Fennel porridge

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Fennel porridge

Ingredients: 10-15 grams of fennel, 50-100 grams of japonica rice.

Features: This porridge has the effects of promoting qi and relieving pain, strengthening the spleen and appetizing, and promoting lactation. It is suitable for treating symptoms such as stomach cold and vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal distension and lack of milk. Take twice a day, and the course of treatment is 3-5 days.

·operate:

1. Boil fennel in a casserole with water, take out the juice and remove the residue; wash the japonica rice clean.

2. Put the pot on the fire, add the rice and medicinal juice and cook into porridge.

Introduction to the efficacy of fennel porridge

Features: The porridge is thick and has a unique flavor. This porridge has the effects of promoting qi and relieving pain, strengthening the spleen and appetizing, and promoting lactation. It is suitable for treating symptoms such as stomach cold and vomiting, loss of appetite, abdominal distension and gas, and lack of milk.

Explanation of the meaning of porridge: Fennel, also known as valley fennel, is the dried mature fruit of the perennial herb fennel of the Apiaceae family. It is one of the commonly used spices in home cooking. Its main components are aisole, aisaldehyde, fenchone and fatty oil. In cooking, it has the effect of diluting fishy smell, increasing aroma and stimulating appetite.

Fennel is also a commonly used Chinese medicine. According to traditional Chinese medicine, fennel is pungent and warm in nature. It enters the liver, kidney, spleen, and stomach meridians. It has the functions of dispelling cold and relieving pain, regulating qi and harmonizing the stomach, digesting food and eliminating bloating, and dispelling wind and detoxification. This product is good at regulating qi and harmonizing the stomach, stimulating appetite and stopping vomiting. It also enters the foot Jueyin liver meridian and relieves pain. Therefore, it is very effective for cold pain in the stomach, vomiting and loss of appetite, abdominal pain caused by cold hernia, and testicular swelling and pain. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says that it "regulates qi and stimulates appetite". "Kaibao Materia Medica" says that it "controls the cold air between the bladder and kidney, regulates the middle and stops pain, and stops vomiting". "Da Ming Materia Medica" says that it "stimulates appetite and helps to eat". Pharmacological studies have shown that fennel can reduce the tension of the stomach, and then stimulate it to normalize its peristalsis and shorten the emptying time; it increases the tension and peristalsis of the intestines, promotes gas removal, and sometimes the peristalsis is reduced after excitement, which helps to relieve spasms and relieve pain. Clinical observations have shown that fennel has a good therapeutic effect on intestinal hernia, scrotal elephantiasis, testicular hydrocele, etc. Cooking porridge and taking it can not only dispel cold and relieve pain, treat abdominal pain, hernia swelling and pain, but also strengthen the spleen and appetite, treat loss of appetite and indigestion.

Note:

1. It is not suitable for patients with excess heat syndrome and excessive fire due to yin deficiency.

2. There are two types of fennel: large fennel and small fennel. The former belongs to the Magnoliaceae family, and the latter belongs to the Umbelliferae family. The effects of the two are roughly the same, but small fennel is more suitable for cooking porridge.