Tonifying in winter is a major feature of TCM health preservation, but not everyone needs winter tonic. According to the current living standard of our country, the object of winter tonic should be the middle-aged and elderly people who are weak, overworked and in sub-health state; Long-term illness, postoperative or early recovery from serious illness and other groups. Young and healthy people and people who are well adapted to the cold don't need tonic.
The medication should vary from person to person, and the treatment of deficiency of both qi and blood and yin and yang can get good results. The general principles are: those with qi deficiency should replenish qi, and those with blood deficiency should replenish blood; Yin deficiency nourishes yin, yang deficiency nourishes yang; Severe weakness also requires qi and blood, yin and yang.
At the same time, it is necessary to supplement according to syndrome differentiation and make different supplements according to different personal constitutions.
People with qi deficiency-choose ginseng, codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Ganoderma lucidum, etc. Specifically, if people often suffer from qi deficiency such as shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, inability to speak, pallor, fatigue and loss of appetite, ginseng, codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Ganoderma lucidum or Chinese patent medicine Buzhong Yiqi Pill, Ginseng Yang Rong Pill, Shengmai Drink, Ginseng Royal Jelly, Ginseng Ointment, Ginseng Royal Jelly, Ginseng Ointment and so on. If possible, consider using American ginseng, 4-5g a day, and chew it slowly in your mouth.
Blood deficiency-choose Angelica sinensis, Colla Corii Asini, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata and Fructus Lycii. If it is often manifested as sallow complexion, dizziness, pale labial nail and palpitation and insomnia, it is mostly blood deficiency. Traditional Chinese medicines such as Angelica sinensis, Colla Corii Asini, Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, and Fructus Lycii are optional, and Chinese patent medicines such as Guipai Pill, Yangxue Anshen Pill, Colla Corii Asini Tonifying Bone Marrow, Compound Colla Corii Asini Pulp, and Mulberry Paste are optional. You can also eat some grapes, longan meat, carrots, eggs, lean meat, pork liver or chicken liver porridge, pork liver spinach soup, carrot pork liver soup, longan jujube soup, medlar stewed black-bone chicken and so on. Yin deficiency-Ophiopogon japonicus, Asparagus, Lily, Cordyceps, etc.
If the symptoms are emaciation, facial flushing, dry cough and night sweats, fever of hands and feet, tinnitus and nocturnal emission, thirst and dry throat, constipation, etc. , Ophiopogon japonicus, Radix Asparagi, Lily, Radix Rehmanniae, Radix Scrophulariae, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Cordyceps, and Mulberry. The Chinese patent medicine can be Liuwei Dihuang Pill, Baizhi Dihuang Pill, Dabuyin Pill, Tianwang Buxin Pill or some pears. Yang deficiency-taking ginseng, velvet antler, Cordyceps sinensis, seal kidney, etc.
If the symptoms are stomach cold, cold limbs, pale mouth and thirst, soreness of waist and knees, long urination, loose stools, impotence and premature ejaculation, you can take traditional Chinese medicines such as ginseng, pilose antler, hippocampus, Eucommia ulmoides, Cordyceps sinensis, seal kidney, epimedium and cooked aconite tablets, and you can take Chinese patent medicines such as Jinkui Shenqi Pill, Zhuangyao Shen Jian Pill, Shenrong Pill, Guilingji and Lu Shen Gaobu. You can eat mutton, dog meat, sheep kidney, venison, sparrow meat, sparrow eggs, shrimp, leeks, walnut meat, etc., such as ginger stewed mutton, stewed dog meat, mutton porridge, walnut porridge, sea cucumber soup and so on. It can not only keep out the cold, but also warm the body, which is more suitable for the elderly with physical weakness.
In addition, it must be supplemented according to the physical condition, and it is impossible to prescribe the right medicine.
Tonic, first of all, to understand their own physique, is it yin deficiency or yang deficiency, qi deficiency or blood deficiency? Then choose the right tonic according to the principle of what is missing and what is supplemented. For example, people who are tired and short of breath can take tonics such as ginseng because of qi deficiency; If you are afraid of cold, backache, and kidney yang deficiency, you should take drugs such as Eucommia ulmoides. If you are dizzy, tired and numb, it is a loss of yin and blood. You should take drugs such as Ejiao and Paeonia lactiflora to nourish yin and blood.
However, some people think that dizziness and memory loss are due to physical weakness, so ginseng should not be chosen as a tonic. Some people belong to the constitution of yin deficiency and fire flourishing, but taking velvet antler is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire; Some people have a cold, fever, indigestion, abdominal distension and diarrhea. If they take supplements, they can be said to be helping others. Some people are suffering from qi stagnation and blood stasis, phlegm turbidity and exogenous fever, and they are also blindly tonic, which not only has no effect, but also aggravates the condition.
More importantly, it is necessary to make up in advance before tonic, so as to avoid the body suddenly supplementing and not adapting, which will aggravate the condition. Moreover, introduction and supplement can lay a good foundation for tonic. If the digestive function of the spleen and stomach is poor, or abdominal distension, you can take Xiangsha Liu Jun Pill or Zhi Zhu Pill first, and then take tonic, which can increase the nourishing effect.
At the same time, we should pay more attention to the dosage to avoid harm to the body caused by incorrect dosage.
According to the regulations, the dosage of ginseng is not more than 5g per day, and generally a course of treatment is 10 ~ 15 days. If necessary, it can be taken at intervals of 2 weeks. Ejiao 15~20g daily, velvet antler wine 5 ~ 8ml daily and gecko 15 ~ 20g daily. If the dosage of tonic is too small, it will be difficult to work, and if it is too large, it will have toxic and side effects.
And the method of taking should also be paid attention to. Improper use will affect the curative effect. When taking tonic, you should take it with warm water. Tea has tannic acid, so it should not be eaten with tea, so as to avoid the combination of tannic acid with the effective components in tonic and lose its curative effect. Pilose antler should be ground into fine powder, swallowed or soaked in wine. If cooked, it will destroy the active ingredients.
Many people ignore food supplements when taking medicine, which is a very wrong view. Most people always think that ginseng can replenish vitality and strengthen the body, and there is no need to take food supplements, but they don't know that medicine supplements depend on food supplements, because the effect of medicine supplements lies in enhancing the regulation of neuroendocrine and the anti-stress ability of the body, thus promoting the synthesis of protein and nucleic acid, improving the functions of digestive system and cardiovascular system, and promoting them to return to normal. At the same time, it also plays a certain role in regulating metabolism, stimulating hematopoietic function and improving immunity. Moreover, complementary food can increase appetite and make nutrients fully absorbed. Medicine supplements healthy energy, and food supplements health. The two cooperate and complement each other in skills. Food borrows the power of medicine, medicine helps food, complement each other, and the effect is better.
In addition, some people do not insist on tonic, do not pay attention to the combination of work and rest or immoral sexual life, lack of exercise and so on. It will also affect the effect of drug supplementation.