【Eight Food Remedies for Qi and Blood Deficiency】
1. Chive Juice with Brown Sugar
Ingredients: 300g fresh chives, 100g brown sugar
Instructions: Wash the fresh chives, drain the water and crush them to extract the juice. Put the brown sugar in an aluminum pot, add a little water, and boil until the sugar dissolves. Then mix in the chive juice and it's ready to drink.
2. Wu Mei and Brown Sugar Drink
Ingredients: 15g Wu Mei, 30g brown sugar
Instructions: Put Wu Mei and brown sugar in a pot, add one and a half bowls of water, simmer until only half a bowl is left, remove the residue, and drink it warm.
3. Radish Stewed Beef
Ingredients: 450g white radish, 100g lean beef, 15g scallions, 15g ginger, 10g cooking wine, 10g soy sauce, 4g salt, 2g MSG, 3g star anise, 40g peanut oil
Instructions: Wash the radish and beef, cut into 2cm square pieces, blanch them separately in boiling water, then remove. Heat the oil in a pan, add scallions, ginger, and star anise, fry until fragrant, then add broth, cooking wine, and beef. Stew until tender. Then add radish, bring to a boil, skim off the foam. When the radish is tender, add salt, soy sauce, and MSG. Remove the scallions, ginger, and star anise. Skim off any impurities, transfer to a bowl and serve.
Tips: This dish requires about 750g of broth for better taste.
4. Steamed Pork Ribs
Ingredients: 300g pork ribs, 50g baby bok choy, 20g peanut oil, 3g salt, 2g MSG, 3g yellow wine, 4g scallions, 3g ginger
Instructions: Wash the pork ribs, chop them into 4cm long, 3cm wide pieces, blanch them in boiling water, then remove and rinse. Wash the baby bok choy, remove the roots, cut into two sections. Cut the scallions into sections, cut the ginger into chunks, lightly tap with a knife. Heat the oil in a pot, stir-fry the scallions and ginger, add yellow wine, then add the ribs and broth. Bring to a boil, skim off the foam, pour into a clay pot, simmer over low heat until almost cooked. Add the baby bok choy, season with salt and MSG, and continue to simmer until the ribs are tender and boneless. Serve in a bowl.
5. Steamed Young Chicken with Herbs
Ingredients: young chicken, yellow wine, and other seasonings
Instructions: After slaughtering and cleaning the young chicken, cut it into small pieces. Put the prepared chicken and seasonings such as yellow wine into the pot, do not add water. Steam the chicken until it is tender and then it can be eaten.
Benefits: Food therapy is a very good method for treating blood deficiency. This steamed young chicken dish has a good blood-supplementing effect, but people with weak bodies should not eat too much at once. How to use food therapy for blood and qi deficiency? How to regulate blood and qi deficiency? What foods are good for blood and qi deficiency?
6. Fermented Black Bean Stewed Donkey Meat
Ingredients: donkey meat, fermented black beans, and other seasonings
Instructions: Wash the donkey meat and cut it into small pieces, then put it in a pot along with the prepared fermented black beans and other seasonings. After boiling, simmer over low heat until the donkey meat is tender and then it can be served.
Benefits: This recipe comes from ancient Chinese medicine prescriptions and has a good effect on replenishing blood and qi. Donkey meat is a highly nourishing food, while fermented black beans have a good auxiliary effect and are effective in treating severe fatigue.
7. Huang Jing Glutinous Rice Porridge
Ingredients: Huang Jing, glutinous rice
Instructions: Soak Huang Jing in water, remove and clean it the next day, then cut it into small pieces. Wash the glutinous rice and put it in a pot with the Huang Jing. Cook it into a porridge.
Benefits: This recipe is an ancient Chinese medicine prescription. Huang Jing has the effect of nourishing blood and replenishing qi, while glutinous rice enhances the effect of Huang Jing. The combination of the two is very suitable for weak and fatigued individuals.
8. Chinese Medicinal Herbs Stewed Lamb
Ingredients: fatty lamb, dang gui, sheng di, ginger, and other seasonings
