In daily life, we often see middle-aged and elderly people who experience rapid breathing, palpitations, and shortness of breath. Patients often complain of chest tightness, even pain radiating to the back, accompanied by palpitations, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, and even severe wheezing, inability to lie flat while sleeping, pale complexion, and occasional cold sweats. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that this condition is caused by poor circulation of Qi and blood and deficiency of Zheng Qi. It is recommended to regularly consume foods that nourish Qi and blood to alleviate symptoms and maintain normal blood and heart Qi circulation.
Medicinal Diet 1: Apple and Salvia Miltiorrhiza Juice
Ingredients:
2 apples, 100ml of goat's milk, 100ml of soy milk, 20g of Salvia Miltiorrhiza, and an appropriate amount of brown sugar.
Instructions:
Wash the apples, remove the cores, and cut into small pieces. Put them into a juicer and extract the juice. Set aside. Boil the Salvia Miltiorrhiza in water to extract the juice. Add the remaining ingredients and cook until boiling. Take 1 dose daily, divided into 2 servings. Can be consumed regularly.
Benefits:
This medicinal diet helps invigorate Qi and promote blood circulation, dissolve blood stasis, and reduce blood pressure. It alleviates symptoms such as chest discomfort, heartache, and difficulty breathing.
Medicinal Diet 2: Stir-Fried Celery with Eel Slices
Ingredients:
120g of eel, 150g of watermelon rind, 180g of celery, a small amount of ginger, spring onion, and garlic paste.
Instructions:
Clean and gut the eel, remove the intestines, bones, and head, wash it, and blanch it in boiling water to remove any fishy smell. Cut it into slices. Clean the watermelon rind and cut it into strips. Remove the roots and leaves of the celery, wash it, and cut it into sections. Briefly blanch all the ingredients in hot water, then remove and set aside. Heat the wok, add sesame oil, sauté the ginger, garlic paste, and spring onion until fragrant. Add the eel slices and stir-fry until half-cooked, then add the watermelon rind and celery. Stir-fry until fully cooked. Season with condiments, thicken the sauce, and stir-fry briefly. Serve hot.
Benefits:
This medicinal diet nourishes Yin, soothes the liver, clears heat, and resolves stagnation. It relieves symptoms such as headache, dizziness, palpitations, and chest tightness caused by atherosclerosis.
Medicinal Diet 3: Braised Zhi Shi and Radish
Ingredients:
10g of Zhi Shi, 400g of white radish, 50g of dried shrimp, a small amount of chopped spring onion, ginger, salt, and lard.
Instructions:
Boil the Zhi Shi in water to extract the juice, removing any residue. Wash and cut the white radish into chunks. Stir-fry the white radish in lard, add dried shrimp, and pour in the medicinal juice. Simmer on low heat for about 30 minutes until the radish is soft. Add chopped spring onion, ginger, and salt, mix well, and serve.
Benefits:
This medicinal diet promotes liver Qi circulation, disperses phlegm, and resolves stagnation. It relieves symptoms such as dizziness, heart palpitations, and chest discomfort.
Medicinal Diet 4: Gui Pi Tang
Ingredients:
3g of white atractylodes rhizome, 3g of Chinese angelica root, 3g of white poria, 3g of astragalus root (fried), 3g of longan aril, 3g of semen astragali complanati, 3g of sour jujube seed (fried), 2g of saussurea involucrata, and 1g of licorice root (roasted).
Instructions:
Decoct the above ingredients to make a medicinal decoction. Take 1 dose daily, divided into 2 to 3 servings.
Benefits:
This medicinal diet nourishes blood, calms the mind, strengthens the spleen, and alleviates symptoms of heartache and chest discomfort.
Massage Techniques:
If you can combine traditional Chinese acupressure massage to unblock the meridians, the treatment effect will be even better.
Specific method: Massage the Zhi Yang point on the back, the Axillary Middle point on the front chest, the Guan Yuan point on the abdomen, and the Jian Shi point on the arms. These acupoints are very effective for relieving heartache. Massage each acupoint for at least 10 minutes each day, and the symptoms of heart pain will gradually improve and eventually disappear.
