Elderly people with spleen deficiency should eat less radishes in winter

　　People with spleen deficiency should eat less radishes. Since radish has the effect of lowering qi and eliminating stagnation, it is best not to eat white radish frequently for people with weak spleen and stomach (shown as poor appetite, loose stools and diarrhea) and without stagnation. Because too much Qi movement leads to the possibility of Qi consumption, which will make the weak state of the spleen and stomach unable to improve, or even worsen the condition.

　　Do not eat with Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus. “Many people believe that radish has antidote properties and should not be eaten when taking traditional Chinese medicine. In fact, this is a misunderstanding. ”Chen Yan said, “From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, radish and other traditional Chinese medicines are not in conflict with each other, so there is no impact on other traditional Chinese medicines. ”However, because radish has the effect of "lowering Qi" and "eliminating stagnation".

　　Traditional Chinese medicine believes that excessive circulation of qi will easily break it. Therefore, eating radish will hinder the tonic effect of qi-tonifying drugs (such as ginseng and astragalus). In addition, Cantonese people often make soups with medicinal materials such as Codonopsis pilosula, wolfberry, and astragalus to achieve a nourishing effect. At this time, do not eat radish unless you do not need the nourishing effect of those medicinal materials.

　　old slow branch, asthma Patient, don’t eat carrots. Radish is cool in nature, pungent and sweet in taste, clears away heat, resolves phlegm and promotes fluid production. Because of its cool nature, those with cough and asthma (white, thin or foamy phlegm) whose main manifestation is deficiency and cold are best not to eat radish.

　　Because if you are physically weak, eating cold food will definitely aggravate your condition and even induce an acute attack of asthma. In addition, patients with chronic bronchitis, asthma, etc. have a longer course of disease and their main body constitution is "deficiency of the spleen and kidneys", so they are not suitable for eating radish to eliminate phlegm. Of course, even in the acute attack stage of old chronic bronchitis, when phlegm is abundant, yellow in color and sticky, radish can still be used as an auxiliary agent.