Patient's question:
How to regulate a 2-year-old child's spleen deficiencyDoctor's answer:
Lotus Seed and Yam Congee: Take 30 grams of lotus seeds, 80 grams of yam, and 50 grams of glutinous rice. Peel the lotus seeds and remove the core, then cook them with yam and glutinous rice in water to make congee for consumption. It is suitable for children with emaciation, poor appetite, and weak spleen-stomach. It helps in the digestion and absorption of food and is effective for indigestion, dysentery, stomach pain, stomach ulcers, and duodenal ulcers. The lipase in papaya can break down fat into fatty acids, facilitating the digestion and absorption of fat in food.