A large number of studies have confirmed that immunomodulatory components such as plant compounds, polysaccharides and antioxidants have obvious effects under the synergistic effect of nutrients such as protein, fat, sugar, vitamins and minerals. In most cases, low immunity is due to malnutrition and nutritional deficiency caused by indigestion, poor diet and bad living habits. Therefore, patients with low immunity should have a physical examination before deciding the treatment plan.
Many immune foods are derived from Chinese herbal medicine and medicine and food homologous raw materials. However, according to the processing degree, effective components and action mechanism of materials, they can be roughly divided into the following categories:
1 Natural foods The following are common natural foods approved by the Ministry of Health: ginseng, mushrooms, medlar, spirulina, Gynostemma pentaphyllum, astragalus, pollen, auricularia auricula, poria cocos, yam, codonopsis pilosula, sesame, ginkgo, tremella and Polygonum Multiflori Radix.
2. Substances with immunomodulatory activity from food.
There are 22 kinds of substances with immunomodulatory activity approved by the Ministry of Health, such as fungal polysaccharide, porcine spleen polypeptide, nucleic acid, beta carotene, fly maggot protein, tea polyphenols, calcium amino acid, grape seed extract, nucleotide and immunoglobulin. The functional factors that can enhance immunity are mainly active polysaccharides, active peptides, polyphenols, saponins and other substances.
3, medicine and food homology and Chinese patent medicine.
Recent studies have proved that many Chinese herbal medicines can prevent and treat diseases by affecting the immune function of the body. Specifically, there are the following categories:
A. Chinese herbal medicines that can promote the increase of white blood cells in the blood include Codonopsis pilosula and Radix Rehmanniae.
B, Chinese herbal medicines that can enhance the function of mononuclear phagocyte system are: Atractylodes macrocephala, Angelica sinensis, etc.
C. Chinese herbal medicines that can promote the increase of T cells and lymphocyte transformation are: Salvia miltiorrhiza, Schisandra chinensis, etc.
D, Chinese herbal medicines that can induce interferon are: safflower, gastrodia elata, etc.
E. Chinese herbal medicines that can promote antibody production are: Bupleurum, Epimedium, etc.
F. Chinese herbal medicines that can participate in tumor immune response include Polyporus umbellatus and Lobelia chinensis.