What foods should women eat to supplement kidney deficiency?

When it comes to kidney deficiency, the first reaction is that it refers to men. After all, kidney deficiency in men is quite common. In fact, women also have kidney deficiency. Once the kidney qi is insufficient, it can be seen at a glance on women's faces, because the face has no radiance, the complexion is dull, and they often feel tired. The problem that can be easily solved at ordinary times always feels a bit helpless now. Let's talk about what food women should eat to supplement kidney deficiency?

1. Chinese Yam, Lily and Jujube Porridge

Ingredients: 90 grams of yam, 40 grams of lily, 15 dates, 30 grams of coix seed and appropriate amount of rice.

Method: Put all ingredients into the pot at the same time, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer until porridge becomes porridge.

Efficacy: Yam has the function of nourishing the spleen, stomach and kidney; lily clears away heat and moistens dryness; jujube and coix seed strengthen the spleen and stomach. These ingredients are used together to nourish yin and stomach, clear away heat and moisten dryness, and nourish the kidney. Yam, lily and jujube porridge is very suitable for female friends with kidney deficiency.

2. Chestnut stewed chicken wings

Ingredients: chestnuts, chicken wings, bell peppers, cooking oil, cooking wine, dark soy sauce, onions, ginger, garlic, etc.

Method: Wash the chestnuts. Use scissors to cut a cross at the top of each chestnut. Put water in the pot and bring it to a boil, enough to cover the chestnuts. Pour in the chestnuts, add salt, cover the pot and simmer for about 5 minutes. Take out the chestnut flesh one by one and set aside. Blanch the chicken wings, drain the water, and cut them into pieces with a knife to help them absorb the flavor. Heat up a pan with oil and sauté onions, ginger, garlic, star anise and peppercorns. After the aroma comes out, pour in the chicken wings, stir-fry, and add cooking wine. Stir-fry for about two minutes, add sugar and salt for seasoning, and a little bit of dark soy sauce for color. When the chicken wings are half cooked, add the chestnuts. Simmer over low heat until the chicken is soft and the chestnuts are tender, then add chopped green onion, garlic, and bell pepper, stir-fry and serve.

Efficacy: Chestnuts "tonify the spleen and stomach, nourish the kidneys and strengthen the tendons, promote blood circulation and stop bleeding." Chicken is sweet and warm in nature and has a wide range of therapeutic functions. It not only warms the middle and replenishes Qi, replenishes essence and marrow, strengthens tendons and bones, promotes blood circulation and regulates menstruation, but also has significant effects on consumptive disease, emaciation, edema, weakness after illness, physical weakness due to long-term illness, health conditioning, and nourishment for postpartum women. It is best eaten in autumn for health preservation.

3. Corn and Scallop Porridge

Ingredients: porridge, scallops, corn, carrots, pork, celery.

Method: Grate carrots, peel corn, and chop pork into minced meat. Soak the scallops until soft and tear into shreds. Chop celery. Put rice and corn into the pressure cooker and cook them into porridge. When the lid is ready to be opened, turn on the heat again. Add shredded carrots, minced meat and shredded scallops. Cook until done. Season with salt and sprinkle with chopped celery.

Efficacy: Dried scallops can nourish the kidney and nourish yin, so people with kidney yin deficiency should eat them regularly. Wang Mengying, a food doctor in the Qing Dynasty, believed that "dried scallops can nourish the kidney, just like clams."