Medicinal Diet for Hypertension
Hypertension is a common disease in daily life, and the risk of developing hypertension increases with age. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the best way to treat hypertension is through conditioning, with the most effective method being medicinal diet. Below, I will introduce several medicinal diet recipes for hypertension.
Medicinal Diet 1: Vinegar-Soaked Peanuts
Ingredients: Appropriate amount of aged vinegar, peanuts
Method: Pour peanuts into the aged vinegar and soak for a few days before consumption.
Usage: Consume 20 peanuts daily, 10 in the morning and 10 in the evening.
Effect: Suitable for patients with hypertension.
Medicinal Diet 2: Watermelon and Cassia Seed Tea
Ingredients: Watermelon rind, cassia seed
Method: Wash the watermelon rind and boil it with cassia seed to make tea.
Usage: Drink regularly.
Effect: Regular consumption of this tea has a lowering effect on blood pressure.
Medicinal Diet 3: Chrysanthemum and Cassia Seed Drink
Ingredients: 10g dried chrysanthemum, 15g raw Rhizoma Chuanxiong, 15g cassia seed
Method: Crush the cassia seed and boil it with the other two ingredients. Drink as a substitute for tea.
Usage: Take 2-3 times daily for 10 days.
Effect: Suitable for patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease.
Medicinal Diet 4: Hypotensive Tea
Ingredients: 8g Rhizoma Gastrodiae, 3g Herba Ecliptae, 3g Fructus Schisandrae, appropriate amount of rock sugar
Method: Brew the three medicinal herbs with hot water. Add rock sugar according to personal taste.
Usage: Drink as a substitute for tea.
Effect: Suitable for patients with hypertension.
Medicinal Diet 5: Mushroom and Celery Soup
Ingredients: 25g celery leaves, 15g dried mushrooms, 15g malt, 5g Rhizoma Gastrodiae, 5g Rhizoma Alismatis, 5g Radix Polygoni Multiflori
Method: Wash and soak the dried mushrooms. Wash the Rhizoma Gastrodiae, Rhizoma Alismatis, and Radix Polygoni Multiflori, then put them in a cloth bag and seal it. Boil the bag with the soaked mushrooms to make a soup. Remove the bag and add celery leaves and seasoning to make the soup.
Usage: Can be eaten regularly.
Effect: Reduces blood lipids and promotes blood circulation. Suitable for patients with hypertension, high cholesterol, and high lipoprotein.
