Emergency relief for Chinese New Year indigestion
During the Lunar New Year, I'm sure many of you attended numerous gatherings. And with the New Year's wish of "gaining elevation step by step" (a pun on "gāo," meaning cake), you probably have so many turnip cakes and New Year cakes in your fridge that you couldn't finish them even if you ate them for breakfast for several days.
Normally, with a regular diet, food is digested, but overeating can easily lead to a bloated feeling. The spleen and stomach are digestive organs. The stomach is responsible for receiving food, and the spleen for transforming and transporting nutrients. Hence the saying, "If you can eat but not digest, the illness is in the spleen." When the spleen's function is impaired and it cannot transport the digested food, you will experience abdominal distension and discomfort. Therefore, after overeating, in addition to relieving food stagnation, it is also important to strengthen the spleen.
It is recommended to use 10g of malt, 10g of hawthorn, and one piece of dried tangerine peel. After washing them, steep them in hot water for 15 minutes and drink. This tea can help digest food and relieve stagnation, strengthen the spleen and awaken the stomach, and reduce the feeling of abdominal bloating.
Malt, sweet in taste and neutral in nature, enters the spleen, stomach, and liver meridians; it is mainly used to treat food stagnation, indigestion, and abdominal distension. Hawthorn, sour in taste and warm in nature, enters the spleen and stomach meridians; it can strengthen the spleen, stimulate appetite, and aid digestion, especially effective for food stagnation caused by consuming too much meat or greasy food. Dried tangerine peel, bitter in taste and warm in nature, enters the spleen and lung meridians; it can strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach, regulate qi and adjust the middle jiao, and relieve abdominal bloating. Note: Malt has a lactodepressant effect, so it is not suitable for pregnant or breastfeeding women.
After the New Year, you may have received many gift boxes of New Year's food from relatives and friends. Why not donate the food to volunteer organizations or food banks? Search online for "Food Grace Hong Kong" to find ways to donate food throughout Hong Kong and share food with those in need.
Normally, with a regular diet, food is digested, but overeating can easily lead to a bloated feeling. The spleen and stomach are digestive organs. The stomach is responsible for receiving food, and the spleen for transforming and transporting nutrients. Hence the saying, "If you can eat but not digest, the illness is in the spleen." When the spleen's function is impaired and it cannot transport the digested food, you will experience abdominal distension and discomfort. Therefore, after overeating, in addition to relieving food stagnation, it is also important to strengthen the spleen.
It is recommended to use 10g of malt, 10g of hawthorn, and one piece of dried tangerine peel. After washing them, steep them in hot water for 15 minutes and drink. This tea can help digest food and relieve stagnation, strengthen the spleen and awaken the stomach, and reduce the feeling of abdominal bloating.
Malt, sweet in taste and neutral in nature, enters the spleen, stomach, and liver meridians; it is mainly used to treat food stagnation, indigestion, and abdominal distension. Hawthorn, sour in taste and warm in nature, enters the spleen and stomach meridians; it can strengthen the spleen, stimulate appetite, and aid digestion, especially effective for food stagnation caused by consuming too much meat or greasy food. Dried tangerine peel, bitter in taste and warm in nature, enters the spleen and lung meridians; it can strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach, regulate qi and adjust the middle jiao, and relieve abdominal bloating. Note: Malt has a lactodepressant effect, so it is not suitable for pregnant or breastfeeding women.
After the New Year, you may have received many gift boxes of New Year's food from relatives and friends. Why not donate the food to volunteer organizations or food banks? Search online for "Food Grace Hong Kong" to find ways to donate food throughout Hong Kong and share food with those in need.