Six Methods for Nourishing Blood for Women

Women's health care should first focus on maintaining qi and blood. Only when the blood is sufficient can the complexion be rosy and beautiful, the menstrual blood be normal, and the spirit be vigorous. If you are not good at nourishing blood, you are likely to have sallow complexion, pale lips and nails, dizziness, fatigue, dry hair and numb limbs, scanty menstrual blood, delayed menstruation, pale tongue and thin pulse, etc. In severe anemia, people are prone to premature aging symptoms such as premature wrinkles, premature graying of hair, and early menopause.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that if the emotions are not smooth and the liver qi is stagnant, it is most likely to cause blood depletion. Therefore, in order to maintain their qi and blood, women must first have a peaceful mentality, be happy, cheerful and optimistic. This can not only enhance the body's immunity and benefit physical and mental health, but also promote hematopoietic function, make the complexion rosy, the menstrual blood smooth, and the energy abundant.

Sleep

Regular life, regular daily routine, a combination of work and rest, moderate entertainment, and a moderate sex life, especially ensuring adequate sleep, quitting smoking and drinking less, are all very important for ensuring women's physical and mental health, making menstrual blood more regular, and delaying aging.

Animal Care

Regularly participate in physical exercise and outdoor activities within your ability (at least half an hour a day), such as walking, jogging, swimming, playing ball, dancing, aerobics, etc., will not only enhance your physical fitness and increase your disease resistance, but also enhance your hematopoietic function.

Especially for women who have just given birth, more attention should be paid to fitness exercises, which will help them restore a healthy body shape as soon as possible, regulate menstrual blood, and prevent premature aging.

Rest

Combining movement and rest and balancing work and rest are important guarantees of health. Therefore, while paying attention to exercise, we should also pay attention to rest. Especially when you work for a long time in a noisy and chaotic environment, or are too tired physically and mentally, or are in a upset mood, you need a quiet environment to recuperate your spirit, or sit alone, or close your eyes and regulate your breathing, or listen to music, or paint, or weave, etc., all of which can calm the mind and spirit, calm the body and mind, and recover from brain fatigue as soon as possible to prevent strain and blood damage from worry.

Food

The spleen and stomach are the foundation of acquired constitution and the source of Qi and blood production, so we must pay attention to dietary regulation. First of all, we should pay attention to maintaining the health of the spleen and stomach and a strong appetite. We should eat in moderation and pay attention to the treatment of spleen and stomach diseases.

Second, you should eat more foods rich in "blood-forming raw materials", especially nutritious foods rich in high-quality protein, essential trace elements (especially iron), folic acid and vitamin B12, such as soy products, animal liver and kidneys, animal blood, fish, shrimp, chicken, eggs, dates, brown sugar, black fungus, mulberries, peanuts (better when eaten raw with the red skin), black sesame seeds, walnut kernels and various fresh vegetables and fruits.

Medicine

Patients with severe blood deficiency or suffering from irregular menstruation or other chronic wasting diseases should pay attention to drug supplements in addition to timely treatment of chronic diseases and dietary care. The medicines commonly used to nourish qi and blood include astragalus, ginseng, codonopsis, angelica, white peony root, rehmannia, salvia miltiorrhiza, Polygonum multiflorum, Millettia reticulata, wolfberry, donkey-hide gelatin, jujube, longan meat, black-bone chicken, etc.

Commonly used prescriptions for nourishing qi and blood include Siwu Decoction, Baoyuan Decoction, Ginseng Guipi Decoction (Pills), Ginseng Yangrong Decoction, Shiquan Dabu Decoction (Pills), etc. You can also use ginseng, codonopsis, angelica, wolfberry, astragalus, jujube and other medicinal and edible products to prepare various medicated meals (such as medicated porridge or black chicken, pigeon stew, etc.). In addition, you can also take various western medicines that have blood-enriching effects for treatment.