Anemia is a common disease, especially prevalent in women. People with iron deficiency anemia should not only focus on replenishing iron and blood, but also supplement an appropriate amount of vitamin C, as vitamin C can increase the absorption of iron in the body. Therefore, for anemic patients, using medicinal diets can achieve twice the result with half the effort, and nutritional needs can be fully met.
Medicinal Diet One: Goji Berry and Red Date Steamed Eggs
Ingredients: 30g goji berries, 6-8 red dates, 2 eggs
Method: Cook the above ingredients together, peel the eggs after they are cooked and cook for a while longer. Eat the eggs and drink the soup once a day.
Effect: Goji berry and red date steamed eggs are a good food for enhancing physical fitness and nourishing qi and blood. They are suitable for patients with dizziness, blurred vision, palpitations, forgetfulness, insomnia, and other symptoms of neurasthenia. They also have a good effect in treating physical weakness, anemia, vision decline, and kidney deficiency with enuresis. Goji berries have the functions of nourishing the lungs, clearing the liver, nourishing the kidneys, assisting in sperm production, strengthening the bones, and tendons. Red dates have the functions of tonifying the spleen and nourishing the blood, astringing the liver, producing body fluids, and are nourishing foods.
Medicinal Diet Two: Red Dates Stewed Rabbit Meat
Ingredients: 10-15 red dates, 100-200g rabbit meat
Method: Put the ingredients in a pot and stew them over water. Alternatively, put them in a pot and cook until tender, season and eat.
Effect: Red dates contain various vitamins and have the functions of regulating the middle, nourishing the spleen, calming the stomach, and strengthening the body. Rabbit meat has a mild and neutral nature, tonifies the middle, nourishes qi, increases blood, relieves constipation, and treats symptoms such as excessive thirst.
Medicinal Diet Three: Steamed Duck Blood with Wine
Ingredients: Duck blood, salt, Shouwu wine
Method: Use the blood of one duck, add a small amount of water and a little salt, steam until cooked, then add 2 tablespoons of Shouwu wine, steam for a while and consume. Take once a day, continuously for 4-5 times.
Effect: It has the functions of appetizing and nourishing blood.
Medicinal Diet Four: Lotus Seed and Longan Soup
Ingredients: 30g lotus seeds, 30g longan meat, 20g red dates, appropriate amount of rock sugar
Method: Soak the lotus seeds in water, remove the skin and core, wash them with the cleaned longan meat and red dates, put them in a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, simmer until the lotus seeds are cooked, add rock sugar to taste. Drink the soup and eat the lotus seeds, red dates, and longan meat before bedtime. Take 1-2 times a week, can be taken regularly.
Effect: It has the functions of nourishing the heart and blood, invigorating the spleen and stomach, and is suitable for anemic weakness, neurasthenia, palpitations, distraction, forgetfulness, and sleep disturbances.
Medicinal Diet Five: Mushroom and Tofu Soup
Ingredients: 25g dried mushrooms, 400g water tofu, 60g fresh bamboo shoots, soybean oil, sesame oil, monosodium glutamate, salt, pepper, spring onion, appropriate amount of starch
Method: Wash the mushrooms and soak them in warm water, remove the stems and cut into shreds. Heat the wok, add soybean oil, stir-fry the bamboo shoots for a while and remove. Pour the soaked mushroom water and an appropriate amount of water into the pot and bring to a boil. Add the shredded mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and tofu cubes to the pot and cook. Add salt, pepper, and thicken with starch. Finally, drizzle with sesame oil and serve.
Effect: It has the functions of invigorating the stomach, strengthening the spleen, and replenishing deficiency. It is suitable for high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, anemia, calcium deficiency, and post-illness weakness.
In addition, it is advisable to eat more red dates on a regular basis, as they have the effect of replenishing blood and qi, which can relieve anemia symptoms.
