Health products for treating stomach problems

The stomach is an important part of our digestive system. Only with a healthy stomach can we better ensure the nutrition and health of the body. A bad stomach can easily affect the health of the body. Loss of appetite, bloating, indigestion, etc. often surround us. If we want to have a healthy stomach, we should eat more foods that enhance the function of the stomach. So what are some health products that are good for the stomach?

You can also take the following supplements:

1. Milk

Milk is very rich in nutrients. It can be said that milk is a perfect drink. Research has found that milk also has a good stomach-nourishing effect. The main functions of milk are to nourish the lungs and stomach, produce body fluids, and moisten the large intestine. It has a good effect on stomach pain caused by yin deficiency, constipation due to lack of body fluid, etc. Modern medical research has found that milk has a very effective therapeutic effect on peptic ulcer disease, habitual constipation and other conditions.

Although milk has a good stomach-nourishing effect, experts remind that patients with diarrhea, spleen deficiency, dampness, etc. should not drink excessive milk in daily life.

2. Xiaomi

Millet porridge has always been known as "golden porridge". Millet is the most ideal tonic for the elderly, the weak, the sick and postpartum women. Millet is not only rich in nutrients, but also has the effect of nourishing the stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that millet is sweet, salty, and cool in nature, and enters the kidney, spleen, and stomach meridians. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that millet "treats stomach nausea, heat dysentery, can be eaten when cooked into porridge, benefits the Dantian, replenishes deficiency, and opens the stomach." Therefore, it is very beneficial for the elderly who are frail, have insufficient qi and blood, and weak spleen and stomach.

Although millet porridge is a very good cooking method, in line with the principle of eating a variety of grains, you can add potatoes, sweet potatoes, dates, lotus seeds, lilies, etc. to the millet porridge to balance its nutrition. In addition, since porridge is easily absorbed and causes blood sugar to rise quickly, people with diabetes need to be cautious when drinking porridge.

3. Red dates

According to traditional Chinese medicine theory, red dates have the effects of replenishing deficiency and invigorating qi, nourishing blood and calming the mind, strengthening the spleen and stomach. They are a good health care product for patients with weak spleen and stomach, insufficient qi and blood, fatigue, weakness, insomnia and nightmares. The proverbs popular among the Chinese people, such as "eat three dates a day and you will never get old" and "five grains plus red dates are better than Ganoderma lucidum", fully illustrate the nutritional value of red dates.

Traditional Chinese medicine recommends eating cooked jujubes. Put them into porridge, rice, soup, or stew, heat them until they are soft, and then eat them. This has a tonic effect on the body. Use 20 grams of red dates, 20 dried longans, and a little honey, put them in a pot, add two cups of water, simmer over low heat, and drink as tea. It can treat poor spleen and stomach, and stomach bloating due to dampness and cold.

4. Hericium erinaceus

Hericium erinaceus is one of the most popular supplements in the fall and winter. Although both are fungi, the tender and delicious Hericium erinaceus is listed as one of the four famous dishes of China (along with bear paw, sea cucumber and shark fin). It is known as "mountain treasure Hericium erinaceus, seafood bird's nest" and "meat in vegetarian food". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Hericium erinaceus is mild in nature and sweet in taste, and has the effects of benefiting the five internal organs, aiding digestion, and nourishing the body. It is especially suitable for people with poor stomachs and asthma.

When cooking Hericium erinaceus, it must be cooked until soft so that the nutrients can be better absorbed by the human body. Hericium erinaceus has a somewhat bitter taste, which also affects the taste when eaten. It is recommended to soak Hericium erinaceus in light salt water for about 1 hour before cooking to reduce the bitterness.

5. Astragalus

Astragalus is sweet and warm. It is used to treat carbuncle, long-term sore, discharge pus and relieve pain, leprosy, five types of hemorrhoids, fistula, tonic and all kinds of diseases in children. Astragalus has the effect of replenishing Qi and raising Yang. It is mainly used to treat spleen and stomach weakness, sinking of Qi in the middle, etc. It is generally used for people with spleen and stomach Qi deficiency or pale complexion, cold hands and feet.

Astragalus can be used to make wine or added to dishes. For example, it is a common ingredient in turtle soup and black chicken soup. However, because women are yin, if they replenish qi and raise yang excessively, they are likely to develop pimples on their faces.

6. Pork belly

Pork tripe is the stomach of the pig. It is slightly warm in nature and sweet in taste. Compared with the stomachs of various animals such as cow tripe and sheep tripe, it has more good earth energy. It can directly nourish the good earth of the human body by replenishing the shape of the body, and the effect is particularly good. Especially for the elderly, women and children with weak spleen and stomach, drinking pork tripe stewed soup can play an urgent role in replenishing the spleen and stomach, and it also has a good auxiliary effect on other diseases caused by spleen and stomach discomfort.

One pig's stomach, 4 taels of ginger, and 2 taels of brown sugar. Wash the pig's stomach, cut the ginger into shreds, put it into the pig's stomach together with brown sugar, tie the two ends tightly with cotton thread, add water and cook until the stomach is rotten, eat the stomach and drink the soup. It can warm the stomach and relieve pain. It is suitable for patients with spleen and stomach deficiency, aggravated by cold, and watery mouth. Not recommended for diabetics.