What are the benefits of eating hawthorn for middle-aged and elderly people?

　　Quite a few elderly We all have this feeling. My children enjoy the same dish, but I feel it is tasteless. What is going on?

　　Relevant experts pointed out that the tasteless food and loss of appetite in the elderly are usually related to two factors. First, as age increases, the taste buds on the tongue of the elderly will gradually degenerate, so the tongue's response to food perception gradually weakens. Second, the decline in digestive function of the elderly will lead to stomach cold and loss of appetite. Sometimes, the elderly will lose their appetite due to taking too much anti-fire powder (such as Coptis chinensis, etc.). For different reasons, experts have introduced several practical methods to help the elderly increase their appetite.

　　If you are particularly afraid of eating cold or greasy food, it may be because your stomach is too cold and your calories are insufficient. At this time, you can choose ginger as a seasoning for dishes, which can warm the stomach and dispel cold, stimulate the sense of taste, enhance appetite, and reduce greasiness. Ginger can be added to dishes and dumplings, or made into ginger soup.

　　If the function of the digestive system is reduced, resulting in poor absorption and indigestion, you can choose some stomach-strengthening and digestion drugs such as hawthorn, tangerine peel, and Shenqu. Fresh hawthorn can be eaten as a snack, dried hawthorn can be soaked in water or boiled into soup; dried tangerine peel can be cut into shreds and used as a drink; Shenqu can be used to drink water or make soup. If the elderly can drink a cup of hawthorn juice or tangerine peel tea about half an hour before meals, the effect will be better.

　　In addition, regular massage of Zusanli is one of the ways to improve the function of the spleen and stomach. Zusanli is located 3 inches below the outer knee and about a finger across the outside of the tibia. When massaging, you can place the tip of your thumb on Zusanli, press as hard as you can, and then push the muscles, do this 7 times in a row, alternating on both sides. Rub your legs with your palms, once from top to bottom, about 1? For 3 minutes, it can also clear away heat and soothe the stomach, promote digestion and absorption, and increase appetite.