Cold Diet Can Warm the Stomach
This winter feels relatively mild, yet winter remains a peak season for diseases such as gastric ulcers, gastritis, and gastric neurosis, related to mental factors, climate changes, and occasional southward cold fronts. During winter, yang energy gradually declines, yin cold increases, weather turns colder. Patients with weak spleen and stomach or pre-existing gastric conditions are vulnerable to cold invasion, impairing nourishment of the gastric network, disrupting stomach function, causing qi stagnation and constriction, leading to pain, bloating, and other symptoms. At such times, homemakers can prepare warming dishes for their families.
Rosemary Warming Tea: 6 grams rose petals, 6 crushed cardamom seeds, 6 crushed peppercorns. Place all three in a teapot, pour boiling water, and drink as tea. This formula promotes qi movement, strengthens the stomach, and relieves pain, suitable for chronic gastritis, gastric neurosis with stomach pain, fullness, and chest discomfort.
Warming Sauce: Fresh broad beans 20 grams, vinegar 5 grams, sugar 10 grams, 4 whole Sichuan peppers, 4 peppercorns, 3 slices ginger, 1–2 cloves garlic (chopped). Heat a small amount of peanut oil in a wok, once hot, add Sichuan peppers, peppercorns, ginger, and garlic, stir-fry until fragrant, then add sauce, vinegar, and sugar, stir briefly. Use daily as a condiment; it opens appetite and relieves pain, suitable for gastric ulcer, chronic gastritis with stomach pain, cold sensation, and cold limbs. Can be used intermittently until symptoms like pain and bloating subside.
Malva Warming Wine: Fresh malva 60 grams, high-quality red wine 100 milliliters. Wash fresh malva, crush into juice, boil, mix with wine. Take 15–20 milliliters twice daily or with meals. Has anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects, suitable for gastric ulcers with persistent stomach pain.
Warming Mutton Porridge: 200 grams fresh mutton (cooked and finely chopped), 10 grams astragalus, 100 grams glutinous rice, 10 jujubes (cut fine), 5 grams alpinia officinarum. Cook until soft, add appropriate salt, MSG, and pepper powder after porridge is done. This porridge nourishes the spleen and stomach, strengthens yang, boosts qi, and warms the stomach. Suitable for gastric ulcers, gastric neurosis, chronic gastritis with cold sensitivity, cold extremities, and recurrent stomach pain.
Costus Root Warming Drink: 6 grams costus root, 15 grams ophiopogon, 10 grams prunus. Boil in water for 10–15 minutes and drink. Suitable for atrophic gastritis patients, nourishes the stomach, generates body fluids, moves qi, and relieves pain.