The efficacy of Jiao Sanxian porridge

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The effect of Jiao Sanxian porridge

In fact, it is not one medicine but three medicines, namely, scorched malt, scorched hawthorn, and scorched Shenqu. Why are these three medicines often used together? This is because these three medicines all have good functions of eliminating stagnation, but they also have their own different characteristics. Scorched malt has a good effect on digesting starchy foods; scorched hawthorn is good at treating food stagnation caused by excessive meat or greasy food; scorched Shenqu is good at digesting rice and flour foods. The combination of these three medicines can significantly enhance the digestive function. Therefore, in clinical practice, doctors often use these three medicines together and call them "Scorched Three Immortals".

Burnt malt is very effective in digesting starchy foods; burnt hawthorn is good at treating food stagnation caused by excessive meat or greasy food; burnt Shenqu is good at digesting rice and flour foods. The combination of the three medicines can significantly enhance the digestive function. Therefore, doctors often call the combination of the three medicines "burnt three immortals".

The effect of Jiao Sanxian porridge

Made from barley germinated, the malt is lightly fried in a pot until it turns yellow, sprayed with water, and then taken out and dried. This is roasted malt. Roasted malt has the functions of strengthening the spleen and stomach, soothing the liver and removing stagnation. It is used to treat indigestion, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, vomiting and diarrhea. Modern research shows that malt is rich in amylolytic enzymes, invertase, lipase, vitamin B, etc., and has a good digestive effect.

Slice the hawthorn and dry it in the sun, put it in a pot and fry it over high heat until the outside is burnt brown and the inside is yellowish brown, spray it with clean water, take it out and dry it in the sun, and you will get the burnt hawthorn. Oral consumption of hawthorn can increase the secretion of digestive enzymes, promote the decomposition and digestion of fat, and is particularly effective for those who suffer from abdominal distension, belching, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, and diarrhea caused by eating too much meat or greasy food.

In addition, modern drug tests have shown that hawthorn has the effect of slowly and persistently lowering blood pressure, lowering cholesterol and triglycerides, preventing atherosclerosis, and dilating coronary arteries, increasing myocardial contractility, and fighting arrhythmia. Therefore, it is beneficial for preventing and treating hypertension, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, and coronary heart disease.

Jiao Sanxian is a general term for the combination of Jiao Shenqu, Jiao Shanzha and Jiao Maiyao. It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and appetite, and digesting food and relieving stagnation.

Jiao Shenqu tastes sweet and pungent, and has a warm nature. It enters the spleen and stomach meridians. It has the functions of strengthening the spleen and stomach, promoting digestion and regulating the middle. It is used to treat food stagnation, chest distension and abdominal distension, vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal pain caused by blood stasis after childbirth, and large and hard abdominal mass in children.

The effect of Jiao Sanxian porridge

The charred hawthorn tastes sour and sweet, and is slightly warm in nature. It enters the spleen, stomach, and liver meridians. It has the functions of digestion, stomach invigoration, blood circulation, blood stasis, astringency, and diarrhea. It is used to treat meat accumulation, phlegm, acid regurgitation, diarrhea, intestinal wind, back pain, hernia, postpartum occipital pain, lochia retention, and milk and food stagnation in children.

Scorched malt tastes sweet and has a neutral medicinal property. It enters the spleen and stomach meridians. It has the functions of promoting qi and digestion, strengthening the spleen and stimulating appetite, and reducing milk and bloating. It is used for indigestion, abdominal distension and pain, spleen deficiency and poor appetite, milk stagnation, breast pain, and weaning in women.

The combination of the three herbs has the effect of eliminating food stagnation and is suitable for symptoms such as loss of appetite, indigestion, and abdominal distension. Jiao Sanxian is often used in decoctions, or used alone as a decoction, 15 to 30 grams each time. Jiao Sanxian is added with scorched betel nut to become Jiao Sixian, which further enhances its effect of reducing gas and breaking up stagnation.

Jiao Sanxian is a product that can eliminate accumulation and relieve stagnation. It helps digestion and relieves greasiness of pasta and meat.