In the traditional concept of health preservation, sufficient qi and blood is the basis of health. There is a saying that "men are based on qi and women are based on blood", but no matter who they are, qi and blood are particularly important. When it comes to invigorating qi and blood, many people first think of the precious Ejiao.
In fact, if it is used for health care, it can be said to be stronger than Ejiao. Angelica sinensis is especially beneficial to qi and blood. Soaking in water has four advantages. As long as you remember three sentences, you are a master of keeping in good health with angelica. Next, let's analyze them one by one.
Angelica sinensis is a traditional health-preserving medicinal material throughout the ages. Named for "making qi and blood return to each other". It is the plant root of Angelica sinensis in Umbelliferae. Generally, angelica can only be used as medicine after growing for more than two years. Most of the angelica I usually see is sliced, so it takes a long time to grow in large pieces.
In addition, the appearance of Angelica sinensis is oily, the skin is yellow and brown, the section is yellow and white, and the smell is rich. If the cross section is reddish brown or the smell is light, if the growth time is not enough, the oil is dry or the cross section is green brown, it is not suitable for medicine.
In the traditional concept, Angelica sinensis also has the title of "blood tonic medicine", while Ejiao is just a "blood tonic medicine". Ejiao is most suitable for blood deficiency caused by various kinds of bleeding, while Angelica sinensis has a wider scope of application, so Angelica sinensis has a better blood-enriching effect than Ejiao. Angelica sinensis has four advantages if it is soaked in water frequently.
1. Angelica sinensis soaked in water to drink blood.
Deficiency of both qi and blood is a common sub-health state, especially irregular diet and little exercise caused by living habits or work nature. Many factors cause deficiency of both qi and blood, and the common manifestations are pale face and pale lips. People who are seriously deficient in qi and blood are often pale, lazy and do not like sports.
Angelica sinensis is a traditional "good medicine for enriching blood", especially when it is combined with Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Radix Paeoniae Alba and Rhizoma Chuanxiong, which is highly respected by traditional health care. For patients with deficiency of both qi and blood, it is better to add Astragalus when soaking angelica in water.
2. Angelica soaked in water to drink and nourish muscles.
Muscle or joint pain is no longer exclusive to the elderly, and so are many young people, because of air conditioning, humid working or living environment and so on. In fact, full tendons can resist exogenous pathogens, while full tendons cannot resist exogenous pathogens.
Angelica sinensis is often soaked in water to replenish blood and promote blood circulation, so that qi and blood can be filled. At the same time, it is good at dispelling cold accumulated in meridians, just as Sun Simiao recorded in Qian Jin Fang that Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, Herba Taxilli and other medicinal materials are used to dispel cold in meridians.
3. Angelica soak in water and drink laxatives.
Deficiency of qi and blood is not only sub-health, but also leads to body fluid deficiency for a long time, the most obvious being constipation caused by intestinal fluid deficiency, especially for middle-aged and elderly people. Soaking angelica in water is beneficial to qi and blood, so if qi and blood are sufficient, intestinal juice will be filled and dry stool caused by blood deficiency will be improved.
4. Angelica soaked in water to drink blood and regulate menstruation.
Women are mainly blood, which not only requires sufficient qi and blood, but also is unfavorable to blood stasis. Angelica sinensis is also a traditional health care product for women, especially Angelica sinensis, which is known as "regulating menstruation and taking medicine".
It can be seen that Angelica sinensis is a good health care product, but if you want to use it correctly, you need to remember three sentences. The first sentence, from Compendium of Materia Medica, is "Angelica head, stopping bleeding, Angelica body, nourishing blood, Angelica tip, breaking blood, all Angelica, promoting blood circulation but not going", which is about the difference between different parts of Angelica.
The second sentence, from herbal soup, is about the difference between angelica and other medicinal materials. This sentence is: "If angelica is used completely, ginseng and astragalus can replenish blood;" In morning glory, rhubarb can break blood; Geothermal energy from Guangxi, Fujian and Cornus officinalis; It's from rhubarb and mirabilite. "
The third sentence is about the precautions for the use of Angelica sinensis, because some people are not suitable for soaking Angelica sinensis in water. From "Ben Cao Jing Shu", it is "Angelica sinensis, gastrointestinal weakness, diarrhea, loose stool spleen, aversion to food, eating less, forbidden".
These three sentences recorded in ancient books can be said to be the essence of angelica. Angelica sinensis tastes good in water, but some people are not suitable for it. Only by remembering these three sentences can we correctly use Angelica sinensis for health preservation. A healthy body is the foundation, and health preservation is for happiness, even more important than career.