Medicines for treating gastric mucosa

Eating habits and lifestyle habits may cause stomach problems. If you have a bad stomach, you must pay more attention to regulating it. Many people often suffer from diseases of the gastric mucosa, so you should eat more medicines that can regulate the gastric mucosa. Chestnut, as a common Chinese medicine, is a good food for nourishing the stomach and has the effect of inducing contraction. You can also eat more walnuts, peanuts, etc., which can promote gastrointestinal digestion.

What kind of dried fruit is good for the stomach?

1. Chestnut

Chestnut is a specialty of China and is known as the "king of dried fruits". Chestnuts contain a wide range of minerals, including potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese, etc., which are higher than those in common fruits such as apples and pears. Every 100 grams of fresh chestnuts contains 442 mg of potassium, which is three times higher than that of apples. Chestnuts are sweet and warm in nature, and enter the spleen, stomach, and kidney meridians. They have the effects of nourishing the stomach and spleen, strengthening tendons and activating blood circulation. Suitable for chronic diarrhea caused by spleen and stomach deficiency and cold.

However, chestnuts are difficult to digest when eaten raw, and can easily cause gas if eaten cooked. Eating too many at one time can damage the spleen and stomach. It is best to eat no more than 10 chestnuts a day. Grind the chestnut meat into fine powder and cook it with glutinous rice into porridge. It has a fresh and fragrant taste and is also a top-notch medicinal food. Chestnuts and glutinous rice together can strengthen the spleen and stomach, increase appetite, and also nourish the kidneys and strengthen the bones and muscles. They are especially suitable for the elderly who suffer from poor appetite due to functional degeneration, and weakness in the waist and knees.

2. Walnut

Chinese medicine believes that walnuts are warm in nature, sweet in taste, non-toxic, and have the effects of strengthening the stomach, replenishing blood, moistening the lungs, and nourishing the spirit. "Shennong's Herbal Classic" lists walnuts as a top-grade product that can slim the body, improve qi, and prolong life if taken for a long time. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" written by Li Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty records that walnut kernels have the effects of "replenishing qi and nourishing blood, moistening dryness and resolving phlegm, benefiting the life gate, regulating the triple burner, warming the lungs and moistening the intestines, treating asthma and cough due to deficiency and cold, heavy pain in the waist and feet, hernia pain in the heart and abdomen, bloody diarrhea and intestinal wind".

Walnuts fried with brown sugar can nourish the stomach. Choose fresh walnuts, about 7 of them, smash the shells and take out the kernels, then chop them up. Fry them in a casserole over low heat until they turn light yellow. Add about 5 grams of brown sugar, stir a few times and serve. Eat while hot. Take it on an empty stomach every morning, and then eat and drink water half an hour later. This prescription needs to be taken continuously for 12 days without interruption. This prescription is only suitable for patients with chronic gastritis of yang deficiency type, and is not suitable for chronic gastritis caused by yin deficiency, dampness and heat, etc.

3. Peanuts

The nutritional value of peanuts is higher than that of grains and is comparable to some animal foods such as eggs, milk, and meat. It contains a lot of protein and fat, especially high content of unsaturated fatty acids. Peanuts can strengthen the intestines because they enter the spleen meridian and have the effects of nourishing the stomach and spleen, and lubricating the intestines and moistening dryness. The special substances unique to peanuts, such as phytic acid and plant sterols, will increase the toughness of the intestines.

It is best to eat fresh peanuts cooked with their shells. Cooked peanuts are not only easy to digest and absorb, but also can fully utilize the medical and health benefits of the peanut shells and inner red skins. The best pairing for peanuts is red dates. Combined with red dates, it can nourish the spleen, replenish blood and stop bleeding. It has certain therapeutic effects on spleen deficiency, anemia and anemia, and is especially beneficial for women.

4. Pine nuts

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that pine nuts are sweet and warm in nature, and have the effects of nourishing the heart and kidneys, nourishing blood, moisturizing the skin, relieving coughs, and moisturizing the large intestine. They are suitable for the elderly and frail, premature aging, memory loss, dizziness, and habitual constipation. The "Newly Revised Materia Medica" of the Tang Dynasty records: "This substance moisturizes the intestines and stomach, and long-term consumption can make the body light and prolong life." At the same time, there are records of nutritious breakfast with pine nuts in relevant books: take 30 grams of pine nuts, cook porridge with 100 grams of brown rice, add appropriate amount of white sugar, and eat it for breakfast every day, which has the effect of prolonging life.

Although pine nuts are good, they are not suitable for everyone. Patients with spleen deficiency, diarrhea and excessive phlegm should keep away from pine nuts. Since pine nuts are very oily and are a high-calorie food (every 100 grams of pine nuts can convert nearly 700 kilocalories in the body), eating too many will increase body fat. The appropriate amount of pine nuts consumed per day is 20-30 grams.