Some individuals experience abdominal pain and diarrhea when temperatures drop, often feeling cold and preferring warm water. Experts suggest that these symptoms may be due to “Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency”.
The spleen and stomach are the foundation of postnatal health and the source of Qi and blood production; thus, internal damage to the spleen and stomach can lead to various diseases. How can one nourish the spleen and stomach in winter?What are the symptoms of Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency?
The spleen and stomach are responsible for the digestion and transformation of food and drink, serving as the source of Qi and blood. If there is Yang deficiency, the following symptoms may occur:
Preference for warm foods and drinks;
Intermittent abdominal pain that improves with massage or heat application;
Cold sensitivity in the abdomen, with cold weather leading to cold hands and feet;
Frequent loose stools, especially after consuming cold or raw foods or exposure to cold winds;
Poor appetite and easy fatigue.
Recommended Dietary Therapies
1. Ginger and Jujube Tea
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Ingredients:
15g fresh ginger, 3 jujubes (red dates), appropriate amount of brown sugar. (Serves 1)
Preparation:
Remove the pits from the jujubes and break them open, cut the ginger into pieces, add to a pot with water, bring to a boil, then add the brown sugar to dissolve.
Suitable for:
Individuals with Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency, often experiencing abdominal discomfort, cold sensitivity, dysmenorrhea, scanty menstruation with clots, loose stools, cold hands and feet, fatigue, pale complexion, and dark lips.
“2. Lamb, Sugarcane, and Water Chestnut Soup
“Ingredients:
250g lamb, 50g water chestnuts, 100g black-skinned sugarcane, 10g angelica (Dang Gui), 6 slices of ginger, appropriate amount of salt and cooking wine.
Preparation:
Clean the lamb and cut it into pieces, blanch in boiling water, then mix with salt, ginger slices, and cooking wine, marinate for 10 minutes; peel and clean the water chestnuts, cut into pieces; clean and cut the sugarcane; clean the angelica; place all prepared ingredients into a clay pot, add appropriate water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 1.5 hours.
Suitable for:
Individuals with Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency, often experiencing cold sensitivity in the abdomen and cold hands and feet. This soup has the effects of warming the middle, dispelling cold, and nourishing Qi and blood, while being nourishing without being drying.
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Vice Chairman of the World Traditional Chinese Medicine Orthopedics Alliance
Vice Chairman of the National Traditional Chinese Medicine Manual Therapy Academy
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Born in Taiwan in 1962, with a passion for martial arts and medicine from a young age, inheriting family traditions and over 40 years of rich clinical and teaching experience, combining anatomy as a foundation, systematically organizing and naming it “Ye’s Soft Manipulation”, utilizing the principle of leverage to address body ailments caused by myofascial compression of the spine with minimal force, angle, and amplitude.
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