In the case of a fracture, it is important to pay attention to nutrition. So what should you eat when you have a fracture? Blood-filling herb is commonly used for acute and chronic nephritis, rheumatic pain, and rubella itching. Blood-filling herb can treat fractures!
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[Introduction of Blood-filling Herb]
Blood-filling herb, also known as Xue Man Cao or Da Xue Cao, grows in forests or shrubs at an altitude of 1600-3600m.
It is a perennial tall herb or semi-shrub, reaching a height of 1-2 meters. The roots and rhizomes are red, and red juice flows out when broken. The stem is cylindrical, with a diameter of 0.3-1.5cm, and the surface is gray-green to green-brown, hard and brittle in texture.
The stem has multiple longitudinal ridges, with yellow-brown to rusty short hairs in the ridges, and the ridges themselves are almost hairless. The outer layer of the stem is hard and woody. It has the functions of dispelling wind, promoting diuresis, activating blood circulation, and unblocking collaterals.
[Blood-filling Herb Can Treat Fractures!]
1. "Illustrated Examination of Plant Names": Soak in water to treat athlete's foot and edema.
2. "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine": Dispel wind and activate collaterals, disperse stasis and relieve itching. It is mainly used to treat rubella, rheumatic pain, infantile paralysis, bruises, fractures, and edema.
3. "Commonly Used Tibetan Chinese Herbal Medicine": Activate blood circulation and dispel stasis, strengthen tendons and bones, dispel wind and dampness, and promote diuresis and reduce swelling. It is mainly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, chronic lumbago and leg pain, sprains, hematoma, edema, and fractures.
4. "Medicinal Atlas of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau": Used externally to treat boils, furuncles, neurodermatitis, and infantile eczema; taken internally to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
[What Should You Eat to Heal Fractures Faster?]
1. High-energy, high-protein diet: Helps restore vitality. However, it is advisable to consume it after 2 weeks of fracture. In the early stages of fracture, a light diet is recommended.
2. Vitamin D: If you are resting indoors after a fracture and cannot get enough sunlight, you may lack vitamin D. Therefore, after a fracture, you should eat more foods rich in vitamin D (such as fish, liver, egg yolks, etc.) and try to get more sunlight.
3. Vitamin C: Fruits rich in vitamin C include hawthorn, fresh jujube, kiwi, strawberry, longan, lychee, citrus, etc. Vegetables include yellow clover (grass head), chili pepper, bell pepper, rapeseed sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, bitter gourd, Chinese mustard green, broccoli, and amaranth.
