Qi and blood refers to the collective term for qi and blood in the human body. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that qi and blood have different functions and are interdependent to nourish organ tissues and maintain life activities. Let me introduce to you the traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for replenishing qi and blood, for your reference only.
TCM prescription for replenishing qi and blood deficiency
1. Angelica and Astragalus Black-bone Chicken Soup
Ingredients: 250 grams of black-bone chicken, 15 grams of Angelica and 20 grams of Astragalus.
Preparation: Wash the black-bone chicken, cut into pieces, wash the angelica and astragalus, put them together in an earthen pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook over a slow fire. Season to taste and serve.
Efficacy: Tonify both qi and blood, strengthen the kidneys and regulate essence. It is suitable for those with menstrual disease, insufficient qi and blood, and kidney deficiency. Symptoms include irregular menstrual periods, less menstrual flow and pale color, fatigue and shortness of breath, excessive dreams and insomnia, dizziness, backache, and pale complexion.
2. Ginseng and jujube soup
Ingredients: 10 grams of ginseng and 5 jujubes.
Preparation: Slice ginseng and set aside. Wash the jujube and set aside. Put ginseng in a casserole, add water to soak for half a day, add dates, and cook for about 1 hour.
Efficacy: This prescription has the effect of greatly replenishing qi and blood. It is suitable for those with Qi and blood deficiency, weakness and strain.
3. Qijin Glutinous Rice Porridge
500g glutinous rice, 30g dried longan, 120g brown sugar, 60g winter melon sugar, 15g each black and white sesame, 30g jujube, white fungus 30g. Peel the longan, wash and core the red dates, remove the impurities from the white fungus, wash out the glutinous rice and put it into the pot. Add the jujube, longan meat, white fungus, winter melon sugar, add an appropriate amount of water, cook over high heat until six mature, add sesame seeds. , brown sugar, then boil it into porridge and eat it separately.
It has the effects of warming the spleen and strengthening the spleen, replenishing qi and blood, and improving fitness and longevity. It is suitable for early graying of hair, pale complexion, weakness of limbs, and dizziness caused by blood deficiency.
4. Goat milk and red date porridge
300 ml goat milk, 15 red dates, 250 grams of japonica rice, 30 grams each of raw sun-dried ginseng and rock sugar. First put the japonica rice, raw sun-dried ginseng (sliced), and red dates (pitted) into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook over high heat for 30 minutes. Pour in the goat's milk and cook for a while to form porridge. Serve in portions.
It has the effects of replenishing qi and strengthening the middle, warming and replenishing deficiency. It is suitable for symptoms such as shortness of breath and fatigue, sallow complexion and thin muscles, weakness of limbs, pale mouth, and constipation.
What to eat to replenish qi and blood?
1. Red dates: Red dates are one of the best foods to replenish qi and blood. Red dates contain high levels of vitamins and have the effects of nourishing yin, yang, and blood. Men, women, old and young all like to eat red dates, which are known as "natural vitamin pills". Female friends can eat red dates dry, or add a few red dates when making soup, which tastes great.
2. Lycium barbarum: Lycium barbarum is rich in antioxidant substances such as wolfberry polysaccharide, beta-carotene, vitamin E, selenium and flavonoids, and has good antioxidant effects. Lycium berries can be soaked in hot water and drank, or you can add a few wolfberry berries when making soup. Lycium barbarum can fight against free radical peroxidation and reduce free radical peroxidation damage, thereby helping to delay aging and prolong life. It is a supplement for female friends. Qi and blood.
3. Pork liver: Pork liver is sweet in taste and warm in nature. Pork liver is rich in iron. It is a raw material for hematopoiesis and enters the liver meridian. It has the effects of nourishing blood, strengthening the spleen, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight. It is good for anemia. It has good effects on treating , dizziness, dizziness, etc., and is very suitable for female friends to replenish qi and blood.
4. Longan: Longan is a warm and tonic food that can enlarge the breasts, benefit the heart and spleen, replenish blood and qi, sleep well, etc. Female friends can use longan and red dates to cook porridge together to replenish qi and blood.
Methods for replenishing qi and blood deficiency
1. Eat more vegetables that can replenish qi and blood
Yams are rich in nutrients and contain amylase, polyphenol oxidase, etc. Substances are beneficial to the digestion and absorption of the spleen and stomach. If you want to increase the nutritional effect, you can eat yam and walnuts together, which can replenish qi, strengthen muscles and bones; eat yam and duck meat together, can strengthen the spleen, nourish the stomach, and strengthen the kidneys; Eating yam and mutton together can replenish blood, nourish the skin, strengthen the body and relieve constipation.
Note that when purchasing yams, try to buy slender ones, which are better than short and thick ones. In addition, it is good to eat more sweet potatoes, cabbage, celery, carrots, white radish, etc.
2. Eat less spicy and greasy food
Insufficient Qi and blood usually leads to damage to the spleen and stomach, so eat less spicy food such as peppers, garlic, onions, and fried foods. Eat less to protect the spleen and stomach and avoid aggravating the symptoms of Qi and blood deficiency.
3. Drink more porridge and soup