Be sure to collect foods that replenish qi and blood!

1. Longan meat: a well-known blood-replenishing food

Longan meat is also known as jujube pulp. Fresh longan is available on the market every summer. Longan contains vitamins A, B, glucose and sucrose, and is rich in iron. Foods such as longan soup and longan wine are recommended for pregnant women and postpartum women, as they are excellent blood-enriching foods.

2. Dried mulberries

Dried mulberries are the fruit and its products that contain the richest natural iron, containing 42.5 mg of iron per 100 grams, making them worthy of the title of "blood-replenishing fruit" among fruits. It is generally recommended to cook dried mulberries into porridge. Eating a bowl of mulberry porridge every day can not only replenish blood but also beautify the skin, but pregnant women should use it with caution.

3. Black dates

The most popular dried dates are black dates and candied dates, which contain 3.7-3.9 mg of iron per 100 grams, and are considered excellent blood-enriching foods. Dried dates are also rich in vitamin C, which is an important factor in promoting the absorption of iron ions, allowing the body to absorb iron more efficiently. However, dried dates are rich in dietary fiber, which is not easy to digest, so it is not advisable to eat too much every day, and it is best to eat them in soup or porridge.

4. Purple raisins

Purple grapes are a good blood-replenishing fruit. After the grapes are dried, the iron content is 9.1 mg per 100 grams. Moreover, during the drying process, the grape skin is retained to the maximum extent (the nutritional content of grape skin is much higher than that of the pulp), which is also beneficial to the retention of some stable nutrients in raisins, such as iron, zinc, manganese, protein, antioxidants, etc.

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5. Pumpkin: a great blood tonic

Praised as a "wonderful blood tonic" by Chen Xiuyuan, a famous doctor in the Qing Dynasty, pumpkin is rich in plant protein, carotene, vitamins and essential amino acids, calcium, zinc, iron, cobalt, phosphorus, etc. Among them, cobalt is one of the important components of vitamin B12, which can help the red blood cells in the blood function normally; zinc directly affects the function of mature red blood cells; iron is the basic trace element for the production of hemoglobin. All of them are excellent nutrients for blood tonic.

6. Grapes: A blood-tonifying product recommended by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners

Grapes are rich in calcium, phosphorus and iron, as well as a variety of vitamins and amino acids. They are an excellent tonic for the elderly, women, the weak and those with anemia and excessive fatigue. Pregnant women are also recommended to eat more of them, which is not only beneficial to the nutrition of the fetus, but also can make the pregnant woman's complexion rosy and her blood circulation unobstructed. If you can't buy grapes, raisins will do.