We all know that aging is a natural phenomenon of the human body, but the age and extent of aging vary from person to person. Although aging cannot be avoided, we can delay it through efforts. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that aging can be resisted through health care in daily life. Here are some recommended Chinese medicine dietary therapy for anti-aging.
Recipe 1: Ginseng and Astragalus Porridge
Ingredients: 5g of ginseng, 20g of astragalus, 80g of polished rice, 5g of white sugar, 10g of white atractylodes.
Instructions: Remove impurities from ginseng, astragalus, and white atractylodes, soak them in water for 40 minutes, then cook in a pot with water over low heat until it becomes a concentrated solution. After obtaining the medicinal juice, boil the polished rice separately in the morning and evening, add white sugar, and consume it while hot. This is one course of treatment for 5 days.
Effects: Tonifies the Zheng Qi (vital energy), treats deficiency, and has anti-aging properties. Suitable for conditions such as weakness of the five viscera, long-term illness and physical weakness, and shortness of breath and spontaneous sweating.
Recipe 2: Royal Jelly Honey
Ingredients: Royal jelly, honey, appropriate amounts.
Instructions: Mix royal jelly and honey to make a 1% royal jelly honey solution. Children under 4 years old should take 5g each time, 5-10 years old should take 10g each time, and those over 10 years old should take 20g each time. Take it twice a day for 20 days as one course of treatment, and continue for 3 courses of treatment.
Effects: Nourishes and strengthens, benefits the liver and spleen. Suitable for conditions such as post-illness weakness, malnutrition in children, and elderly physical decline.
Recipe 3: Dried Tangerine Peel and Ophiopogon Decoction
Ingredients: 4.5g of dried tangerine peel, 3g of ophiopogon (core removed).
Instructions: Decoct the above ingredients together and drink it as a tea in summer.
Effects: Tonifies the spleen, moistens dryness, generates fluids, and relieves thirst. Suitable for the elderly with spleen deficiency, lack of fluids, and thirst, and can be taken for a long time to prolong life and resist aging.
Recipe 4: Sesame and Poria Powder
Ingredients: Equal amounts of sesame and poria.
Instructions: Roast the sesame until fragrant, mix it with poria, and grind it into a fine powder. Take 20-30g in the morning, and add a suitable amount of white sugar.
Effects: Tonifies the spleen and kidney, prolongs life, and resists aging.
Recipe 5: Red Date Paste
Ingredients: 500g of large red dates.
Instructions: Remove the pits from the dates, boil them until they become a paste, add 500g of brown sugar, and mix well. Take 15g each time, twice a day, and dissolve in hot water.
Effects: Strengthens the spleen and stomach, nourishes Qi and blood, resists aging, and prolongs life.
Recipe 6: Pine Nut and Ophiopogon Rice
Ingredients: 200g of green fish meat, 50g of pine nuts, 20g of ophiopogon.
Instructions: Cut the green fish meat into small pieces and coat with egg white and starch batter. Fry it until cooked and set aside. Select large and intact pine nuts. Select ophiopogon of the same size, transparent and well-shaped, and steam it in warm water.
Heat the oil in a pan, stir fry the fish and rice, add pine nuts and steamed ophiopogon, stir fry evenly, add wine, a little ginger, and a suitable amount of salt and sugar. Stir fry for a while, add a little fresh broth, cook for a moment, and serve. Can be eaten as a regular dish.
Effects: Tonifies the spleen and moistens the intestines, nourishes the kidneys and moistens Yin, beautifies the skin, and nourishes the stomach. Regular consumption is beneficial for longevity and anti-aging.
In addition to using traditional Chinese medicine dietary therapy to resist aging, there are many Chinese herbs that have the effect of invigorating the spirit and resisting aging, such as Polygonum multiflorum, ginseng, astragalus, wolfberry, etc. Occasionally using these Chinese herbs to make tea or consume them has a good anti-aging effect.
