For most middle-aged and elderly people, hypertension has become the biggest "killer" threatening their health. Once you have hypertension, it means that you cannot be separated from antihypertensive drugs, because hypertension is a chronic disease without a complete cure, and can only be stabilized with medication. So what should you eat if you have long-term hypertension? The best method is actually the hypertension diet therapy, choosing suitable medicated diets for hypertensive patients to help lower blood pressure and regulate the body. Let's take a look at several medicated diets suitable for hypertensive patients.
Medicated Diet One: Mung Bean Rice
Ingredients: 50g mung beans, 200g glutinous rice
Effects: Clears heat and detoxifies, lowers blood pressure. Suitable for hypertension and other conditions.
Preparation: 1. Clean the mung beans and soak them in warm water for 4 hours. Put them in a pot, add 300ml of water, and cook for 30 minutes. Set aside. 2. Put the glutinous rice in an electric rice cooker, add the mung beans and juice, and add an appropriate amount of water. Cook the rice as usual until done.
Usage: Eat for breakfast, 3 times a week, persist for 3 months.
Taboo: Not suitable for those with spleen and stomach deficiency-cold, and those with slippery stool.
Medicated Diet Two: Stir-fried Celery with Black Fungus
Ingredients: 10g Eucommia bark, 30g black fungus, 200g celery, 5g ginger, 10g spring onion, 15g garlic, 3g salt, 50g vegetable oil
Effects: Tonifies the liver and kidneys, lowers blood pressure. Suitable for hypertension with deficiency of both yin and yang.
Preparation: 1. Grind the Eucommia bark into fine powder. Soak the black fungus until fully hydrated and remove the stems. Wash the celery and cut into sections. Slice the ginger and cut the spring onion into sections. Peel and slice the garlic. 2. Heat the frying pan over high heat, add vegetable oil, and heat until it reaches 60% heat. Add ginger, spring onion, and garlic, stir-fry until fragrant, then add celery, black fungus, salt, and Eucommia bark powder. Stir-fry until the celery is crisp-tender.
Usage: Eat as a side dish, 3 times a week, persist for 2 months.
Taboo: Not suitable for those with excessive yin fire.
Medicated Diet Three: Eucommia Bark and Sea Cucumber Soup
Ingredients: 20g Eucommia bark, 200g soaked sea cucumber, 5g ginger, 10g spring onion, 3g salt, 600ml chicken broth
Effects: Tonifies the liver and kidneys, lowers blood pressure. Suitable for hypertension and other conditions.
Preparation: 1. Grind the Eucommia bark into fine powder. Clean the soaked sea cucumber and cut into thin slices. Pat the ginger loose and cut the spring onion into sections. 2. Put the soaked sea cucumber in a stew pot, add Eucommia bark powder, chicken broth, ginger, spring onion, and salt. 3. Bring the pot to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 40 minutes over low heat.
Usage: Eat as a side dish, 3 times a week, persist for 3 months.
Taboo: Not suitable for those with excessive yin fire.
Medicated Diet Four: Honey Shepherd's Purse Radish Juice
Ingredients: 10g honey, 500g shepherd's purse, 500g radish
Effects: Clears heat and moistens dryness, lowers blood pressure. Suitable for hypertension and other conditions.
Preparation: 1. Wash the shepherd's purse. Wash the radish and cut into thin strips. Squeeze the juice using a clean white gauze cloth. Cook the honey. 2. Add the honey to the juice and mix well.
Usage: Twice a day, 3 times a week, persist for 3 months.
Taboo: Not suitable for those with dampness and heat obstruction, stuffy and uncomfortable feet, or diarrhea.
Medicated Diet Five: Coix Seed Rice
Ingredients: 30g coix seed, 250g glutinous rice
Effects: Strengthens the spleen and eliminates dampness. Suitable for hypertension with deficiency of qi and damp obstruction.
Preparation: 1. Clean the coix seed and remove impurities. Wash the glutinous rice. 2. Put the coix seed and glutinous rice in an electric rice cooker, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook the rice as usual.
Usage: Can be eaten as a staple food 3 times a week, persist for 3 months.
Taboo: Not suitable for those with spleen deficiency and difficult bowel movements, and pregnant women.
Medicated Diet Six: Clam and Cucumber Soup
Ingredients: 50g clams, 200g cucumber, 3g salt, 5g ginger, 10g garlic, 10g spring onion, 50g vegetable oil
Effects: Diuretic and reduces swelling, lowers blood pressure. Suitable for hypertension with deficiency of liver and kidneys.
Preparation: 1. Clean the clams and remove sand. Wash the cucumber and remove the seeds and skin, then cut into slices. Peel and slice the garlic. Cut the spring onion into sections. 2. Heat the frying pan over high heat, add vegetable oil, and heat until it reaches 60% heat. Add ginger, garlic, and spring onion, stir-fry until fragrant. Add 1000ml of water, bring to a boil, then add clams, cucumber, salt, and cook over low heat for 25 minutes.
Usage: Eat as a side dish, 2 times a week, persist for 3 months.
Taboo: Not suitable for those with spleen and stomach deficiency-cold.
