What are the dietary methods for nourishing the kidney and strengthening the spleen?

To nourish the kidney and strengthen the spleen, you should pay attention to a reasonable and healthy diet, because there are some dietary therapy methods in daily life that can achieve better auxiliary treatment effects, such as stewed pork ribs with winter melon and Achyranthes bidentata and Huaichrysanthemum, yam and red dates soup, which all have good kidney and spleen nourishing effects.

1. Braised pork ribs with winter melon and ox knee

Ingredients: 2 grams of Chinese rhubarb, 1 gram of wolfberry, 500 grams of pork ribs, 300 grams of winter melon, and 5-6 peppercorns.

Method: 1. Cut the ribs into sections, remove bones and impurities with boiling water, and then rinse off the blood with cold water. 2. Add clean water (the water should cover all the materials) and all the ingredients into the pot. After simmering for 2 hours, add the side ingredients and simmer over low heat for 6 hours.

Efficacy: Chinese Rhizoma Achyranthis Bidentatae has the effect of dispersing blood stasis and relieving swelling and pain, while spare ribs have the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, harmonizing the middle and replenishing qi, and replenishing calcium. Eating them together has a good effect on the spleen and stomach.

2. Huaiju Yam and Red Date Soup

Ingredients: 250 grams of Chinese yam, 2 grams of Chinese chrysanthemum, 2.5 grams of jujube, and 200 grams of carrots.

Method: 1. Cut the carrots and dates and remove the cores. 2. Put carrots, jujubes and yam into a pot and add appropriate amount of water. Simmer for 4 hours, then add chrysanthemums and it is ready to eat.

Efficacy: Chinese yam has the effect of strengthening the spleen and kidney, red dates can replenish qi and blood, improve complexion, moisturize the heart and lungs, and produce body fluids. Eating them together has a good effect on people with weak spleen and stomach.

3. Stewed turtle with wolfberry and fish maw

Ingredients: 15 grams of Huaishan slices, 15 grams of wolfberry, a little longan meat, 80 grams of dried fish maw, 1 turtle, 1 small piece of ginger, and appropriate amount of salt.

Method: 1. Soak the fish maw in clean water until soft and cut into small slices. 2. Kill the turtle, cut it into small pieces, and blanch it in boiling water. 3. Add clean water (the water should cover all the materials) and all the ingredients into the pot. After simmering for 2 hours, add the side ingredients and simmer over low heat for 6 hours.

Efficacy: Fish maw has a nourishing effect, turtle meat is sweet and neutral in nature, and has the effects of nourishing yin and cooling blood, invigorating qi and replenishing deficiency. This soup is nourishing but not dry, and can achieve the effect of replenishing qi and blood and moisturizing the skin.

4. Braised Spare Ribs with Mushrooms and Sea Cucumber

Ingredients: 3 grams of Chinese yam, 300 grams of spare ribs, 300 grams of soaked sea cucumber, 10 mushrooms, 1 small piece of ginger, and appropriate amount of salt.

Method: 1. Cut the pork ribs and sea cucumber into small pieces, blanch them in boiling water and set aside. 2. Add clean water (the water should cover all the ingredients) and all the ingredients into the pot. After simmering for 2 hours, add the side ingredients and simmer over low heat for 5-6 hours.

Efficacy: Mushrooms are sweet and mild in nature, and are good for the stomach and can lower blood lipids. Sea cucumbers are sweet and salty in nature, and slightly cold, and can nourish the kidneys, strengthen yang, and replenish qi and nourish yin. This soup is suitable for people with rough skin and premature aging.