The weather is uncomfortably hot.

Not eating on a hot day is an experience for everyone and children. Chinese medicine pointed out that in late summer and early autumn, the climate is hot and humid, and the spleen and stomach are vulnerable to suffering, which is more likely to aggravate the symptoms of anorexia in children. It is suggested that children with poor appetite can eat more acidic foods, such as hawthorn and ebony, or use these ingredients to make "refreshing appetizers" to stimulate their appetite.

Hot weather and loss of appetite may cause anorexia.

Dr. Liao Zixian, a Chinese medicine doctor at Tzu Chi Hospital, pointed out that the weather was uncomfortable and the baby's appetite at home was greatly reduced. If the child is found to have a poor appetite for a long time, compared with normal children of the same age, the food intake is obviously reduced. Even if he is indifferent to food or even refuses to eat at present, he is probably suffering from what Chinese medicine calls "anorexia".

A few days ago, a female student aged 1 10 was admitted to the Chinese medicine clinic. They are small and thin and usually eat very little food. They not only like to eat cold drinks, but also often have indigestion. Recently, because of the hot weather, my mother was worried that eating too little would affect her height development, so she took her to the hospital for treatment, hoping to make Tingting have an appetite.

After pulse diagnosis, it was found that "diet hurts the spleen and stomach, feeling summer heat and dampness", which led to loss of appetite and indigestion. So I suggested drinking "Qinpi appetizing drink" to help digestion of the stomach, and told them to drink less cold drinks and eat more meals. Tingting's appetite finally improved, her heart cooled, her spleen and stomach opened and she ate more.

Acidity contributes to the appetite of anorexic children.

Dr. Liao Zixian emphasized that anorexia in children can be divided into four types, including cold pathogen, summer dampness, food injury and spleen and stomach weakness. Among them, most patients with "dietary injury" usually eat too greasy, too greasy, or eat irregularly, which leads to symptoms such as loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, heavy breathing, blocked stool or smelly stool.

Qinpi appetizing drink cools the heart and opens the spleen and stomach.

The "spleen-invigorating and appetizing drink" composed of dark plum, hawthorn, Luoshen flower, osmanthus fragrans, licorice and fried malt is made for food injury. In addition, children with anorexia can eat more acidic foods. Because acidic food can prompt the nerve center to give orders, so that the human body secretes digestive juice and saliva to promote digestion, eating acid properly can increase appetite.

"Qinpi appetizing drink" tastes sour and sweet, and the dark plum in the ingredients can quench thirst and help digestion. Hawthorn tastes sour, sweet, digestion and stomach strengthening; Luoshenhua promotes metabolism, promotes appetite and digestion, and invigorates the spirit; Osmanthus fragrans warms the stomach and dispels cold, relieving gastrointestinal discomfort; Licorice is flat and sweet, nourishing the spleen and stomach; Stir-fried malt has the effects of promoting qi circulation, promoting digestion, invigorating spleen and appetizing.

Cortex fraxini appetizer (sugar-free)

Ingredients: ebony, hawthorn, luoshen flower, osmanthus fragrans, licorice, fried malt.

Practice: Use 1000 ml water, pour the above ingredients into boiling, and drink after the tea is cool.

Reminder: If you want to stimulate your appetite, you should drink it before meals. If you want to help digestion, you should drink it after meals. However, if you have gastric ulcer or gastroesophageal reflux, you should not drink it.

Dr. Liao Zixian emphasized that "Qinpi appetizing drink" is suitable for men, women and children. In addition to gastrointestinal discomfort caused by improper diet, it is also suitable for people with poor appetite after vomiting and diarrhea caused by irregular diet and intestinal diseases, or simply poor appetite. In addition, "fatty obesity" with high blood lipid, thick abdominal fat, bad breath and poor stool can also be drunk, but those who are prone to gastroesophageal reflux should use it with caution and should not use it on an empty stomach.

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Everyone's physique and symptoms are different, so you should first find Chinese medicine for diagnosis; Eating less greasy and cold food, keeping a balanced diet and quantifying regularly are the fundamental ways to care for the spleen and stomach.

Liao Zixian (pictured) emphasizes that acidic food can promote appetite and help treat anorexia in children. (Photo courtesy of Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital) Qinpi appetizing drink (pictured) can promote children's appetite and help digestion. (Photo courtesy of Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital)