In life, overindulging in food or consuming too many cold things can easily lead to diarrhea. Generally speaking, there are many causes for diarrhea. After experiencing it, it is essential to see a doctor to determine the cause and pay close attention to your diet. Many foods are effective in preventing and treating diarrhea. Below, the editor will introduce four recipes to cleverly cure diarrhea.
Euryale Ferox and Chinese Yam Porridge
Preparation Method: 30 grams each of Euryale Ferox seeds and dried Chinese yam, 50 grams of glutinous rice, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar. Wash the Euryale Ferox seeds, Chinese yam, and glutinous rice, then add the rock sugar and cook them together into a porridge. Suitable for breakfast or dinner in all seasons, served warm.
Effects and Functions: Nourishes the spleen and stomach, moistens the lungs, and secures the kidneys. Applicable for treating diarrhea due to spleen deficiency, spermatorrhea due to kidney deficiency, chronic dysentery, and consumptive cough.
Lotus Seed and Euryale Ferox Porridge
Preparation Method: 15-20 grams of lotus seeds, 15-30 grams of Euryale Ferox seeds, and 100 grams of japonica or glutinous rice. Cook the lotus seeds, Euryale Ferox seeds, and rice together into a porridge. Suitable for breakfast or dinner.
Effects and Functions: Strengthens the spleen, nourishes the heart, benefits the kidneys, and fights aging. Can be used to treat weakness in the elderly, chronic diarrhea, dream-disturbed sleep, and frequent urination at night.
Jujube and Glutinous Rice Porridge
Preparation Method: 400 grams of Chinese yam, 500 grams of Job's tears, 100 grams of water chestnut starch, 50 grams of jujubes, 2500 grams of glutinous rice, and 250 grams of white sugar. Wash the Job's tears, grind the Chinese yam into powder. Put the Job's tears, glutinous rice, and jujubes into a pot to cook porridge. When the Job's tears have bloomed and the glutinous rice is thoroughly cooked, sprinkle the Chinese yam powder into the pot while stirring. About 20 minutes later, sprinkle the water chestnut starch into the pot, stir well, stop heating, and ladle the porridge into bowls. Add 25 grams of white sugar to each bowl. Eat one small bowl at a time, 2-3 times daily, served warm.
Effects and Functions: Tonifies the middle qi, strengthens the spleen, and eliminates dampness. Applicable for symptoms such as weak spleen and stomach, poor appetite with loose stools, and fatigue.
Hyacinth Bean and Chinese Yam Porridge
Preparation Method: 60 grams each of hyacinth beans and Chinese yam, and 50 grams of rice. Wash the three ingredients and cook them together in a clay pot to make porridge. Can be taken frequently; the dose for children should be halved.
Effects and Functions: Strengthens the spleen and benefits the stomach, clears summer heat, and stops diarrhea. Applicable for treating a weak spleen and stomach, nausea and vomiting with diarrhea, poor appetite, food accumulation, infantile malnutrition, and thirst.