How to treat long-term dark circles

There are many reasons for dark circles under the eyes, such as staying up late, not getting enough rest, etc. If dark circles appear for a long time, you must be vigilant. This may be caused by poor physical constitution and long-term sub-health state. At this time, you must pay attention to your health, get enough rest, and pay attention to your diet. More serious cases can be adjusted and treated with certain Chinese medicines.

How to treat long-term dark circles

1. Restore normal sleep

If you want to get rid of eye bags and dark circles, you need to adjust your work and rest schedule and restore normal sleep. Reduce staying up late. Get an average of 7 hours of sleep per day.

2. Pay attention to dietary nutrition

You can eat more foods rich in vitamin A, such as sesame, peanuts, soybeans, carrots, chicken liver, pork liver, etc., which will help eliminate dark circles.

3. Appropriate Chinese medicine conditioning

Appropriate Chinese medicine conditioning can also speed up the recovery of eye bags. For example, jujube, angelica, donkey-hide gelatin, coix seed, white atractylodes, poria, codonopsis, etc., which can replenish qi and blood, strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach. To remove dark circles, you should promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, nourish the kidney and replenish qi. You can choose salvia miltiorrhiza, moutan bark, yam, codonopsis pilosula, astragalus membranaceus, etc. as tea substitutes.

4. "Cat Twisting Waist Exercise" nourishes the liver and kidneys

To adjust your nervous emotions in time, you can choose some simple movements, such as the "Cat Waist Twist". This movement is very simple: first stand on the ground with your hands on your hips, then adjust your breath, pay attention to your waist, and then learn from the cats. Walk forward 5 steps with your waist twisted like a cat, then turn around and walk 5 steps with your waist twisted again. Repeat 3 times. When you are taking a break in the office or listening to music at home, you can become a "cat". This set of "Cat Waist Twisting Exercise" comes from the classic bionic exercise - "Ten Animal Exercises", which is a health-preserving exercise for strengthening the liver and kidneys. It is very beneficial for replenishing kidney qi.

5. Other conditioning methods

Patients with dark circles or bags under the eyes can perform eye massage, gently massaging around the eyes in a certain direction several times a day, which can promote local blood circulation and promote metabolism. You can also wrap the used green tea in a gauze bag and apply it directly around the eyes for 5-10 minutes, or apply raw potato peels directly on the eye sockets, both of which can help relieve dark circles.