Blood deficiency can take some angelica, donkey-hide gelatin, red dates, longan and so on.
Usually, people with hyperactive fire due to yin deficiency can take some nourishing yin supplements such as Lycium barbarum, Polygonum Multiflori Radix and Ophiopogon japonicus, and Lycium barbarum and Ophiopogon japonicus can be directly soaked in water to drink.
People who are usually afraid of cold and have weak waist and knees can take some ginseng, walnuts, sheep dog meat and so on.
When people reach menopause, they should pay attention to their own physique, properly understand some nourishing methods of different constitutions, and at the same time explore some nourishing laws that are effective for them, and find out some tonics that are good for them and will not harm the body. It is of great benefit to overcome the discomfort during menopause and promote the body to adjust in a beneficial direction, thus prolonging life.
There are three methods of tonic: flat tonic, clear tonic and warm tonic.
Flat tonic method: suitable for ordinary people with weak constitution and menopausal people who are not suspicious of cold and heat. Generally speaking, food and medicine that is not hot or cold and warm in nature can not only invigorate qi and nourish blood, but also nourish yin and yang, such as honey and yam, which can not only replenish the qi of spleen and lung, but also replenish the yin of spleen and lung; Lycium barbarum can tonify both kidney yin and kidney yang. This supplementary method is generally not prone to improper deviation. Commonly used sexual supplements include lentils, coix seed, lotus seeds, black sesame seeds, pine nuts, hawthorn, donkey-hide gelatin, codonopsis pilosula, tortoise plastron glue, pseudostellaria heterophylla, Ligustrum lucidum, Semen Cuscutae, black beans, yam, Lycium barbarum, honey and various medicated porridge.
Clearing and tonifying method: it is to use mild or slightly cold food and drugs to replenish yin deficiency (also suitable for people with physical weakness to nourish yin and promote fluid production). Commonly used tonics for cooling are pear, water chestnut, radish, wax gourd, watermelon, raw lotus root, banana, lily, mung bean, kelp, Ophiopogon japonicus, Adenophora adenophora, Scrophularia, Dendrobium, American ginseng, radix rehmanniae, mulberry, sugarcane, day lily, green tea and so on. When the human body has fire due to yin deficiency, it is often necessary to eat more drugs and food, which will help to purge the fire without hurting the spleen and stomach.
Warming-nourishing method: it is a method of nourishing people with yang deficiency or deficiency of both qi and yang by using warm food drugs. Tonics commonly used for warming are black dates, longan, almonds, walnuts, cinnamon, mutton, dog meat, Monopterus albus, sea shrimp, venison, velvet antler, Eucommia ulmoides, Cordyceps sinensis, Alpinia oxyphylla, jujube, astragalus, red ginseng and so on. People who are afraid of cold due to yin deficiency often take these drugs and foods, which is very beneficial.
Don't blindly tonic.
When people are sick or feel weak, they will think of tonic to keep fit. In fact, at this time, it is too late to make up for it. When you are healthy, you should consider tonic and conditioning, pay attention to your balance of yin and yang from time to time, or pay more attention to conditioning before and after menopause, so that people will not get sick easily. There are hundreds of kinds of tonic foods, and the human body is divided into strong and weak. The physique of men, women and children varies widely. Must be targeted, dialectical treatment, the right medicine. Only by proper supplement and cultivation can we see the effect. Nourishing is very learned. If you supplement blindly, the effect will be counterproductive.
Tonifying should first consider the function of the spleen and stomach. If the spleen and stomach can't function and can't digest and absorb food and drugs well, then tonic can't play a tonic role, which is a problem that should be paid attention to when using tonic methods. People with loss of appetite must add drugs that strengthen the spleen, regulate the stomach and help digestion when taking tonic for health. People with normal digestive function should also take into account the functions of the spleen and stomach when taking tonics. For example, when taking tonics, we should also use some products that promote qi, such as dried tangerine peel and radix aucklandiae, to prevent chest and abdominal distension caused by qi stagnation and affect the operation function of the spleen and stomach. When taking blood-enriching drugs, you should also add some aromatic stomach-awakening products such as Amomum villosum and Amomum villosum to prevent it from being too sticky. When taking nourishing yin drugs, we must be careful not to use bitter and cold drugs such as Cortex Phellodendri and Rhizoma Coptidis. Too bitter and too cold will damage the stomach qi and affect the digestive function of the spleen and stomach.
Make up according to time
Tonifying is also carried out according to the seasonal climate. If spring and summer are warm, it is advisable to choose a cold tonic; It is cold in autumn and winter, so it is advisable to choose warm supplements; Dry in autumn, it is advisable to choose a nourishing tonic. Nourishing health is generally suitable for people with chronic diseases or acute diseases in remission, so the corresponding treatment season should be determined according to the characteristics of some diseases. As mentioned above, asthma, chronic bronchitis, arthritis and other diseases can be treated by "treating winter diseases in summer". When the illness is relieved in summer, proper tonic, strengthening the body resistance and eliminating pathogenic factors will help prevent recurrence and eliminate the root cause of the disease. In the middle of winter, yang disappears and yin grows, which is the best season for people with weak constitution and those who want to keep fit.
Make up for it, but don't overdo it
Ordinary patients with chronic diseases or those who have recovered from a serious illness should adopt the method of flat supplement, and the drug should not be too strong. Take care of it slowly, take care of it slowly, insist on tonic for a long time, and don't rush for success. There are many examples of people who hurt their bodies and lives. Yin-tonifying drugs are sweet, cold and moist, but more doses are easy to hurt yang; Supplementing positive and warm dryness, helping fire to rob yin; Excessive stagnation of qi-invigorating drugs and improper application often lead to abdominal distension (abdominal distension, loss of appetite) and chest discomfort; Enriching blood is sticky, and eating too much will damage the spleen and stomach.
Principle of food supplement and medicine supplement
Generally speaking, food supplement is based on the needs of the body, using food to regulate and nourish, in order to achieve the purpose of tonifying deficiency, strengthening the body, preventing diseases and prolonging life. This method is simple and easy, and it is often liked by everyone, and the effect is often ideal. Of course, the role of food is small. In the case of insufficient or complicated food or serious illness, the effect of simple food supplement will not be ideal.
Medicinal tonic is generally used when qi and blood, viscera and yin and yang are obviously insufficient, or when people are weak after a long illness, or when they are old and weak. The application of traditional Chinese medicine tonic must have a certain knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine tonic, which can make the medicine play the role of nourishing qi and blood, nourishing viscera, balancing yin and yang, strengthening the body and eliminating diseases, preventing aging and prolonging life according to the nature of the medicine and its own physique. Medicinal tonic is more targeted than food tonic, and its curative effect is faster than food tonic, but it must be the opposite, so you can't eat it yourself.
Diarrhea does not hurt righteousness.
Excessive diarrhea can easily lead to insufficient vital qi (that is, impaired vitality). Therefore, when taking laxatives for conditioning, it is important not to hurt your vitality. Don't use laxatives to relieve exterior syndrome and sweating, don't use cold medicine to clear fire, and don't diarrhea too violently. It should be noted that people who do have excess heat or stagnation will consider using laxatives. Therefore, in order to clear away the fire and purge the fire, the selection of drugs must be appropriate, attention should be paid to safety, and the dosage should be appropriate, so we can't rush for success.
Drugs and peace
Drug use should be slow and gradual, and it is not appropriate to rush for success, otherwise haste makes waste. Especially in menopause, people's physique has begun to weaken, the emergency, detoxification and excretion functions of internal organs have begun to decline, and the tolerance to drugs has declined. Drugs or supplements with strong medicinal properties must be used less, so as not to cut the viscera and damage the healthy qi.
Nourishing taboo
Taboo refers to eating a certain food when taking a tonic, so as not to reduce the efficacy of the tonic. For example, if you take ginseng, you should avoid eating radish and tea. Chinese medicine believes that radish and tea are soluble foods, which will alleviate the nourishing effect of ginseng. When taking Polygonum multiflorum Thunb and Radix Rehmanniae, you should also avoid eating radishes. Generally, when taking supplements, try to drink less strong tea or not drink tea. You should also avoid foods that you haven't eaten or don't eat often, especially seafood, in order to avoid the relative resistance or allergy of food's taste and medicine, so that tonic can't be carried out smoothly or it can't be effective. If you have a cold, fever, menstrual cramps or sudden illness, stop taking it until your body recovers, so as not to disturb the normal operation of your body. Some people's appetite will obviously improve after tonic, and their alcohol consumption will also increase. At this time, you can appropriately increase your appetite, but you can't overeat, so as not to overload the spleen and stomach, causing indigestion, which is not conducive to the digestion and absorption of supplements.
Tonifying is an auxiliary method in health preservation, and we can't rely too much on it. As the saying goes, "medicine tonic is not as good as food tonic, and food tonic is not as good as god tonic", and the fundamental way to keep fit and prolong life should also be "eating properly, living regularly and getting something for nothing". If you live a regular life, your diet will be conditioned, and with proper exercise, you will be happy and indifferent, so you don't need to take any supplements. At this time, simple tea and light rice are supplements.