Home medicine cabinet: 7 Chinese herbs that are the best for nourishing blood

Some people believe that a pale, sallow and bloodless complexion is caused by anemia, so they take a lot of blood-enriching nutritional supplements, but to no avail. In fact, simply replenishing blood cannot fundamentally solve the problem of anemia. To replenish blood, you must first replenish qi. Qi can produce blood. Only when qi and blood, yin and yang are replenished, can the situation of insufficient blood and qi be changed.

Experts say that black foods such as donkey-hide gelatin, Ganoderma lucidum, black fungus, black beans, and black sesame seeds have the effect of nourishing blood and producing blood. Eating more of them can make your skin better. In addition, Siwu Decoction, which consists of raw rehmannia, white peony root, Chuanxiong, and angelica, is a basic method to replenish blood. Red dates, Polygonum multiflorum and ginseng can cultivate hemoglobin and are also good blood tonics. People with poor complexion can eat foods such as donkey-hide gelatin, pig blood, and sheep blood once a week, which can not only supplement iron but also hemoglobin.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, liver and kidney deficiency, blood stasis, and internal retention of phlegm and dampness can all cause a bad complexion. Blood supplementation must be based on the cause of the disease before treatment. After about half a year to a year of conditioning, going to bed early and getting up early, and exercising appropriately, it is no longer a dream for a "yellow-faced woman" to get rid of spots and have a rosy complexion. I like to take supplements, but many of them are not done properly. Only patients with deficiency syndrome need to take supplements, while patients with excess syndrome will suffer from harmful effects. Tonics must also be taken after differentiation of syndromes, and the qi, blood, yin and yang must be distinguished.

Blood loss caused by liver and kidney deficiency

Skin manifestations: chloasma, butterfly spots, rough, dull, sagging skin.

Tonic method: Dabuyuan decoction, wolfberry, mulberry, Morinda officinalis, raw rehmannia, cooked rehmannia, etc., you can eat more of them in daily life.

Blood deficiency caused by blood stasis

Skin manifestations: dark purple lips, dark and dull complexion, and easy to break out in acne.

Tonic method: You can eat Chinese medicinal herbs that have the effect of activating blood circulation, such as Panax notoginseng, safflower, angelica, peach kernel, and salvia miltiorrhiza.

Anemia caused by phlegm-dampness retention

Skin manifestations: pale and dull complexion.

Tonic method: You can eat Chinese medicinal herbs that have expectorant effects such as Pinellia, Bombyx Batryticatus, Stemona, Poria, and Tangerine Peel.

Blood loss caused by Qi deficiency

Skin manifestations: pale complexion, pale nails and lips. Common symptoms of Qi deficiency include pale and dull complexion, low voice, shortness of breath, fatigue, especially when moving.

Tonic method: Sijunzi Decoction, ginseng, astragalus, yam, etc. can be eaten more often in daily life.

Mental adjustment: People with Qi deficiency are often in a low mental state. The purpose of mental adjustment is to cheer them up, make them optimistic, open-minded and happy.

Relief and regulation: People with Qi deficiency have poor ability to adapt to changes in cold and heat. They often feel cold hands and feet in cold seasons and are prone to catching colds. Therefore, they should avoid cold and keep warm in winter.