Because it is widely rumored that eating pumpkin has the effect of losing weight and beautifying, there has been a pumpkin fever in recent years. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Pumpkin is warm, sweet, and enters the spleen and stomach meridians", which can tonify the middle warmer, replenish qi, diminish inflammation, sterilize and relieve pain. Its rich pectin can "adsorb" bacteria and toxic substances, including heavy metals and lead, and play a detoxification role. At the same time, pectin can protect the stomach from irritation and reduce ulcers. Pumpkins can be used to cook porridge or soup to nourish the stomach.
It is not enough to pay attention to diet. Chinese medicine suggests that you can drink Weichangbao tea to protect the gastric mucosa and regulate the stomach.
Carrots-enhance resistance
Carrots are sweet, and Chinese medicine believes that they "lower qi and tonify the middle energizer, benefit the spleen and diaphragm, moisten the stomach and intestines, level the five internal organs, and have the effect of food supplement".
Rich carotene can be converted into vitamin A, which can improve eyesight, enhance resistance and prevent respiratory diseases. Carotene is fat-soluble, which is most suitable for stewing with meat and has a better taste.
Cabbage-a natural stomach-nourishing dish
Chinese cabbage is flat and sweet, non-toxic, and enters the stomach and kidney. Chinese cabbage is one of the best vegetables recommended by the World Health Organization, and it is also known as a natural "stomach-nourishing dish". Vitamin K 1 and its vitamin U can not only resist gastric ulcer, protect and repair gastric mucosa, but also keep gastric cells active and vigorous, and reduce the chance of pathological changes. People with gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer can drink broccoli juice every day or mix it with honey to promote ulcer healing.
Spinach-tonifying blood and relaxing bowels
Spinach is sweet and cool, which can moisten dryness, nourish liver, benefit stomach and relieve constipation. "Dietotherapy Materia Medica" contains: "Benefiting the five internal organs, soothing the stomach and relieving hangover." Spinach can promote the secretion of stomach and pancreas, increase appetite and help digestion; Rich cellulose can also help intestinal peristalsis and facilitate defecation. However, the high content of oxalic acid in spinach hinders the absorption of calcium. Avoid eating with high calcium foods such as tofu and laver, or slightly blanch before cooking to remove oxalic acid.
Sweet potato-nourishing stomach and eliminating stagnation
Sweet potato is flat, sweet, spleen and qi. "Outline" Note: "Toning the middle jiao, warming the stomach and fattening the five internal organs." When the weather is cold, it can nourish the stomach with healthy qi, promote digestion and eliminate accumulation, and also clear the intestines and lose weight. Many people think that farting after eating sweet potatoes is actually caused by gastrointestinal peristalsis. However, the starch content in sweet potato is very high, and it will be converted into glucose after eating, which is not suitable for diabetics. Sweet potato should not be eaten on an empty stomach, which is easy to cause stomach acid.