What foods are good for spleen deficiency?

Spleen deficiency is a problem that many people suffer from in today's society. Although it does not directly cause pain to people, it will affect people's skin color and digestion and absorption functions. So what foods are better for people with spleen deficiency? In fact, the following 7 kinds of food can be eaten by patients with spleen deficiency, so everyone must remember them.

1. Sweet potato.

Commonly known as sweet potato, yam, and sweet potato. It is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of nourishing the spleen and blood, replenishing qi and relieving constipation. "Sui Xi Ju Diet" says: "Cooking and eating sweet potatoes nourishes the spleen and stomach, increases energy and strength, protects against wind and cold, and improves complexion." "Compendium of Materia Medica" believes that sweet potatoes can "replenish the middle, warm the stomach, and nourish the five internal organs." People with spleen deficiency can use sweet potatoes as their staple food and eat them regularly.

2. Job’s tears

It tastes sweet and mild, and is slightly cold in nature. It has the effects of promoting diuresis, eliminating dampness and stopping diarrhea. It is applicable to symptoms of spleen deficiency such as diarrhea and decreased appetite.

3. Japonica rice

Also known as "rice". It is mild in nature and sweet in taste, and is beneficial to the health of the spleen, stomach and muscles. It can be used to treat and improve symptoms such as weight loss, depression, diarrhea, and dysentery caused by spleen deficiency.

Recommended: Japonica rice porridge.

50 grams of polished japonica rice and 10 grams of grapes. Use appropriate amount of water to cook the polished rice until it is 90% cooked. Then add raisins and stew them together until they are soft.

4. Wheat

Wheat is a cereal food with cool nature and sweet taste. It has the effects of strengthening the heart and protecting the kidneys, clearing away heat and quenching thirst. It is suitable for symptoms of spleen deficiency such as dry mouth, irritability, and loss of appetite.

5. Sesame oil

Sesame oil is cool and sweet in nature. It can lubricate the intestines, prevent dry stools, help the body detoxify, and treat abdominal pain caused by food accumulation, ulcers, etc.

6. Glutinous rice

Glutinous rice is also called "jiangmi". It is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It is suitable for people with weak spleen and cold stomach. It has the effects of warming the spleen and stomach, eliminating dry mouth and thirst, improving spontaneous sweating, and treating loose stools and diarrhea.

7. Jujube.

It is warm in nature and has a strong flavor. It can nourish the spleen and stomach, and replenish qi and blood. As early as more than two thousand years ago, there was a record in "Shennong's Herbal Classic" that "jujubes can calm the body and nourish the spleen." Li Shizhen said, "Dates are the fruit of the spleen and are suitable for people with spleen diseases." People who suffer from spleen deficiency, constipation, weak stomach, poor appetite, and insufficient qi and blood should eat dates regularly.

You can also use yam, atractylodes, rice, potato, white lentil, sweet potato, etc. to strengthen the spleen. Usually, those that grow deep in the ground can all strengthen the spleen. They can be used to make porridge, stew meat, or cook alone. If you add a little lotus leaf, the effect will be better.