What food is good for women with Qi deficiency?

Only by having a healthy body can women become healthier and more beautiful. Among them, qi deficiency is the most common phenomenon among women, which will cause great harm to women's bodies, and even lead to chest tightness and shortness of breath after a little exercise. This is very detrimental to the health of the body. However, if you want to better regulate your body, you must master the diet regulation. Let's learn about what foods are good for women with qi deficiency.

What food is good for women with Qi deficiency?

When it comes to the dietary precautions for people with qi deficiency, the principles of the five internal organs' deficiency should be taken into consideration. People with qi deficiency should eat foods that have a qi-replenishing effect, are mild in nature, sweet or sweet and warm in taste, and should eat nutritious, easily digestible tonic foods. Avoid eating foods that damage or consume energy, and avoid eating raw, cold, greasy, spicy foods.

Qi deficiency is one of the common physical conditions in children, and is often manifested in diseases such as nasal allergies, asthma, digestive disorders, short stature, bedwetting, susceptibility to colds, obesity and heart disease. Children with Qi deficiency should pay attention to their diet.

1. Eat a healthy diet

Develop normal eating habits, such as eating fixed amounts of food, avoiding snacks, and try not to eat overly sweet, high-fat or high-salt foods or drinks before meals to avoid feeling full too early and reducing appetite. A normal work and rest schedule and moderate outdoor exercise can prevent the aggravation of qi deficiency. Choose according to the properties of food:

(1) Foods with a Gan-neutral character include grapes, lemons, papayas, strawberries, plums, apples, spinach, carrots, chrysanthemums, cauliflower, cabbage, peas, green beans, peanuts, black fungus, white fungus, corn, chestnuts, olives, soy milk, white rice, brown rice, soybeans, black beans, adzuki beans, rock sugar, fish, pork, eggs, etc.

(2) Sweet and warm rapeseed, mustard greens, pumpkin, longan, lychee, cherry, guava, kumquat, bayberry, peach, apricot, plum, glutinous rice, brown sugar, maltose, garlic, coriander, ginger, onion, fennel, vinegar, shacha sauce, beef, chicken, shrimp, eel, mussels, and goat’s milk.

(3) Sweet and cool water chestnuts, lotus roots, shiitake mushrooms, winter mushrooms, mushrooms, gourds, mung beans, tofu, tea, sesame oil, ginger peel, wax apples, tomatoes, sugar cane, cantaloupe, tangerines, figs, honey, duck, crab, turtle, egg white, loquat, and pineapple.

Eat the above foods in rotation. Try not to eat cold or unripe foods often, such as watermelon, cantaloupe, pear, grapefruit, coconut, orange, star fruit, persimmon, banana, mango, mulberry, kiwi, cucumber, bitter melon, water spinach, wild rice stem, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, seaweed, kelp, watercress, black beans, water chestnuts, white sugar, clams, and mussels, so as not to affect blood circulation. When it is unavoidable, try to eat during the day, because the external yang energy is strong at this time and the body is more able to resist the invasion of cold air.

2. Qi-boosting ingredients

(1) Japonica rice is mild in nature, sweet in taste, and can nourish the middle and replenish qi. As early as in "Bielu", there were records of its function of invigorating Qi. Meng Shen, a food doctor in the Tang Dynasty, also said: Japonica rice warms the middle and invigorates Qi. Wang Mengying of the Qing Dynasty also praised rice porridge as ginseng soup for the poor. He said: Poor people suffering from deficiency syndrome can drink thick rice soup instead of ginseng soup. People with qi deficiency should eat it regularly.

(2) Beef is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It is beneficial to the blood, nourishes the spleen and stomach, and strengthens the muscles and bones. The famous doctor said in "Bielu" that beef can calm the stomach, replenish qi, and nourish the spleen and stomach. "Han's Medical Encyclopedia" also said: Yellow beef can replenish qi, and has the same effect as Astragalus membranaceus. This shows the power of beef to replenish qi, so people with qi deficiency should eat it regularly.

(3) Dog meat is warm in nature and salty in taste. It can replenish the middle qi and is suitable for people with qi deficiency and spleen, kidney, lung or yang deficiency. "Bencao Gangmu" says: Dog meat replenishes stomach qi, strengthens yang, warms the waist and knees, replenishes deficiency and fatigue, and increases energy and strength. "Yi Lin Zuan Yao" also says that dog meat replenishes lung qi and strengthens kidney qi. It is best to eat it in autumn and winter.

(4) Chicken is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It has the effects of warming the middle, replenishing qi, replenishing essence, and nourishing blood. It is suitable for people suffering from qi deficiency, blood deficiency or kidney deficiency. For people with qi deficiency, there is a custom of stewing old hen with astragalus, which can further enhance the qi-replenishing effect.

(5) Silver carp is warm in nature, sweet in taste, and can enter the spleen and lungs to replenish qi. Li Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty said in Compendium of Materia Medica: Silver carp warms the middle and replenishes Qi. Wang Mengying, a food doctor in the Qing Dynasty, also believed that silver carp warms the stomach, replenishes qi, and moisturizes the skin. Therefore, people with qi deficiency should eat it.

(6) Eel is warm in nature and sweet in taste. It can replenish deficiency, increase energy and strengthen muscles and bones. People with qi deficiency should eat it regularly. "Qianjin Food Treatment" once said that it can treat shortness of breath and inability to stand on the ground. "Bencao Yanyi Buyi" also says: Yellow eel is good at replenishing qi.

(7) Mandarin fish is commonly known as Gui fish. It can replenish qi and blood, and benefit the spleen and stomach. "Bencao Gangmu" says: Mandarin fish is beneficial to qi. "Kaibao Materia Medica" believes that it can increase energy and make people fat and healthy. It is especially suitable for those with both qi deficiency and spleen deficiency.

(8) Jujubes are warm in nature and sweet in taste. They are commonly eaten. They have the effect of replenishing qi and blood. Doctors in all dynasties have often used them to treat patients with qi deficiency. "Bie Lu" says that it replenishes the middle and strengthens the Qi, and is powerful. Meng Shen, a food doctor in the Tang Dynasty, also said: Jujubes can replenish insufficient Qi, cooked and eaten to nourish the stomach and intestines, and fattening the body is the best for replenishing Qi. Therefore, people with qi deficiency should eat jujubes cooked until they are soft.

(9) Cherries are warm in nature and sweet in taste. They can replenish qi and blood as well as the spleen and kidneys. "Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan" records: Cherries can cure all kinds of deficiency syndromes and greatly replenish vital energy.

(10) Grapes are mild in nature, sweet and sour in taste, and are a fruit that replenishes qi and blood. In addition to their qi-boosting effects, ancient medical literature also believes that grapes can strengthen the spleen and stomach, benefit the liver and kidneys, and strengthen the muscles and bones. As Ben Jing says, it replenishes energy and doubles strength. "Compendium of Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan" believes that grapes are a great tonic for qi and blood. "Sui Xi Ju Diet" also records: tonifies Qi, nourishes kidney fluid, benefits liver yin, and strengthens tendons and bones. Therefore, it is suitable for people with qi deficiency accompanied by kidney deficiency, lung deficiency and spleen deficiency.

(11) Peanuts are neutral in nature and sweet in taste. "Illustrated Book of Southern Yunnan Materia Medica" states that peanuts can nourish the middle and replenish qi. They also have the effect of nourishing the spleen and lungs. They are more suitable for people with qi deficiency and also lung or spleen deficiency. It is best to eat peanuts boiled in water.

(12) Yam is a food that replenishes qi. It is most beneficial for people with qi deficiency or qi deficiency due to long-term illness to eat it regularly. Yam can replenish lung qi, spleen qi, and kidney qi, so it is often used in prescriptions for lung qi deficiency, kidney qi deficiency, or spleen qi deficiency.

(13) Bird’s nest is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It can replenish qi and tonify deficiency, nourish yin and tonify the lungs. It is especially suitable for people with both qi and lung deficiency. "Bencao Zaixin" once said that it is a great tonic for vital energy. “Food Do’s and Don’ts” also records that bird’s nest can strengthen yang and replenish qi. "Dietary Records" also points out that bird's nest can replenish qi, and is suitable for those with weak spleen and lungs, and all those with deficiency in qi. It can also consolidate the exterior, and is best for those with deficiency of the exterior, sweating, and fear of wind.

(14) Ginseng is warm in nature, sweet and slightly bitter in taste. It is the most commonly used and powerful Qi-tonifying herb in traditional Chinese medicine. It is also a well-known Qi-tonifying food that can greatly replenish vital energy. "The Materia Medica" says that it can replenish the deficient Qi of the five internal organs. "The Origin of Medicine" also believes that ginseng can treat insufficient yang energy in the spleen and stomach, shortness of breath, and lack of energy in the lungs, and replenish vital energy. Ginseng is quite effective for people with qi deficiency. It is even more suitable for those with qi deficiency and yang deficiency, spleen deficiency or lung deficiency. By the same token, Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus pseudoginseng have the same effects as ginseng, and are also suitable for people with qi deficiency. "Medical Records of Combining Chinese and Western Medicine" also says: It can supplement the qi and replenish the blood. Therefore, people with qi deficiency should eat it. Because American ginseng is cool in nature and has the effects of nourishing lung yin and reducing false fire, it is more suitable for people with qi deficiency and insufficient lung yin.

(15) Astragalus is slightly warm in nature and sweet in taste. It is a popular food for replenishing qi. Many medical books claim that Astragalus can replenish the body's qi. "Bencao Qiuzhen" believes that Astragalus is the best among all qi-replenishing medicines, so it is called "Ji". According to medical practice, Astragalus is often taken together with Codonopsis pilosula, Pseudostellaria pseudoginseng or Ginseng, which will have a better effect in replenishing Qi and is more suitable for people with Qi deficiency.

(16) Placenta is warm in nature, sweet and salty in taste, and has a significant and powerful effect of replenishing qi and strengthening the body. Wu Qiu, a physician in the Ming Dynasty, said it replenishes qi and essence. "Bencao Zaixin" believes that it can greatly replenish vital energy. For those with qi deficiency, taking a small amount regularly can have a remarkable qi-replenishing effect.

In addition, people with qi deficiency should also eat glutinous rice, corn, corn, barley, sweet potato, pumpkin, white lentil, soybean, tripe, etc.

The above is an introduction to what foods are good for women with qi deficiency. After understanding it, we know that women with qi deficiency can often eat some fruits, and must pay attention to nutritional balance. In addition, they must maintain good living habits in daily life and exercise regularly.