Simple cachexia refers to a medical condition characterized by an abnormally low body fat percentage and a body weight that is more than 20% below the standard weight, with no specific underlying cause. The diet should include an appropriate amount of high-calorie, high-protein, and high-vitamin foods. When preparing meals, attention should be paid to the color, aroma, and flavor of the dishes to stimulate the appetite. Dietary supplements may include rice bran oil, red dates, lotus seeds, coix seeds, euryale seeds, longan flesh, lily bulbs, white fungus, mushrooms, chicken, lamb, pork tripe, and milk, as well as medicinal foods such as ginseng, astragalus, angelica, Chinese yam, white poria, and cordyceps. Strong tea and hard liquor should be avoided.
The following are clinically proven, affordable, effective, and delicious herbal tea, decoction, and soup recipes:
White Ginseng Chicken Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Strengthens the spleen and promotes weight gain. Suitable for simple emaciation. the whole decoction leans warm; use with caution in those with yin deficiency and internal heat or lingering excess heat; in the absence of frank deficiency, or where an excess or heat … Read more
Sliced Meat and Eel Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the kidneys, strengthens the tendons, fortifies the spleen, and promotes weight gain. Suitable for cases of simple emaciation. the tonifying-warming action may aggravate internal heat; avoid during feverish or inflammatory episodes
Red Date, Goji Berry, and Black-Bone Chicken Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes yin and blood; preserves youthfulness and promotes weight gain. Suitable for simple emaciation; particularly beneficial for conditions such as a sallow, lackluster complexion, increased facial wrinkles, and reduced skin elasticity, as well as anemia, malnutrition, fatigue and weakness, … Read more
Lotus Seed and Pork Stomach Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Strengthens the spleen and promotes weight gain. Suitable for simple emaciation. the astringent action may seal pathogens inside; exercise caution while exterior pathogens or dampness-stagnation have not yet cleared
Peanut, Soybean, and Pork Knuckle Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Strengthens the spleen and promotes weight gain. Suitable for simple emaciation. though mild, this decoction should be weighed against each person’s constitution and pattern, avoiding excessive or prolonged use
Carrot and Lamb Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Strengthens the spleen and promotes weight gain. Suitable for simple emaciation. those who are robust with internal accumulated heat are not suited to this formula; the tonifying-warming action may aggravate internal heat; avoid during feverish or inflammatory episodes
Longan and Red Date Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Strengthens the spleen and promotes weight gain. Suitable for simple emaciation.
