Women are more prone to anemia due to their special physiological needs. Many women with anemia may experience symptoms such as pale complexion, dizziness and forgetfulness, palpitations and shortness of breath, menstrual disorders, and lack of energy, which can affect their normal life and health. These are all manifestations of deficiency of qi and blood in traditional Chinese medicine. Medicinal diet is one of the effective methods for replenishing blood. Now let's take a look at five classic recipes for replenishing blood.
1. Angelica Sinensis Boiled Eggs
Ingredients: 9g of Angelica Sinensis, 2 eggs, 50g of brown sugar.
Method: After boiling Angelica Sinensis in water and extracting the juice, add the eggs and cook them. Mix in the brown sugar and consume 1-2 times after each menstrual period.
Function: It replenishes blood and regulates menstruation, especially suitable for women with blood deficiency, anemia, menstrual disorders, or physical weakness.
2. Goji Berry Steamed Chicken
Ingredients: 20g of goji berries, 1 hen, appropriate seasonings.
Method: Stuff the goji berries into the chicken's belly. Place the chicken in a steamer with spring onion, ginger, clear soup, salt, cooking wine, and pepper. Steam for 2 hours, then add ginger, spring onion, monosodium glutamate, and other seasonings. Drink the soup and eat the meat.
Function: It replenishes blood and nourishes the liver and kidneys. It is suitable for anemia, dizziness, vertigo, frequent dreaming, forgetfulness, soreness of the waist and knees, and seminal emission caused by liver and kidney deficiency.
3. Peanut and Jujube Rice Porridge
Ingredients: 30 peanuts, 10 red dates, rice porridge, appropriate amount of white sugar.
Method: Peel the red skin off the peanuts and boil them in water until they are 60% cooked. Cook the red dates until they are soft, then remove the skin and pit. Grind the red dates and peanuts into a paste and mix it into the rice porridge. Boil with white sugar and it is ready to be consumed.
Function: It nourishes blood and spleen, and lungs. It is suitable for anemia and thrombocytopenic purpura and can be used as a regular health food.
4. Goji Berry and Tremella Soup
Ingredients: 20g of Tremella, 25g of goji berries, 100g of rock sugar or white sugar, 2 eggs.
Method: Soak the Tremella until it expands, and remove the stem. Wash the goji berries and drain them. Separate the egg whites. In a pot of boiling water, add the egg whites and sugar and stir evenly. When it boils again, add the goji berries and Tremella and stew for a while.
Function: It nourishes and strengthens the body, and replenishes blood.
5. Spinach and Pig Liver Soup
Ingredients: 200-300g of fresh spinach, 150g of pig liver.
Method: Wash the spinach and cut it into sections. Slice the pig liver. In a pot of boiling water, add ginger shreds and a small amount of salt, then add the pig liver and spinach. When the water boils again and the liver is cooked, drink the soup and eat the liver and vegetables. It can be eaten with meals.
Function: The combination of pig liver and spinach can replenish blood. It is used for nourishing and treating iron-deficiency anemia and pale complexion.
Finally, I wish every woman a good complexion and a good mood every day!
