How can Chinese medicine replenish qi?

When we enter middle age, our bodies will slowly age, our diet may become unbalanced, and our bodies will gradually weaken and become more susceptible to illness. In traditional Chinese medicine, people need to replenish qi when they reach middle age. Especially for those with declining organ function, they should replenish qi in a timely manner. So, what are the Chinese medicine dietary therapy methods for replenishing qi? What foods can help replenish qi?

1. Tonify Qi, strengthen the spleen, activate blood circulation and replenish blood - Sugared jujubes and lychees: 50 grams each of jujubes, longans and lychees, 5 grams of Panax notoginseng powder and excessive sugar. Put the jujube in a casserole, add excessive water, bring to a boil, then simmer on low heat for 5 minutes. Add other ingredients, bring to a boil, simmer on low heat for 10 minutes, add sugar and mix well. Take warm in moderation once a day.

2. Tonify Qi, strengthen the spleen and benefit the stomach - Rice with ginseng and jujube: 10 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 20 jujubes, 250 grams of glutinous rice, and 50 grams of white sugar. Soak Codonopsis pilosula and jujube and boil them for half an hour. Drain and set aside the soup. Steam the glutinous rice and place the jujube on top. Add sugar to the soup and boil it into a sticky juice. Pour it on the jujube rice. Eat as staple food.

3. Tonify Qi, moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements - Hemp seed and chestnut cake: 10 grams of hemp seed, 5 grams of sesame, 50 grams of chestnut powder, 50 grams of cornmeal. Crush the hemp seeds and sesame seeds, mix them with chestnut powder, cornmeal and excessive brown sugar, and steam them into cakes with hydrated flour. Serve as a snack.

4. Tonify Qi, promote Qi circulation, moisten the intestines and promote bowel movements - Qixiang Miying Paste: 300 grams of Astragalus, 45 grams of Costusroot and an excessive amount of honey. Add excessive amount of water to Astragalus and Costusroot and boil them. Take the decoction once every 30 minutes, add water and boil again, take it twice in total, combine the decoction and simmer over low heat until it is concentrated and thick, add twice the amount of honey, bring to a boil, turn off the heat, let it cool, and bottle it for later use. Dissolve 1 tablespoon in boiling water twice a day.

5. Tonify Qi and nourish blood - Astragalus and donkey-hide gelatin porridge: 15 grams of astragalus, 10 grams of donkey-hide gelatin, 30 grams of polished rice. Boil Astragalus in water to extract juice, use the juice to cook rice into porridge, dissolve donkey-hide gelatin and add it to the porridge. Replenish qi and nourish blood. Take warm once a day.

6. Tonify Qi, nourish blood and promote lactation - Guiqi Carp Soup: 1 carp (about 500 grams), 15 grams of angelica and 50 grams of astragalus. Wrap angelica and astragalus in gauze and cook them together with the cleaned fish. Tonify Qi, nourish blood and promote lactation. Drink the soup and eat the meat.

7. Tonify Qi and benefit the stomach - Astragalus tonify the stomach and jujube: 60 grams of honey-roasted Astragalus, 10 grams of tangerine peel, 1000 grams of black dates, excessive amounts of lard, sugar, and rice wine. Put black dates, astragalus and orange peel into a large porcelain bowl, add 3 spoons of sugar, 1 spoon of cooked lard and 2 spoons of rice wine and mix well. Steam in a porcelain pot uncovered over high heat for 3 hours and remove from heat. After that, you can steam it in the rice cooker once a day until it is finished. Eat 5 black dates and drink half a spoonful of Astragalus and Jujube juice after lunch and dinner every day. One course of treatment is 3 months.

8. Tonify Qi, remove dampness, relieve blood stasis and detoxify - Sweet and Sour Steamed Fish: 1 piece of black carp (about 500 grams) and 50 grams of rice vinegar. Remove the scales and internal organs of the fish, cut the meat, cover the meat with shredded ginger, place it on a fish plate, and steam it in a steamer for 10 to 15 minutes. Take it out, add oil and seasonings to stir-fry, add sugar and vinegar, thicken with thin starch, and pour it on the fish body. Serve with meals.

The best Chinese medicine for replenishing qi is actually ginseng. Although it is relatively expensive, it has the most powerful effect in replenishing qi. Eating more ginseng can promote the development of human cells and greatly increase the number of cell divisions, so that the body's self-repair ability will become very strong. Moreover, eating more ginseng can resist aging, and it can also treat diseases such as heart failure and neurasthenia.