Patchouli Congee

In summer, patchouli porridge is very good. Let me give you a detailed introduction below. I hope you like it.

Patchouli Congee

Patchouli can be collected before flowering in summer and autumn, washed, cut into sections, dried and set aside, or used fresh.

Introduction to Patchouli Congee

The Compendium of Materia Medica records that Patchouli "treats vomiting and nausea in the spleen and stomach, and is the most important porridge." Chinese medicine believes that Patchouli is pungent and slightly warm in nature, enters the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians, and has the effects of relieving heat and releasing the exterior, aromatic and dehumidifying, and harmonizing the stomach and stopping vomiting. Patchouli is warm and dry in nature, and can relieve summer heat and dampness on the surface, and can transform dampness and turbidity inside. It is suitable for summer heat and dampness syndrome and damp-heat syndrome at the beginning, and is a good product for daily use in summer. Patchouli can also regulate qi, harmonize the stomach, and stop vomiting. It is most suitable for vomiting caused by dampness blocking the middle jiao and stomach disharmony. Modern research shows that Patchouli contains volatile oils and alkaloids, has antibacterial and antibacterial effects, has an inhibitory effect on gastrointestinal nerves, can promote gastric juice secretion, and enhance digestive function.

In summer, the human body is attacked by the evil of heat and dampness, and will experience limb fatigue, spleen and stomach dampness, abdominal distension, poor appetite, nausea and vomiting, etc. Patchouli can be used to make tea or porridge, which is extremely effective. You can also choose to take Patchouli Zhengqi water, Patchouli Zhengqi pills, Patchouli Zhengqi soft capsules, Patchouli Zhengqi dripping pills and other Patchouli Zhengqi Chinese patent medicines. But please note that this product is pungent and warm, and it is not suitable for people with yin deficiency and excessive fire, and those with red and smooth tongue. Here, 4 Patchouli porridge treatments are recommended:

1. Patchouli Congee Take 10g Patchouli (double the amount of fresh ones), 100g rice, and appropriate amount of sugar. First, clean the Patchouli, put it in a pot, and add appropriate amount of water. Soak it for 5-10 minutes, fry it to extract its juice, add rice to make porridge, add sugar when the porridge is cooked, and boil it for 1-2 more times. Take one dose a day for 3-5 consecutive days. It has the function of aromatic dehumidification, harmonizing the middle and stopping vomiting, and is suitable for summer dampness syndrome such as abdominal distension.

2. Atractylodes macrocephala and Patchouli porridge Take 10g each of Atractylodes macrocephala and Patchouli (double the amount of fresh products), 100g of rice, and appropriate amount of sugar. Clean Atractylodes macrocephala and Patchouli, put them in a pot, and add appropriate amount of water. Soak for 5-10 minutes, decoct in water to extract the juice, add rice to make porridge, add sugar when the porridge is cooked, and boil for 1-2 more times. Take 1 dose per day for 3-5 consecutive days. It can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, and is suitable for dampness obstruction in the spleen and stomach, chest and abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, fatigue, etc.

3. Erbaijiangfanghuoxiang Congee Take 10g of Atractylodes macrocephala and Huxiang, 6g of white cardamom, saposhnikovia divaricata, and simmered ginger, and 50g of rice. Put all the medicines into a casserole, boil them in water to extract the juice, add rice and boil into a thin porridge for consumption, and take it warm twice a day. It can dispel wind and cold, remove dampness and stop diarrhea, and is suitable for acute enteritis accompanied by chills and body pain, watery diarrhea, abdominal pain and bowel sounds, etc.

4. Amomum villosum and Patchouli Congee Take 5g of Amomum villosum, 10g of Patchouli, 100g of rice, and appropriate amount of sugar. First grind Amomum villosum into fine powder for later use, select Patchouli and put it in a casserole, add water and soak for 10 minutes, boil it in water to extract its juice, add rice and cook into porridge, add Amomum villosum powder and sugar when the porridge is cooked, and boil it for 1 to 2 more times. Take 1 dose daily for 3 to 5 consecutive days. It can stop vomiting and is suitable for women with vomiting during pregnancy.