Eat to look good! 9 most effective foods for nourishing yin and replenishing qi

Women are very prone to blood deficiency and qi deficiency, and they need to learn how to regulate themselves, especially after menstruation, when they need to supplement iron. So, what kind of nourishing food should we eat?

Pork Rinds

It has the effect of nourishing yin and moistening dryness. Wang Mengying, a doctor in the Qing Dynasty, said: "Pork replenishes kidney fluid, fills stomach juice, nourishes liver yin, moisturizes the skin, and stops thirst." Pork skin is more effective in replenishing yin, moisturizing dryness, and protecting the skin, and is better to eat in spring and autumn.

milk

Medical practitioners of all dynasties have praised the nourishing effect of milk, saying that milk "moisturizes the skin and quenches thirst", "moisturizes the skin", "moisturizes the large intestine", "moisturizes the five internal organs", and "moisturizes and replenishes fluids". Milk is very suitable for people with yin deficiency who suffer from insomnia, fatigue, and migraine.

Turtle

It can nourish yin and cool blood, and is an excellent tonic. It can nourish the yin of the liver and kidneys, and clear away the heat of deficiency and fatigue. It is suitable for people with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire caused by long-term illness, loss of body fluid, mental fatigue, and yin deficiency in the elderly. It is more suitable for those suffering from asthenia, bone steaming, hot flashes, night sweats, weak bones and weak legs.

Scallops

The meat is tender, delicious, and can nourish yin and tonify the kidney. "Bencao Congxin" says that scallops can cure thirst. Diabetic patients often have dry mouth, polydipsia, polyphagia, polyuria, and weight loss. It is recommended to drink scallop stewed soup regularly, but those with high uric acid should use it with caution.

clams

It can nourish yin, resolve phlegm, soften hard masses and disperse nodules. It is moisturizing and helps produce body fluids, so it can moisten the five internal organs, stop thirst, stimulate appetite, nourish yin, and improve eyesight. It is suitable for patients with diabetes, Sjögren's syndrome, tuberculosis, thyroid nodules, breast hyperplasia, gastric and duodenal ulcers and tumors.

Mulberry

It has the effect of nourishing yin and blood, and can replenish the yin of the liver and kidneys. "Bencao Jingshu" says that mulberry "is a medicine that cools blood, replenishes blood and benefits yin". It is suitable for people with liver and kidney yin deficiency, and is most suitable for patients with hypertension.

Wolfberry

It has the effect of nourishing yin and prolonging life. It can improve the symptoms of liver and kidney yin deficiency, such as soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus and deafness, cough, night sweats, and consumptive injury, and diabetes, such as dry mouth, thirst, itchy skin, and numbness of limbs.

Tremella

It is the most commonly used tonic food among the people, and has the effects of nourishing yin and the stomach, promoting body fluid and moistening dryness. It is especially suitable for people with lung yin deficiency and stomach yin deficiency, as well as those with dry cough without sputum, itchy throat, rough skin, pigmentation, and scalp desquamation.

donkey-hide gelatin

It can both nourish yin and replenish blood. It has a good tonic effect on patients with yin and blood deficiency who suffer from insomnia, forgetfulness, dizziness, tremors in hands and feet, palpitations, nasal and gum bleeding, dry cough without sputum, and fetal movement disorder.