What foods are good for kidney deficiency and liver fire?

Kidney deficiency and excessive liver fire will cause various adverse effects on our health, so no matter who you are, you should pay attention to scientific conditioning and solutions. In life, some foods we often eat have a good effect on improving kidney deficiency and excessive liver fire. For example, sesame, beef bone marrow, and dog meat are relatively beneficial to improving these phenomena, and will not produce any side effects.

1. Sesame

It is sweet and mild in nature, and has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, and moisturizing the five internal organs. For example, it was recorded in "Bencao Jingshu": "Sesame has a mild smell, is neither cold nor hot, and is a good grain for nourishing the liver and kidneys." It is especially suitable for people with kidney deficiency, sore waist and weak legs, dizziness, tinnitus, dry and falling hair, premature gray hair, and dry stool.

2. Corn

Also known as millet and barley. Can replenish kidney qi. "Millet nourishes kidney qi" is mentioned in "Famous Doctors' Records" and "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica". Li Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty also said: "Millet is the grain of kidney, it is suitable for people with kidney disease, and eating it in porridge can benefit Dantian and replenish deficiency."

3. Cowpea

Also known as rice beans and long beans. It is mild in nature, sweet in taste, and can nourish the kidney and strengthen the spleen. It is suitable for people with spleen deficiency and kidney deficiency. It is most suitable for people with kidney deficiency, thirst, spermatorrhea, leucorrhea, frequent urination, and leucorrhea in women. The Compendium of Materia Medica once recorded: "Cowpea can nourish the middle qi, invigorate the kidney and strengthen the stomach, and produce essence." The Sichuan Chinese Medicine Annals also said that it can "nourish yin and kidney, strengthen the spleen and stomach, treat leucorrhea, leucorrhea and spermatorrhea due to kidney deficiency."

4. Beef bone marrow

It has the effects of moistening the lungs, nourishing the kidneys and benefiting the marrow. "Compendium of Materia Medica" says it can "moisten the lungs and kidneys, nourish the skin, and beautify the face." It is especially suitable for those who suffer from kidney deficiency, emaciation, and loss of essence and blood.

5. Dog meat

It is warm in nature and salty in taste. In addition to the effect of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi, it can also warm the kidney and assist yang. Therefore, it is most suitable for people with insufficient kidney yang, weak waist and knees, or cold pain. "Bencao Gangmu" believes that dog meat "replenishes stomach qi, strengthens yang, warms the waist and knees, replenishes deficiency and fatigue, and improves qigong." "Yi Lin Zuan Yao" also says: "Dog meat replenishes lung qi and consolidates kidney qi." Zhang Lu, a physician in the Qing Dynasty, also said: "Dog meat is most suitable for people with lower deficiency." Lower deficiency refers to weak kidney yang and weak fire in the gate of life.