Clear "garlic" fatty liver! People with qi deficiency should eat 10 grams of sweet and sour garlic every day.

Garlic has been in abundant production recently and its price has collapsed in producing areas. A craze for eating garlic to save farmers has been set off on the Internet. With the nutritional value of garlic as an appeal, people are encouraged to take the opportunity to buy it in large quantities and then make sweet and sour garlic, believing that eating it every day can help stay away from fatty liver. Chinese medicine practitioners say that sweet and sour garlic does have the effect of preventing fatty liver, but it is only suitable for "Qi deficiency type" fatty liver. Not everyone says it's "garlic"!

To fight fatty liver, garlic holds the key to success!

Fatty liver is one of the common civilization diseases among modern people. From a pathological point of view, it is a state of abnormal accumulation of fat in liver cells, which will damage the health of the liver and interfere with its normal functioning in the long term. Fatty liver is considered a warning sign of the liver disease trilogy (hepatitis - cirrhosis - liver cancer) and should not be taken lightly.

Modern research has found that garlic is rich in allicin and garlic oil, which can inhibit the formation of bad cholesterol and triglycerides, prevent the rise of blood lipids, and thus keep away from the threat of fatty liver. However, since fresh garlic tastes spicy and can cause bad breath, some people on the Internet suggest eating "sweet and sour garlic" instead, which is more delicious but still nutritious.

Eating sweet and sour garlic to prevent fatty liver is only suitable for people with qi deficiency

Chinese medicine practitioner Huang Huijuan reminds us that garlic does have the effect of preventing fatty liver, but it is limited to the target group and is only suitable for fatty liver caused by qi deficiency. The "Qi deficiency" referred to here refers to "Qi deficiency of the spleen and stomach". The patient may have symptoms of "bloating after eating a little bit" due to poor digestive function of the spleen and stomach. It may also be due to improper diet and frequent intake of raw, cold foods, such as sashimi, ice cream, cold drinks, large amounts of lettuce salad and fruits, which lead to decreased spleen and stomach function and worse gastrointestinal motility, resulting in "no bowel movements every day, and frequent diarrhea when defecating".

In addition, people with weak spleen and stomach often have the situation of "not eating much, the diet is not greasy, but the cholesterol is very high", and often have symptoms such as edema of the limbs, puffiness, weak muscles, cold hands and feet, fatigue, etc. What’s special is that this situation is not exclusive to fat people, it is also common among thin people of the “puff tribe”.

As for garlic, Chinese medicine believes that its active ingredients mainly enter the spleen and stomach meridians, which can help digestion and improve abdominal pain and diarrhea caused by gastrointestinal deficiency and coldness. It does have a certain health care effect on fatty liver caused by spleen and stomach qi deficiency. Vinegar is a sour food, and sourness can enter the liver. It is often used as a "meridian-guiding medicine". Pairing it with garlic can enhance the liver-protecting effect of garlic.

Compared with eating garlic alone, sweet and sour garlic is more effective in preventing fatty liver! However, every family has their own unique way of making sweet and sour garlic. Some will salt it before pickling, some will use fruit vinegar to add flavor, or use black vinegar and soy sauce to adjust the color. In response to this, Chinese medicine practitioner Huang Huijuan provided a recommended recipe for sweet and sour garlic, and reminded the public to avoid using salt as much as possible to avoid adding a large amount of sodium to the body's burden. Rice vinegar has the best liver-protecting effect, followed by black vinegar, and fruit vinegar has almost no effect.

[Secrets to making sweet and sour garlic]

Ingredients: 600 grams of garlic, 600 milliliters of rice vinegar, 150 grams of sugar or brown sugar.

practice:

1. Peel off the garlic membrane (you can then split it into cloves), wash it with water and drain it, wipe off the excess water on the surface of the garlic and set aside.

2. Add sugar to rice vinegar and stir until sugar granules are completely dissolved.

3. Take a sterilized glass jar, put in the garlic from step 1, then pour in the sweet and sour sauce, cover the jar with a lid and seal it tightly. Store in a cool place and wait for 1 to 2 weeks until the candied flavor is absorbed before eating.

Chinese medicine practitioner Huang Huijuan said that for people with weak qi constitution, the daily intake of sweet and sour garlic should be capped at 10 grams. In principle, it can be eaten before, during or after meals. However, since vinegar stimulates the secretion of gastric acid, people with poor stomachs should avoid eating it, and people who suffer from muscle and bone pain should not consume it in large quantities.

Garlic is spicy in nature, so check your body condition before taking it

In addition, because garlic is spicy and irritating in nature, even if it is made into sweet and sour garlic, people with symptoms of gastric ulcers, gastritis, gastroenteritis or gastrointestinal bleeding should not eat it on an empty stomach. The only exception is that people infected with bacterial gastroenteritis can take garlic or sweet and sour garlic, add rice and cook it into garlic porridge. Garlic has an effect similar to antibiotics, and rice has a stomach-protecting effect. Moderate consumption can help improve loose stools and intestinal fluid.

For women, special attention should be paid to the taboos on pregnancy and childbirth when eating garlic. During pregnancy, eating spicy food may stimulate the blood circulation too vigorously. After childbirth or miscarriage, a large amount of blood is lost and vital energy is consumed. In addition, the gastrointestinal function will be affected by childbirth. Therefore, it is recommended to eat a nutritious and light diet and avoid spicy or heavy-tasting foods such as garlic and peppers.

【Health Tips】:

Chinese medicine practitioner Huang Huijuan said that in addition to garlic and sweet and sour garlic, if you want to stay away from fatty liver caused by qi deficiency, the tonic "Si Shen Soup" can strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, and is also a super good helper for regulating the spleen and stomach. But whether it is sweet and sour garlic or Si Shen soup, the effect on fatty liver has always been "prevention is better than cure". Therefore, once fatty liver is diagnosed, it is recommended to seek professional medical assistance, combined with exercise and diet control, to truly help the liver "lose weight"!