An Old Remedy That the Whole Family Can Use: A Record of an Old Chinese Medicine Doctor

Chapter 20 Don't let the pain affect your life, the universal medical and surgical remedies (2)
[Ingredients] 300 grams of pork bones, 500 grams of white radish, and 10 grams of peppercorns.

[Method] Cut the white radish into pieces, blanch the pork bones to remove the oil, put them into the pot together with the white radish and pepper, and simmer for one and a half hours.

[Remedy [-]] Three fruit tea.

[Ingredients] 1 apple, 30 grams of longan, 5 grams of orange peel.

[Method] Cut the orange peel into thin strips, peel the apple and cut into small pieces, put the orange peel strips, apple flesh and longan meat in a cup, pour boiling water, steep for half an hour and drink it as tea.

[Remedy [-]] Hawthorn tea.

[Ingredients] 30 grams of dried hawthorn, appropriate amount of honey.

【Method】Put the hawthorn in a pot, pour in an appropriate amount of water, cook for half an hour, add an appropriate amount of honey or sucrose, and drink it.

[The nurse said] Many years ago, when I was still studying, there was a famous "seafood lover" in my class.When we organized a trip to Xiamen Island for graduation trips, there were countless seafood such as fresh sea fish, freshwater prawns, and crabs.As a male student who loves seafood, he naturally upholds his consistent enthusiasm.For one meal that night, he ate nearly 1 kilogram of crabs.

The next day, we all gathered at the entrance of the hotel to continue to visit the scenic spots, but we couldn't wait for him to appear for a long time.

We all knocked on the door thinking something was wrong with him, and he came out saying he couldn't poop, his stomach was bloated, and he wasn't feeling well.Hearing what he said, the students all laughed, and then I understood the reason why he couldn't pull it out, so I chatted with him a few words.He said it was mainly due to stomach pain, and he really wanted to have a bowel movement, but he couldn't do it all the time. He said that if he continued like this, he wanted to go to the pharmacy to buy laxatives.

I hurriedly stopped his plan to buy laxatives, called my grandfather immediately, and told him about his situation.After confirming that he prefers to eat seafood and eats in moderation, Grandpa thinks that he may have accumulated food.Let me buy him some apples, longan and oranges first, then cut the apples into pieces, take the flesh from the longan, shred the orange peel, soak it in boiling water for half an hour and let him drink it, then tell him to cook more radishes when we get home Rib soup and hawthorn water to drink.

After waiting for an hour, the male student who loves seafood drank the three-fruit tea ordered by his grandfather, and ran to the bathroom in a few minutes. After coming out, he felt relieved and said that he finally had a smooth bowel movement.I still didn’t forget to tell him my grandfather’s instructions: Seafood, spicy food and other things can easily lead to food accumulation, causing indigestion, bloating, and difficulty in defecation, so he should be restrained in his diet.

[Grandpa said] The reason why patients have symptoms of food accumulation is actually the poor function of the stomach in the final analysis.Therefore, people suffering from food accumulation should eat more of the above three diets, because hawthorn, white radish, apple, longan and other foods can not only promote the secretion of various digestive juices in the stomach and intestines, speed up gastrointestinal peristalsis, and increase digestion and absorption. It can avoid the occurrence of bloating and pain, hiccups, acid reflux, belching, constipation, etc. It also has multiple functions such as smoothing qi, removing dampness, and protecting the stomach.At the same time, in our diet, we must pay attention to proper moderation, try not to eat too much kiwi fruit, sugar cane, watermelon, mussel meat, crab and other foods, because these foods are acidic foods that will increase gastric acid secretion.The diet should be scientific and moderate, the breakfast should be good, the expensive essence is not expensive, and the nutrition should be emphasized. The eggs should be controlled within one, and you can eat more liquid staple foods such as porridge and soup; It is best to control the satiety at about eight points, which can ensure the energy of work without causing a burden on the stomach; eat less for dinner, and here is less, not not eating like a diet, because pure dieting will hurt more. As for the stomach and intestines, less dinner is compared with lunch, because our gastric acid secretion is reduced at night, and the intestinal motility activity is reduced. If we eat too much, it will lead to food accumulation.

Modern medicine believes that the main cause of Alzheimer's disease is the lack of acetylcholine in the elderly.The so-called "acetylcholine" is actually a chemical substance used to transmit information between neurons in the human body, and it is the most important neurotransmitter.Due to the changes in the physical condition and nerve network of the elderly, the acetylcholine in the body gradually lacks with the loss of time, which directly affects the thinking, memory and the regulation of the muscles of the whole body in the elderly, causing memory loss, reaction Sluggishness, staggering and other pathological manifestations.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that patients with dementia should eat more foods that nourish the liver and kidney, fill the marrow and strengthen the brain, such as wolfberry, walnut, sesame, yam, seaweed, lotus seeds, kelp, astragalus, jujube, lily, red beans and other medicinal foods Affordable food.Because senile dementia is related to the deficiency of the liver and kidney in old age and the insufficiency of the brain.Therefore, traditional Chinese medicine experts suggest that the elderly cook the above foods together with millet and rice into porridge, which has a certain therapeutic effect on strengthening the body and improving hearing and eyesight.At the same time, pay attention to a diversified diet, eat vegetables and fruits frequently to obtain sufficient vitamins and minerals, and pay attention to supplementing seafood, edible fungi and soy foods.Especially seafood such as freshwater fish, because freshwater fish is rich in DHA. DHA is the material basis for the formation, development and operation of brain cells, and is what we usually call "brain gold".The elderly eat more freshwater fish, which can supplement the right amount of DHA in their daily diet, which can enhance the memory and thinking of the elderly.

[Remedy [-]] Steam silver carp with black bean sauce.

[Ingredients] 200 grams of silver carp, appropriate amount of tempeh, appropriate amount of ginger and garlic.

[Method] Wash the silver carp's belly, chop the tempeh and minced garlic together, spread it on the silver carp, put the silver carp on a plate and steam it over water, and eat it after 15 minutes.

【Remedy [-]】Scallion fried catfish.

[Ingredients] 200 grams of catfish, appropriate amount of ginger and spring onion.

[Method] Wash the catfish and set aside, cut the green onion into sections, shred the ginger, heat the pan with shredded ginger first, then put the catfish in, fry until half-cooked, add soy sauce, sesame oil and other seasonings, add a small amount of water, add green onion, Cover and simmer for 10 minutes before serving.

[Remedy [-]] Braised and baked bighead carp.

[Ingredients] Several heads of garlic, 250 grams of bighead carp, appropriate amount of ginger and spring onion.

[Method] Flatten the garlic and put it in the pan with ginger slices. After frying the garlic for a few minutes, add the bighead carp and stir-fry continuously. After the bighead carp is seven mature, add seasonings and scallions, cover and simmer 20 minutes will do.

[Nurse said] When I was walking in the community with my grandfather, I found an old man dangling around, always not knowing why. After seeing it for a while, my grandfather thought that he might have a little memory loss, or even the possibility of dementia, so we tightly Followed after him, worried that something might happen to him.In less than 10 minutes, his children came and said they had been looking for their father for a long time.

Seeing this, the grandfather hurriedly reminded the old man's son, saying that he should give the old father more "brain gold".At first, my son thought we were selling advertisements for a big brand when he heard us talk about Brain Gold. Grandpa quickly explained that Alzheimer’s patients or elderly people with severe memory loss can eat more live fish, especially fish heads, which are Brain Gold. It can supplement DHA, which can prevent diseases and cure diseases. It is the best for dementia, and fresh fish itself is a nutritious food suitable for the whole family.

When the son heard this, he finally let go of his heart and promised to cook more fish dishes for his father when he went back.

[Grandpa said] my country's freshwater fish is very rich, and there are many varieties, cheap and high-quality. Elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's disease should choose bighead carp, catfish and silver carp, the three fish with the highest brain gold content, to eat.Because brain gold is easy to oxidize when exposed to heat or light, therefore, you must choose fresh and live fish, and you must not be greedy for cheap fish.Because the fresh fish is dead and frozen, the stock of brain gold is very little.Therefore, in the daily life and diet, it is also excellent to make more fish head soup and other foods.The fish head is the most delicious part of the fish. The fish head meat, fish eyes, and fish lips are the essence of the fish head essence, and the fish brain and fish eyes are also rich in DHA. The fish head soup made is not only delicious , oily but not greasy, can prevent senile dementia, and at the same time, it is extremely effective for fetal or children's brain and intelligence enhancement. It can be said that fish is a delicacy suitable for all ages.

Oral ulcer refers to a kind of superficial ulcer disease in which rice grains to soybean size appear on the oral mucosa, forming a round or oval ulcer surface.

From the point of view of Chinese medicine, there are six main causes of oral ulcers.The first is excessive dry fire, which can easily damage the body fluid, which can lead to inflammation and aphthous ulcers; the second is improper diet, which can cause internal heat to damage the yin and fluid of the heart and lungs, leading to oral inflammation; the third is kidney deficiency and yin Deficiency, deficiency of yin fluid, internal deficiency fire, resulting in mouth sores; fourth, excessive thinking, stagnation of five aspirations and turning into fire, heart fire moves down to the small intestine, and attacks the mouth along the meridians, all of which can cause mouth sores; fifth is Long-term illness and internal deficiency, water-dampness does not move, stagnation for a long time will turn into heat, and damp-heat ascends and turn into aphtha; sixth is congenital deficiency, deficiency of spleen and kidney yang, cold coagulation and blood stasis, resulting in sores of the mouth and tongue.In short, oral ulcers are mainly caused by exogenous six evils and dry fire, and the main cause of treatment is the internal heat in the viscera, especially the heart and spleen caused by dry fire.

[Recipe name] Rinse mouth with ginger water.

[Medicinal] 100 grams of ginger.

[Method] Mash the ginger, grind it into fine powder after separating the slag, dissolve the ginger powder in water, and rinse the mouth 3 times in the morning, afternoon and evening, usually 6-9 times, the oral ulcer can be cured.

[The nurse said] Ms. Yang is a customer service manager and often has to socialize, but her work was not going well a few days ago because of her oral ulcer.After getting oral ulcers, at dinner, you can’t eat this, or touch that. The key point is that you can’t touch alcohol at all, especially liquor with a slightly higher alcohol content, such as white wine and foreign wine. Once you drink it, the ulcer in your mouth will be as painful as burning. , and even brushing teeth hurts the next day.

Ms. Yang hurried to ask her grandfather for help, saying that she had already tried sprays like watermelon cream, but it didn't work.Grandpa taught her a very simple method, which is to rinse her mouth with ginger water.Buy some ginger and go home, mash the ginger, soak it in water, and use it to rinse your mouth in the morning, afternoon and evening, it will definitely improve oral ulcers.

Ms. Yang did the same, and in about a week, the oral ulcers were relieved and eliminated, and she returned to the meal and worked hard.

[Grandpa said] Ginger is an indispensable condiment in our daily diet, and it also has rich nutritional value.Ginger is rich in volatile oil, gingerol and other components, which can excite the nervous system while promoting blood circulation, stimulating the secretion of digestive juice in the gastrointestinal tract, and strengthening the digestive function of the gastrointestinal tract.As the saying goes, "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer". Adding more ginger to the diet in summer can refresh the mind and refresh the mind.Because the volatile oil can sterilize and detoxify, ginger mouthwash has three major effects of sweating and relieving the surface, warming the stomach and stopping vomiting, and detoxifying.Therefore, if you use ginger to rinse your mouth more, you can eliminate the stagnant heat, poison and cold evil in the body, thereby treating oral ulcers.At the same time, patients with oral ulcers should pay more attention to their daily diet, and should not eat spicy and irritating condiments such as chili, vinegar, green onion, star anise, etc., because these foods will stimulate the spleen and kidneys and further expand the wound surface of oral ulcers.

Chronic pharyngitis is a common disease, which refers to a chronic disease in which inflammation occurs in the pharyngeal mucosa, submucosal and lymphoid tissues.The disease mostly occurs in adults, but also occurs in children, but the situation is rare.And it is a localized disease, with less systemic discomfort and symptoms, mainly manifested as throat discomfort, always feeling that there is a foreign body in the throat, the secretions in the throat are not easy to spit out, the throat is obviously itchy, and there is a burning sensation when coughing , dryness or irritation, and even slight pain when swallowing saliva.Patients often experience irritating cough or nausea symptoms when they wake up in the morning, and most patients are accompanied by habitual dry cough and throat clearing and expectoration.Coughing or clearing the throat in severe cases can cause bleeding of the pharyngeal mucosa, resulting in blood in the secretions.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, chronic pharyngitis is a manifestation of "deficiency fire and sore throat", and the main cause of disease is the rise of deficiency fire caused by deficiency of lung and kidney yin, and the lack of nourishment of the throat.

[Remedy [-]] Luo Han Guo tea.

[Medicinal materials] Luo Han Guo 1 piece.

[Method] Crack the Luo Han Guo into small pieces, put it in a cup, pour boiling water, brew for 10 minutes, and drink it as a substitute for tea.

【Efficacy】Relieve cough and reduce phlegm, clear lung and moisten throat.Indications for chronic pharyngitis with insufficient lung yin.

[Remedy [-]] Shuanggen tea.

[Medicinal materials] 15 grams of Radix Isatidis, 10 grams of Shandougen, 5 grams of Panda Dahai, and 10 grams of Licorice.

[Method] Put the above materials in a thermos bottle, brew it with boiling water, cover it for 20 minutes and drink it as tea.

【Efficacy】Clears heat, detoxifies, relieves throat, suitable for patients with sore throat caused by chronic pharyngitis.

[Remedy [-]] Olive tea.

[Medicinal materials] 4 olives, 2 grams of green tea.

[Method] Cut the olives in half, pour the pits and green tea into boiling water, cover and suffocate for 5 minutes before drinking.

[Efficacy] It is suitable for patients with chronic pharyngitis and foreign body sensation in the pharynx.

[Remedy [-]] Hawthorn tea.

[Medicinal materials] 25 grams of raw hawthorn, 20 grams of salvia miltiorrhiza, 10 grams of Prunella vulgaris.

[Method] Put the above medicinal materials in a pot and add water to fry for 30 minutes, then drink the juice after separating the dregs.

[Efficacy] Promoting blood circulation and dispelling stagnation, clearing away heat and relieving sore throat.It is suitable for people with chronic pharyngitis and throat lymphatic hyperplasia.

[Nurse said] My younger brother is always nauseous and retching when he wakes up in the morning, and he wants to vomit as soon as he rinses his mouth, and his throat keeps getting phlegm, which has a great impact on his work.Originally, he himself didn't think he should be treated, and mostly he just drank tea and cleared his throat, but once his work hit a snag.Because he works in a government unit, and he has always had chronic pharyngitis in his throat, he usually coughs a few times to clear his throat when answering the phone.As a result, once, the leader directly under him called. If the younger brother coughed a few times, the leader got angry, saying that the younger brother had been silent on the phone for a long time and cleared his throat. It was obvious that he was impatient.

After this time, my younger brother was very nervous, so he hurried to ask his grandfather for help.Grandpa understands my younger brother's situation, but for a person like him who smokes and drinks too much, chronic pharyngitis is not easy to cure. In the final analysis, smoking and staying up late will affect the throat.In view of this, the grandfather brought a lot of medicines for my younger brother, all of which were common medicines such as olives, hawthorns, and Luo Han Guo, and asked my younger brother to use these herbs to soak in water to drink more on weekdays. After a long time, chronic pharyngitis can be gradually improved, but more importantly The most important thing is to quit smoking.

The younger brother got up every morning to drink mangosteen tea or olive tea. Within a month, his chronic pharyngitis did not flare up again.

[Grandfather Said] Among the above four folk remedies, drinking more olive tea and hawthorn tea is not harmful. As for those who are more seriously ill, you can replace tea with Luo Han Guo soaked in water every day, because Luo Han Guo has the effect of moistening lungs, relieving cough, promoting body fluid and quenching thirst , suitable for diseases such as dryness of the lung, cough, thirst and chronic pharyngitis.However, due to the sweet taste of Luo Han Guo, many diabetics are discouraged.Grandpa specifically reminded that the sweetness of Luo Han Guo is because Luo Han Guo itself contains sweeteners that are 300 times sweeter than sucrose, but the sweeteners in Luo Han Guo will not generate calories and will not cause the conversion of sugar in the body. Therefore, diabetic patients can rest assured drink.In addition, there is another place to pay attention to, which is the isatid root in the folk prescription Shuanggen tea.Although Banlangen has the function of sterilization and anti-inflammation, it is good for chronic pharyngitis, but because Banlangen is cold in nature, patients with weak constitution should not drink more. If people with cold stomach drink too much Banlangen, it may cause stomach pain and other side effects.Especially children, because children's spleen and stomach functions are not yet perfect, taking more Radix isatidis can easily cause indigestion.With the provision of the above four prescriptions, it is hoped that patients can prescribe the right medicine and not blindly use the medicine, so as to achieve the purpose of real cure.

What we commonly call hyperthyroidism, the disease name is "hyperthyroidism", refers to hyperthyroidism (or) increased thyroid hormones, which affect the tissues and organs of the whole body after entering the blood circulation of the human body, causing the body's nervous, circulatory, digestive and other systems to be abnormally excited A disease characterized by increased sex and abnormally accelerated metabolism.Patients are generally prone to hunger, large appetite, yellow and thin complexion, frequent sweating, palpitation, rapid heart rate, and severe symptoms of muscle atrophy.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the treatment of hyperthyroidism should start from the three aspects of soothing the liver and relieving stagnation, regulating qi and resolving phlegm, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Visceral functions restore the normal functions of various systems of the body from the inside out, especially the immune function of the body should be restored.

[Remedy [-]] Bergamot porridge.

[Ingredients] 10 grams of bergamot, 20 grams of seaweed, 100 grams of japonica rice, and an appropriate amount of brown sugar.

[Method] Decoct bergamot with appropriate amount of water to remove residue, then add kelp, japonica rice, and brown sugar to cook into porridge.

[Remedy [-]] Assorted tofu.

[Ingredients] 2 pieces of tofu, 100 grams of tomatoes, 20 grams each of black fungus, peas, carrots, etc., appropriate amount of onion and ginger.

[Method] Cut the tofu and tomatoes into pieces.Put the oil in the pan, stir-fry the black fungus, peas, carrots and other materials first, then add the tomatoes and tofu, add seasonings, add 50 grams of water, simmer for 20 minutes and serve.

[Nurse said] Once, I chatted with my grandfather and asked him if he had the most memorable patient.Grandpa said that there was once a patient with hyperthyroidism.I didn't take it seriously at the time, thinking that hyperthyroidism was not a serious disease, and it shouldn't be too memorable.As a result, Grandpa said that many people who were seriously ill had come to him, but he was really not impressed.But the patient with hyperthyroidism was different because he was very poor and had no money to go to the hospital for treatment.Coupled with the heavy burden on the family, the boy has not received proper treatment.Because hyperthyroidism needs to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, soothe the liver and relieve stagnation, if you want to replenish blood and qi, you will inevitably buy some expensive medicinal materials.But the boy's family is poor and can't afford expensive traditional Chinese medicine. Grandpa wanted to give him some traditional Chinese medicine for treatment, but he refused to accept it even if he was beaten to death. That's how it left a deep impression on grandpa.

In order to help the boy and maintain the boy's self-esteem, the grandfather worked hard, and from the perspective of the same origin of medicine and food, he developed a therapeutic recipe of bergamot porridge, hoping to help the boy. At the same time, he suggested that the boy eat more assorted tofu, which is cheap and Easy to make.

The grandfather just had the mentality of trying it out. Unexpectedly, the boy said that the bergamot porridge and mixed tofu were really effective. Since then, the boy has often visited his grandfather and thanked him for his help back then.

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