Some remedies for diarrhea

Diarrhea is an illness that can affect people of all ages. For mild cases of diarrhea without significant dehydration, some simple traditional remedies can be effective.

If diarrhea is caused by exposure to cold wind: If the patient experiences abdominal pain, rumbling in the stomach, frequent bowel movements, alternating hot and cold sensations, headache, and loose stools, take 5 slices of ginger, 6g of perilla leaves, 20g each of lemongrass (roasted), and tangerine peel (roasted). Add 2 bowls of water (rice bowls) and boil until only 1 bowl remains. Drink the medicine while it is still hot.

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Low-temperature syndrome: Patients with this condition experience abdominal pain and immediate diarrhea, with yellow, foul-smelling stools, infrequent urination with reddish urine, excessive thirst, and a yellow tongue coating. This condition is common in summer and autumn. Take 20g of plantain leaves and flowers, and 40g of young pineapple shoots (the white part of the young leaves of a fruit-bearing pineapple plant). Wash everything thoroughly, crush them into a paste, and add a little salt. Pour one bowl of boiling water over the mixture, let it steep for about half an hour, then strain and drink the liquid.

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Cold-dampness syndrome: Patients often experience dull abdominal pain, watery diarrhea, fatigue, loss of appetite, and a pale white tongue coating. For this condition, use 40g of thinly sliced ​​fresh galangal root and 80g of guava tree bark (roasted), then decoct both ingredients into a concentrated liquid. Drink this several times a day instead of tea for best results.

For spleen and stomach deficiency with cold symptoms: Patients experience fatigue, poor appetite, pale complexion, cold hands and feet, and diarrhea with undigested food particles. Use 16g of tangerine peel, 16g of dried ginger, and 100g of burnt roasted old rice, decocted into a concentrated solution, and divided into doses to be taken gradually.

...lemongrass is a good remedy for people with stomach upset.

Alternatively, you can use: Equal amounts of dried tea leaves and roasted rice, boiled with 3 slices of fresh ginger, divided into several doses throughout the day. Drink while the decoction is still warm. Or: About half a cup of unopened myrtle buds (harvested before blooming) boiled and drunk.

If your condition does not improve after using one of the above remedies for 1-2 days, you should immediately go to a medical facility for examination and treatment.

According to Health and Life