Can donkey-hide gelatin really replenish qi and blood?

Now is an era of developed economy. In this era, people have to race against time every day, so the pressure in life and work is huge. At this time, many people will experience qi deficiency. Especially after reaching a certain age, symptoms such as back pain, dizziness, black eyes, and insomnia often occur. Many people start buying things to replenish blood, among which of course is the most familiar donkey-hide gelatin, but can donkey-hide gelatin really replenish qi and blood?

effect:

1. Nourishing blood and stopping bleeding

It promotes hematopoiesis and significantly increases the content of red blood cells and hemoglobin. It has a good effect on bleeding diseases such as iron deficiency anemia and hemorrhagic anemia, hemoptysis, hematemesis, blood in the stool, epistaxis, hematuria, functional uterine bleeding, and fetal bleeding during pregnancy.

2. Improve sleep

Eating donkey-hide gelatin can improve sleep quality. It balances the nutrition in our body by replenishing qi and blood. It can also promote calcium absorption, maintain nerve function, and has a strong sedative effect.

3. Regulate menstruation and protect the fetus

The main function of donkey-hide gelatin is to replenish blood. There are many reasons for irregular menstruation, mainly blood deficiency, blood stasis and blood heat. In case of blood deficiency, taking donkey-hide gelatin alone will be effective. For those with blood stasis and blood heat, other medicines can be appropriately used in combination. After conception, the yin blood gathers to nourish the fetus and is most susceptible to deficiency, which can lead to unstable fetus, restless fetal movements, and even miscarriage. Donkey-hide gelatin replenishes yin blood and benefits the Chong and Ren meridians, so it can nourish the fetus and treat pregnancy diseases. The lysine, arginine, histidine, cystine, calcium, sulfur, etc. contained in donkey-hide gelatin help to maintain pregnancy.

4. Beauty and skin care

Donkey-hide gelatin moisturizes the skin by replenishing blood, which is beneficial to skin health. It has been used as a beauty product for women throughout the ages. After taking donkey-hide gelatin, your face becomes rosy, your skin becomes tender and shiny. This is the combined result of the nutritional effect of donkey-hide gelatin on the skin and its promotion of calcium absorption and maintenance.

5. Anti-cancer effect

Donkey-hide gelatin is an auxiliary medicine for patients undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy. An experiment used Dong'e Ejiao as raw material to observe its effect on specific immune function and found that Ejiao has a bidirectional regulatory effect on cellular immunity. It also has a good enhancing effect on the activity of NK cells, and NK cells play a certain role in inhibiting the occurrence of tumors. In addition, donkey-hide gelatin can promote the transformation of lymphocytes in healthy people, and can also increase the lymphocyte transformation rate of tumor patients, which can slow down the growth of tumors, improve symptoms and prolong life.

6. Strengthen muscles and bones

Donkey-hide gelatin replenishes blood and fluids. Blood can nourish tendons, and fluids can lubricate joints. It enriches the bone marrow, spinal cord, and brain marrow, so it can strengthen tendons and bones, lubricate joints, and resist the harm of rheumatism. Therefore, "The Materia Medica" says that taking donkey-hide gelatin can "strengthen muscles and bones." Donkey-hide gelatin can also help eliminate bone and joint diseases and restore the function of injured joints. Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica says that donkey-hide gelatin can "cure all kinds of wind diseases and joint pains in men and women." Later generations added in the Compendium of Materia Medica that donkey-hide gelatin can cure "internal injuries and low back pain, strongly stretch the tendons, increase essence and strengthen the kidneys."

Contraindications:

1. Although donkey-hide gelatin is good, it cannot be eaten with some foods, such as garlic and radish. Taking them together will reduce the efficacy of donkey-hide gelatin.

2. Since the protein in donkey-hide gelatin is antigenic, people with skin allergic diseases such as urticaria and those who are in a high-sensitivity state for a long time are prone to allergies after taking it; it can also activate antibodies, so people with autoimmune diseases such as lupus erythematosus should use it with caution.

3. When you have a cold or menstruation, you should stop taking donkey-hide gelatin and resume taking it after you recover or your menstruation stops.

4. If you observe sores in your mouth and tongue, your urine is too yellow, and your tongue coating is yellow, it means that your Yang Qi is strong and your internal heat is very severe. You should take Dongfutang donkey-hide gelatin after eliminating the heat.

5. Animal experiments on injection of donkey-hide gelatin solution have shown that it can increase blood pressure, combat traumatic shock, and prevent progressive muscular dystrophy. Therefore, patients with hypertension should use donkey-hide gelatin for tonic purposes with caution or not at all. Stroke patients should not take donkey-hide gelatin as it will increase blood volume (stroke patients usually have blood stasis) and may cause another stroke.

6. It is best not to eat spicy, greasy and indigestible foods while taking donkey-hide gelatin. It is best to eat some fruits and vegetables that can increase appetite, and do not eat raw or cold food immediately after taking donkey-hide gelatin.

7. Pregnant women, patients with hypertension and diabetes should take the medicine under the guidance of a physician.