Chicken

Chicken (鶏肉)

Article Title
Healing with Chicken: Support Your Stomach and Recover from Fatigue

Chicken

Japanese
Toriniku (鶏肉)

Yakuzen Classifications

Nature
Warm(温)
Channels
Spleen (脾)
Stomach (胃)
Flavor
Sweet

Chicken soup is often a comforting choice when you’re feeling tired and lack appetite. Chicken is highly regarded for its ability to support digestive health and aid in recovery from fatigue. In Yakuzen, chicken is recognised as a Qi-replenishing food, particularly beneficial for the Qi of the spleen and stomach. This means it can help stimulate appetite in cases of Qi deficiency while also promoting recovery from exhaustion.

 

How does chicken help you?

  1. Increase Qi of spleen and stomach
  2. Replenish essence (精, Jing)
  3. Help to recover after childbirth
  4. Promote downward movement of the stomach Qi flow.

Good for the following symptoms

  1. Loss of appetite due to Qi deficiency
  2. Chronic diarrhea
  3. Fatigue due to Qi deficiency
  4. Burps
  5. Hiccups

Japanese home dishes with chicken

  1. Kashiwa Soba (Hot Soba noodles with chicken and Japanese leek)
    Benefit - Increase Qi, improve Qi flow and relieve Qi stagnation symptoms.

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