"Can Herbal Porridge Treat Infantile Diarrhea?"

Yam and White Hyacinth Bean Porridge

Ingredients: 30g of fresh peeled and cleaned yam, 15g of white hyacinth beans, 30g of japonica rice. First, boil the japonica rice and hyacinth beans in water until 80% cooked. Then, mash the yam into a paste and add it to the pot to cook into a porridge. Season with an appropriate amount of white sugar and consume twice a day at a warm temperature. This dish is effective in dispelling summer heat, eliminating dampness, strengthening the spleen, and stopping diarrhea. It is suitable for children with diarrhea caused by heavy damp-heat.

Luffa Leaf Porridge

Ingredients: 30g of fresh luffa leaves and 30g of japonica rice. Wash the luffa leaves and boil them in water for 15 minutes. Strain the water and use the infused liquid to cook the japonica rice into a porridge. Add white sugar to taste and consume twice daily. This dish has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, dispelling summer heat, and removing dampness. It is suitable for children affected by external pathogens, especially when the heat is more pronounced than the dampness in diarrhea.

Poria Cocos and Plantago Seed Porridge

Ingredients: 30g of Poria cocos powder, 30g of plantago seeds, 30g of japonica rice. Place the plantago seeds in a cloth bag and boil in 500ml of water for half an hour. Remove the bag and add the Poria cocos powder and japonica rice to the infused liquid to cook into a porridge. Season with an appropriate amount of white sugar and consume once in the morning and once in the evening. This dish is effective in clearing heat, strengthening the spleen, removing dampness, and stopping diarrhea. It is suitable for children with diarrhea where dampness is more prominent than heat.

Hawthorn and Shenqu Porridge

Ingredients: 50g of hawthorn, 15g of Shenqu (a type of fermented mass used in traditional Chinese medicine), 30g of japonica rice. Wrap the hawthorn and Shenqu in a gauze and boil in water for half an hour. Remove the gauze and add the japonica rice to cook into a porridge. Season with an appropriate amount of white sugar and consume twice a day. This dish has the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, promoting digestion, and eliminating food stagnation. It is suitable for children with indigestion caused by improper diet or feeding.