Representative prescriptions for nourishing blood and softening the liver

Humans need to carry out normal metabolism every day, and the most important organ involved in the metabolic process is the liver. So if you want your metabolism to be faster, you must protect your liver. Among them, the blood in the liver is particularly important. If the liver blood is insufficient, there will be insomnia, nightmares, menstrual disorders and other conditions. For female friends, they need to nourish the blood and soften the liver to make themselves look more healthy. What are the representative prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine for nourishing blood and softening liver?

Both peony and herbaceous peony have high ornamental and medicinal value. The root bark of peony is peony bark, which is known for its characteristics of "promoting blood circulation without breaking blood, and cooling blood without leaving blood stasis". In terms of medicinal value, peony is not inferior. Among the 112 prescriptions recorded in Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Febrile Diseases", 30 of them used peony. This shows that it is a very famous Chinese medicinal material and is called the "flower of gynecology". The efficacy of peony is recorded in "Ben Jing", and both the flower and the rhizome can be used as medicine to treat diseases. Originally, doctors did not strictly distinguish between red peony and white peony. After research and verification, it was found that the medicinal peony in the Han Dynasty was generally "white peony", so the "peony" used in Zhongjing's prescription should be "white peony". Red peony root may have been gradually used in clinical practice since the Tang and Song dynasties. In the Song Dynasty, its application became increasingly widespread, and it was officially included as a traditional Chinese medicine in the Kaibao Materia Medica. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the physician Tao Hongjing divided it into two types: red peony root and white peony root. Both red and white peony roots must be peeled, boiled, sliced, and dried before use. The main effects of white peony roots are to nourish blood, nourish yin, and soften the liver; the main effects of red peony roots are to cool blood and remove blood stasis; there are hundreds of ancient prescriptions with white peony root as the main medicine, such as Guizhi Decoction uses peony root to restrain yin and harmonize the circulation; Huangqin Decoction uses white peony root to strengthen yin, stop diarrhea, and relieve pain. Therefore, white peony root should be the first choice for nourishing blood and softening the liver.

White peony root can replenish qi and blood, make the face rosy, and can treat freckles, chloasma and acne caused by endocrine disorders. Delay the aging of rough facial skin.

According to legend, in order to maintain her beauty and prolong her life, Empress Dowager Cixi mixed white peony petals with egg and flour, then fried them into pancakes for consumption (Ms. De Ling's "Records of Imperial Fragrance"). In addition, peony flowers have the functions of clearing the heart and moistening the lungs, calming the liver and improving eyesight. They can treat abdominal pain, stomach cramps, dizziness, gout, diuresis and other symptoms. People often choose it to make peony porridge to nourish blood and regulate menstruation, treat symptoms such as flank pain, irritability, and menstrual abdominal pain caused by liver qi imbalance and blood qi deficiency; or make peony flower soup, peony flower wine, peony carp soup, peony flower tea, etc. as health care products.

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Ingredients of the prescription: 15g each of bupleurum, angelica, white peony root, atractylodes, poria, and stewed ginger, 6g each of mint and roasted licorice.

Indications and functions: Soothes liver and relieves depression, nourishes blood and strengthens spleen. It is mainly used to treat liver depression, blood deficiency and spleen weakness.

Usage: decoct in water, 3 times a day, 200ml each time, take warm after meals.

Note: It is suitable for patients with symptoms such as pain in the flanks, headache, dizziness, dry mouth and throat, fatigue and poor appetite, or irregular menstruation, breast pain, and a stringy and weak pulse. Avoid spicy food; suitable for both men and women with the above symptoms.

White Peony Root Nourishing Blood Congee

Ingredients: Prepare 15 grams each of white peony root, astragalus root, angelica root, 10 grams of zelan, 10 grams of tangerine peel, 100 grams of polished rice, and appropriate amount of brown sugar.

Method: First, fry the astragalus, angelica, white peony root, zelan and tangerine peel for 15 minutes, remove the residue and take the juice, then add rice and brown sugar to cook porridge.

Indications and functions: Relieve acute pain, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. It is mainly used to treat deficiency of qi and blood, weak spleen and stomach, and dysmenorrhea.

Usage: Take warm in the morning and evening. Those with dysmenorrhea can take it for 7 days before menstruation.

Note: Diabetic patients should not add sugar; pregnant women and children should not eat it. This porridge can be used as an auxiliary diet therapy during menstruation; it can not only prevent aging and arteriosclerosis, but also effectively prevent tumors; it is especially suitable for women with dysmenorrhea.