What are the traditional Chinese medicines for strengthening the spleen and stomach of children?

Being picky about food is a common problem among children. This problem has a great impact on children's bodies. It may make us tired, even lead to malnutrition, and then dizziness and other symptoms will occur. Once there is a problem with the spleen and stomach, it is normal to have indigestion. We must seek ways to treat it. Chinese medicine relief method is a very good method. What are the important things that are good for the spleen and stomach?

1. Shenqu, also known as "Liu Shenqu", is made by mixing flour, Artemisia annua, almonds, red beans, bran, Xanthium sibiricum and other medicinal materials and fermenting them. It is warm in nature and sweet and spicy in taste. It can help digestion, strengthen the spleen and stomach, relieve exterior symptoms and stop diarrhea. It is mainly used to treat food accumulation, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, indigestion, etc. The fried Shenqu is more suitable for cases of spleen deficiency and poor appetite. Efficacy: Modern pharmacological research has confirmed that Shenqu contains yeast, amylase and volatile oil, which can inhibit the reproduction of intestinal bacteria, promote gastric juice secretion, and enhance gastrointestinal motility, thereby improving gastrointestinal function and increasing appetite.

2. Hawthorn Hawthorn is warm in nature, sweet and sour in taste. It is the dried mature fruit of the deciduous shrub hawthorn of the Rosaceae family. It can strengthen the stomach and spleen, promote qi and disperse blood stasis, and eliminate food accumulation. It is mainly used to treat meat accumulation and hernia. Liu Chun, the chief physician of the Imperial Medical Bureau, which was responsible for monitoring the health of the emperor in the Ming Dynasty, conducted human experiments on a large number of prisoners. The results showed that hawthorn is one of the Chinese medicines that can best enhance stomach qi and promote appetite. He did not know the composition of hawthorn at that time, but based on the records in ancient books and his experimental results, he strongly advocated the inclusion of hawthorn in medicinal foods for recovery from illness and health-preserving food. Efficacy: Modern pharmacological research has confirmed that hawthorn contains hawthorn acid, lipolytic enzyme, vitamin C, citric acid, etc., which can increase the enzyme in the stomach, help break down the fat and protein in food, and make meat easier to digest. Therefore, hawthorn is indeed indispensable in the treatment of stomach and intestinal health.

3. Malt is sweet and mild in nature. It is made from the germinated and dried caryopsis of barley, a plant of the Poaceae family. It can stimulate the appetite and strengthen the spleen, promote qi and eliminate accumulation. It is mainly used to treat food stagnation, loss of appetite, and persistent milk accumulation. In clinical practice, when children are treated to stimulate their spleen and stomach, raw malt that has not been roasted is often used. It is worth mentioning that breastfeeding mothers also use malt to achieve the effect of weaning, but they must use roasted malt. Efficacy: Modern pharmacological research has found that malt contains amylase, invertase, vitamin B and lecithin, which aid the digestion of starchy foods such as rice and noodles, and can promote the secretion of pepsin.

We mothers need to learn more about the Chinese medicine conditioning methods for strengthening the spleen and stomach of children. When children have problems with the spleen and stomach again, they can take some Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine will not have any side effects on us, and can achieve the purpose of treating both the symptoms and the root causes. It can effectively remove the root cause of the disease and prevent the trouble of recurrence.