Deficiency and coldness of the spleen and stomach is a term in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the syndrome manifested by deficiency of spleen and stomach yang qi and excessive yin and coldness. It is more common in various chronic spleen and stomach system diseases, such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer, functional indigestion, etc. Because the course of these diseases is relatively long, they consume the yang energy of the human body's spleen and stomach, resulting in a disease manifestation of deficiency and coldness and internal excess.
Deficiency of the spleen and stomach is often caused by eating disorders, overeating raw or cold food, overwork, or long-term illness or worry that damages the spleen. It may manifest as stomach pain, bloating, acid reflux, or even vomiting of water, a stomach that is afraid of cold, and a tendency to drink hot water or eat warm foods. In addition, the tip of your nose feels cold when you touch it, or your stomach feels cold when you touch it. If you eat cold or hard-to-digest food, it can easily lead to symptoms of stomach pain and bloating, and you may also experience vomiting or Diarrhea.
In daily life, when we find that our spleen and stomach are weak and cold, how should we treat it?
Eat in moderation and regularly. Do not overeat. Eat more easily digestible foods.
Eat more warm and spleen-tonifying foods. Avoid greasy, For spicy food, the diet should be mainly light
Eat less cold fruits, such as apples, bananas, tomatoes, grapefruits, etc.
Eating whole grains regularly is beneficial to Strengthen the spleen and stomach
2. Traditional Chinese medicine supplements:
Lizhong Decoction:
Ingredients: 9 grams each of ginseng, dried ginger, Atractylodes, and Zhigancao
Method: Add water to decoct, remove residue and extract juice, three times a day (note that it must be taken warm)
Efficacy:
Ginseng: Ginseng belongs to the traditional Chinese medicine Qi-tonifying medicine, its properties are sweet, slightly bitter, and slightly warm, and mainly enters the spleen, lungs, heart, and kidney meridians. It has the effects of invigorating vitality, rejuvenating the pulse and strengthening the prognosis, nourishing the spleen and lungs, promoting body fluids and nourishing blood, calming the mind and improving intelligence. It is mainly used clinically to treat physical weakness and desire to prolapse, lung deficiency, cough and asthma, impotence and uterine coldness, internal heat and thirst, and chronic illness. Weakness, panic, insomnia and other symptoms.
Dried ginger: Dried ginger is a pungent, warm and hot medicine that enters the spleen, stomach, heart, kidney and lung meridians. Dried ginger warms the body, dispels cold, restores yang and unblocks the meridians, and has the effect of drying dampness and resolving phlegm. Dried ginger can treat cold and pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, that is, the cold and warm conditions of the stomach and abdomen.
Atractylodes: Atractylodes is an important bulk Chinese medicinal material, the dried rhizome of the perennial herb Atractylodes of the Asteraceae family. It has many medicinal functions such as tonifying the spleen and strengthening the stomach, drying dampness and diuresis, antiperspirant and anti-fetus.
Zhigancao:
Zhigancao is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It returns to the heart meridian, lung meridian, stomach meridian and spleen meridian. It has the functions of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, relieving cough and asthma, clearing away heat and detoxifying, etc. effect.
3. In terms of daily life
Proper exercise can promote gastrointestinal motility, help promote the digestion and absorption of food, and effectively improve blood circulation
Ensure a healthy living environment Warmth, pay attention to keeping yourself warm, add clothes according to weather changes, do not pursue style rather than temperature
Keep a good mood, bad mood may also be the source of disease, only by having a good mood can you have a good body
Develop good work and rest habits, ensure to go to bed early and get up early, strengthen exercise, and improve your own resistance
When massaging the Zhongwan acupoint, you can adopt a supine position. This acupoint is located at The upper abdomen of the human body, on the front midline, is specifically found as follows: the midpoint of the line connecting the lower end of the sternum and the navel is this point. Massaging this point can regulate gastric function. Massage for 2-3 minutes each time until a local feeling of heat appears. .