Eating mooncakes and barbecue during the Mid-Autumn Festival may cause gastroesophageal reflux and indigestion! Traditional Chinese Medicine: Lotus Leaf, Hawthorn and Tangerine Peel Tea Aids Digestion

Eating mooncakes, delicious food, and plenty of meat and fish during the Mid-Autumn Festival may lead to gastroesophageal reflux, gastric ulcers, indigestion and other diseases! Chinese medicine practitioners remind that if the above problems occur, you can make your own Chinese medicine tea called "lotus leaf, hawthorn and tangerine peel" to help digestion. It helps reduce fat absorption, aids in meat digestion, and relieves dryness and dampness, and eliminates bloating. You don't have to worry about gaining weight after the Mid-Autumn Festival!

The average calorie content of mooncakes sold in the market is about 300-500 calories per piece. Be careful not to overload your stomach.

When enjoying mooncakes, in addition to worrying about consuming too many calories, you must also be aware that it may cause burden and damage to your stomach and intestines. Dr. Lin Lihua from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Annan Hospital said that the average calorie content of mooncakes sold on the market is about 300 to 500 calories, and the Cantonese double yolk mooncake has as much as 800 calories. It is recommended to share mooncakes with family and friends, which not only allows you to enjoy different flavors but also avoids consuming too many calories.

If you are worried about the high calorie count during the Mid-Autumn Festival barbecue, you can use more plant protein instead

In addition, if you are worried about exceeding the calorie limit when barbecuing during the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can also replace it with more plant protein, which is easier to digest than animal protein. Grilled tofu and grilled vegetables wrapped in bean skin are good choices. At the same time, you should pay attention to consuming more vegetables to ensure balanced nutrition, low in calories and a feeling of fullness.

Avoid sugary drinks when choosing beverages. For those with sleep disorders, sugar-free teas should be consumed in moderation.

Chinese medicine practitioner Lin Lihua said that while eating and drinking to your heart's content during the Mid-Autumn Festival, you should avoid sugary drinks. Although sugar-free tea can help relieve greasiness, friends with sleep disorders should drink it in moderation. Because tea contains theophylline and tannic acid, they stimulate gastric acid secretion and inhibit digestive enzyme secretion respectively, leading to gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastric ulcer and indigestion. If similar problems occur, it is recommended that you make your own Chinese medicine "lotus leaf, hawthorn and tangerine peel" tea to help digestion.

【Lotus Leaf Hawthorn Tangerine Peel Tea】

1. Materials:

3 qian of lotus leaf, 2-3 qian of hawthorn, 1-2 black plums, 2 qian of malt, 2 qian of tangerine peel, 500cc of water.

2. Method:

Add 3 qian of lotus leaves, 2-3 qian of hawthorn, 1-2 black plums, 2 qian of malt, and 2 qian of tangerine peel to 500cc of water and boil them into tea.

3. Effect:

Lotus leaves can clear away heat and dampness, reducing the absorption of fat. Hawthorn and black plum can help digest meat and eliminate greasy food accumulation. Malt can help digest starch, and tangerine peel can relieve dryness and dampness and eliminate bloating.

Dr. Lin Lihua finally added that people who suffer from indigestion, bloating, belching, and bad breath can also add 2 to 3 grams of malt, hawthorn, and Shenqu to 500cc of water and boil them as tea. To improve children’s bloating and anorexia, add Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala.

As for people who have eaten a lot of fine food or meat, they can cook millet porridge to aid digestion, protect the stomach and clear internal heat. Millet contains a variety of nutrients and trace elements. Vitamin B1, vitamin E, dietary fiber and minerals are higher than white rice. It is richer in carotene and iron. It can also strengthen the spleen and stomach, clear away heat and dampness, and replenish vitality. It is suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach, chronic gastritis, gastric ulcers, and excessive stomach acid.