What should people with low blood pressure eat according to traditional Chinese medicine?

What should people with low blood pressure eat? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that low blood pressure is more common in people with weak spleen and stomach; mental workers; or fragile elderly heart patients. It is mostly caused by qi deficiency and yang deficiency, yin and blood deficiency, or both qi and yin deficiency. Therefore, what is good to eat for people with low blood pressure depends on the type of blood pressure they are suffering from.
Hypotension refers to a systolic blood pressure below 12 kPa and a diastolic blood pressure below 6.7 kPa. Common symptoms include dizziness, fatigue, lack of energy, cold stomach, cold limbs, decreased resistance and immunity, and susceptibility to colds. Hypotension is generally divided into three types: primary, secondary and temporary.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this disease is more common in people with weak spleen and stomach; those who do mental work; or fragile elderly heart patients. It is believed that it is mostly caused by qi deficiency and yang deficiency, yin and blood deficiency, or both qi and yin deficiency.
Qi and Yang deficiency cause weak heart pulse beat, Qi movement disorder, failure of clear Yang to rise, and malnutrition of the heart pulse; Yin and blood deficiency and insufficient blood vessels also cause malnutrition of the heart and brain, or due to kidney yang deficiency and empty brain marrow, dizziness, blurred vision and even fainting; Qi and Yin deficiency, imbalance of Yin and Yang, and low organ function cause dizziness, tinnitus, chills and cold limbs, sore waist and weak legs, loss of appetite, fatigue and weakness, and clinically accompanied by symptoms such as low blood pressure. The following is the classification and treatment:
(I) Qi Deficiency and Yang Deficiency
Qi deficiency may cause pale complexion, dizziness, shortness of breath, laziness to speak, fatigue, and even fainting. In addition to the symptoms of qi deficiency, yang deficiency also includes fear of cold, cold limbs, spontaneous sweating, a slow or late and weak pulse, and a fat and pale tongue with a white tongue coating.
a. Heart Qi deficiency, in addition to the above symptoms of Qi deficiency, there are also palpitations, shortness of breath, chest tightness, etc. Only then can you choose Du Shen Tang with modifications. Experienced recipe: 3 grams of ginseng and lotus seeds, 1 liang of rock sugar, stewed in water, eat the lotus meat and drink the soup.
b. Spleen deficiency or sinking of qi in the middle part, accompanied by poor appetite, abdominal distension, loose stools, shortness of breath, fatigue, etc. Only then can you choose Buzhong Yiqi Decoction.
c. Kidney Yang deficiency is characterized by cold body and limbs, shortness of breath when moving, or diarrhea at dawn, etc. You can choose Baoyuan Decoction, Zhenwu Decoction, Sini Decoction, Jinkui Shenqi Pills, and Yougui Pills with modifications. Empirical recipe: 2 qian of ginseng (chewed), 1 liang of polygonatum, 3 qian of wolfberry, 1 qian of cinnamon, 1 qian of licorice, decocted in water and taken, 1 dose per day.
(ii) Deficiency of both Qi and Yin
In addition to the above-mentioned symptoms of qi deficiency, there are also manifestations of yin deficiency. Such as dry mouth, fever in the five parts of the body, constipation, oliguria, fatigue, red tongue with little coating and thin and stringy pulse.
a. Deficiency of both heart qi and yin may cause palpitations, shortness of breath, chest tightness, etc. Shengmai Yin and Zhigancao Decoction are commonly used. Empirical prescription: 5 qian of Astragalus, 4 qian of Codonopsis, 3 qian of Ophiopogon, 2 qian of Schisandra, and 1 qian of Bupleurum. Boil them in water and take three times a day. (People with inflammatory diseases, irritability, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability, and insomnia are considered to have real symptoms. People who are not suffering from Qi and Yin deficiency should not take this prescription.)
b. Deficiency of both kidney yin and yang, often with symptoms such as dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, deafness, back pain, weak legs, fatigue, and forgetfulness. The prescription can be modified by using Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan, Jin Kui Shen Qi Wan, etc.
Diet therapy
Diet therapy is also one of the effective measures to treat hypotension. It can gradually improve the patient's physical fitness, improve cardiovascular function, increase myocardial contractility, increase cardiac output, and increase the tension of arterial walls, thereby gradually raising blood pressure and stabilizing it to normal levels, eliminating the various uncomfortable symptoms caused by low blood pressure. Dietary options for people with low blood pressure include the following:
1. Eat both meat and vegetables, and combine meals reasonably to ensure that you take in comprehensive and sufficient nutrients, so that your physique will gradually become stronger from being weak.
2. If you have anemia accompanied by low red blood cell count and insufficient hemoglobin, you should eat more foods rich in protein, iron, copper, folic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin C and other "hematopoietic raw materials", such as pork liver, egg yolk, lean meat, milk, fish, shrimp, shellfish, soybeans, tofu, brown sugar and fresh vegetables and fruits. Correcting anemia helps increase cardiac output, improve blood supply to the brain, raise blood pressure and eliminate adverse symptoms caused by low blood pressure.
3. Fruits such as lotus seeds, longans, jujubes, and mulberries have the power to nourish the heart and blood, strengthen the spleen and nourish the brain, and can be eaten frequently.