, 15 grams of white fungus, 20 grams of raw land, and 20 grams of honey.

Preparation: Soak the white fungus, wrap the raw earth with gauze, boil it first, and use the water. Cook over low heat until the bird's nest and white fungus are dissolved, add honey and serve warm.

Efficacy: Nourishes yin and replenishes deficiency, moistens the lungs and nourishes the stomach.