What are the traditional Chinese medicines for blood supplement?

Blood flows in every corner of our body, which shows how important blood is to our body. Most people replenish blood and regulate their bodies through diet. In fact, there are many Chinese medicines that can be used to replenish blood, and the effects are relatively good. So what are the Chinese medicines that can replenish blood? Next, I will introduce to you some traditional Chinese medicines that can replenish blood.

Angelica: Angelica is the root of the Umbelliferae plant Angelica sinensis, also known as Angelica sinensis. Angelica sinensis tastes sweet and spicy, and is warm in nature. It has the effects of nourishing blood and activating blood circulation, regulating menstruation and relieving pain, as well as moisturizing and lubricating the intestines. Pharmacological studies have shown that angelica can lower blood pressure, protect the liver, calm nerves, relieve pain, improve systemic metabolic function, act as a diuretic, and have excitatory and inhibitory effects on the uterus. Angelica sinensis is an important blood tonic and is suitable for symptoms such as sallow complexion, dizziness, fatigue, palpitations, shortness of breath, and weak hands and feet caused by blood deficiency in the heart and liver. Angelica can nourish blood and activate blood circulation. When blood circulates, the blood flows smoothly, and when the blood flows smoothly, there is no pain. Therefore, Angelica can activate blood circulation, regulate menstruation, promote qi circulation and relieve pain. It is suitable for women with irregular menstruation, menstruation, abdominal pain, amenorrhea, and postpartum abdominal pain due to congestion. It is also suitable for rheumatic pain caused by blood stasis blocking the collaterals, numbness of hands and feet, blood stasis in limbs, blood deficiency and blood stasis in carbuncles and ulcers. It can also moisturize the intestines and treat constipation, and is especially suitable for habitual constipation in the elderly. Doctors since ancient times believed that angelica can be divided into three parts, each with different effects. The head of angelica stops bleeding and moves upward, the body of angelica nourishes blood and stays in the middle, the tail of angelica breaks blood and makes it flow downward, and the whole body of angelica harmonizes blood and does not move it. Therefore, Angelica sinensis has always been regarded as a holy medicine for blood.

Donkey-hide gelatin: Donkey-hide gelatin is a block of gelatin made by removing the hair from the skin of the donkey, an equid species. It was called Fuzhi gelatin and Penfu gelatin in ancient times. Donkey-hide gelatin is sweet in taste, neutral in nature, and enters the liver and kidney meridians. It has the effects of nourishing blood and yin, moistening dryness, stopping bleeding and calming the fetus. The pharmacological ingredients are mostly composed of collagen and its partial hydrolyzates, and the basic components are protein, multiple amino acids, calcium, sulfur and other substances. According to pharmacological research, donkey-hide gelatin can accelerate the production of red blood cells and hemoglobin in the blood. It can improve the calcium balance in the body, promote calcium absorption, and prevent and treat progressive muscular dystrophy. "Compendium of Materia Medica" said: "Donkey-hide gelatin is mainly used to replenish blood and fluid." Therefore, it focuses on replenishing blood and is suitable for consumptive diseases such as dizziness, palpitations, irritability, and insomnia caused by insufficient yin and blood. Donkey-hide gelatin is sticky in nature and can coagulate blood vessels. It is suitable for all blood diseases, such as vomiting blood, hematuria, epistaxis, bloody stool, coughing up blood, metrorrhagia, menorrhagia, bleeding during pregnancy, and continuous bleeding after childbirth. Donkey-hide gelatin nourishes yin and moistens dryness, and is suitable for symptoms such as cough and asthma due to deficiency, yin deficiency and dry cough, dry throat with little phlegm, irritability and thirst. Because donkey-hide gelatin nourishes yin and moistens the lungs, relieves cough and bleeding, and has a mild nature, it is also an important medicine for tuberculosis. When taking donkey-hide gelatin, it should be dissolved in boiled water or rice wine, and when added to decoctions, it should be melted and taken with the drink. Because this product is sticky and impedes digestion, people with weak spleen and stomach or vomiting and diarrhea should not take it.

Rehmannia root: Rehmannia root is the rhizome of Rehmannia root of the Scrophulariaceae family, which is processed and steamed. Rehmannia root is sweet and slightly warm in nature. It enters the liver and kidney meridians and has the effects of nourishing yin and blood, benefiting the kidneys and producing essence. Pharmacological studies have shown that Rehmannia root has cardiotonic, diuretic, anti-allergic, blood sugar lowering, blood pressure raising and vasoconstriction effects in small amounts, while in large amounts it has the effect of vasodilation. Rehmannia root is suitable for all symptoms of yin deficiency, blood deficiency, and essence deficiency. It is an important medicine for tonifying the liver and kidneys, nourishing yin and blood. Essence and blood are the basic substances of the human body, so Rehmannia glutinosa can nourish the lower abdomen and strengthen the foundation. It is clinically used for symptoms such as soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, blurred vision, shortness of breath, palpitations, hot flashes, night sweats, spermatorrhea and strain caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency. It is suitable for gynecological and obstetric diseases such as irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia, menorrhagia, and anemia before and after pregnancy. It is also suitable for symptoms of yin deficiency and blood deficiency such as tinnitus, deafness, premature graying of hair, thirst, hematemesis, and epistaxis caused by kidney yin deficiency.

There are many traditional Chinese medicines that can replenish blood. The ones I briefly mentioned are relatively common. However, due to different physical conditions of each person, not all blood-replenishing traditional Chinese medicines are suitable for consumption. It is best to understand your own physical condition and use traditional Chinese medicine to replenish blood according to the doctor's guidance. I hope my little knowledge can be of some help to you. I hope you have a happy and fulfilling life.