It's hot in summer. Some people's intestines and stomach function is weak, they have no appetite and don't want to eat. Some people just eat a fruit or eat some cold instead of dinner, so appetizer is very important. So, is there any food that can promote appetite? Let's take a look at the appetizing food in our daily life.
1. Lotus root
Lotus root is the king of Oriental vegetables. It can clear away heat and relieve depression. It is rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron and vitamin C. It is rich in polyphenols. It can improve immunity and anti-aging. After the lotus root is processed to maturity, its nature changes from cool to warm. Although it loses the function of eliminating stasis and clearing heat, it becomes beneficial to the spleen and stomach. It has the functions of nourishing stomach, nourishing Yin, benefiting blood and stopping diarrhea. Fresh lotus root juice and honey can help relieve boredom and thirst. It is suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach to nourish and keep in good health.
2. Yam
Yam contains a variety of nutrients such as amylase. Yam can strengthen the spleen and stomach, which is helpful for human digestion. There is a saying in compendium of Materia Medica by Li Shizhen that "invigorating the spleen and tonifying the body, nourishing the essence and strengthening the kidney, treating all kinds of diseases, and treating five labors and seven injuries". Improper diet, cold and raw food can easily lead to gastrointestinal discomfort. Some yams can also help.
3. Potatoes
Potato is rich in protein, even better than soybean, closest to animal protein. Overall, its nutritional value is 3.5 times that of apple. Potato has the functions of harmonizing stomach, regulating middle, strengthening spleen and replenishing qi. It also has therapeutic effect on gastric ulcer, habitual constipation, hot cough and skin eczema. Potato contains delicate cellulose, less stimulation to gastrointestinal mucosa, relieving pain and reducing gastric acid secretion.
4. Pumpkin
Pumpkin is rich in carotene, B vitamins, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and other ingredients, which is a master of Jianwei Xiaoshi. Its pectin can protect the gastrointestinal mucosa from the stimulation of coarse food, which is suitable for people with stomach diseases. Moreover, pumpkin ingredients can promote bile secretion, strengthen gastrointestinal peristalsis and help food digestion.
5. Hawthorn
Hawthorn tablets contain a variety of vitamins, tartaric acid, citric acid, hawthorn acid, malic acid and so on. The lipase can promote the digestion of fatty food, promote the secretion of gastric juice and increase gastric enzymes. Sweet and sour taste can not only promote the secretion of digestive juice, increase people's appetite, but also eliminate food, promote qi and disperse stasis. When meat stagnates and stomach distension, it is a good food for digestion and stomach strengthening.
6. Millet porridge
According to the compendium of Materia Medica, Xiaomi can cure nausea and dysentery, cook porridge, benefit Dantian, replenish deficiency and damage, and open the stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine also stresses that millet is "warm in the stomach". It is sweet and salty. It has the functions of clearing away heat and thirst, invigorating the stomach and removing dampness, and harmonizing the stomach. It is more suitable for people with internal heat and weak spleen and stomach. Some people have a poor appetite. After eating millet, they can both appetizer and nourish the stomach. They have the functions of invigorating the stomach, eliminating food, preventing nausea and vomiting.
7. White radish
Because radish has a high content of cellulose, it can smoothly help the human body to peristalsis and food metabolism, so as to gradually adjust the 'injured' stomach.
8. Sour plum
The main organic acids contained in sour plum are citric acid, malic acid, tannic acid, picric acid, succinic acid, tartaric acid, etc., which have the effects of promoting thirst, stimulating appetite, eliminating fatigue, etc. in particular, citric acid is the most abundant in all kinds of fruits. Citric acid is an indispensable and important acid in the metabolism of human cells, which can promote the decomposition of lactic acid into carbon dioxide and water and discharge it out of the body It is beneficial to the absorption of calcium. Sour plum can neutralize acidic food (meat, grains, etc.), promote metabolism and digestion, and improve gastrointestinal function.