Yin deficiency diet

March 31, 2023
People with Yin deficiency constitution are especially prone to fire, with inexplicable heat, burning and sweating in the palms of their hands and feet, as well as high mood swings, short sleep, and susceptibility to tuberculosis, insomnia, tumors and other diseases. Therefore, people with Yin deficiency constitution should pay attention to replenishing Yin. Yin replenishing porridge meal has the effect of nourishing the five organs and replenishing Yin, which helps to improve the constitution of people with Yin deficiency constitution. So what are the recipes for Yin deficiency diet?

What is suitable for Yin deficiency body

The diet of people with Yin deficiency should be light and nourishing. It is advisable to eat sweet, cool, nourishing and nourishing foods such as wheat, black sesame, peanuts, black beans, soybeans, fungus, silver fungus, tomatoes, spinach, pork, rabbit, turtle, lotus root and so on. Here are a few recommendations for people with yin deficiency diet porridge meals.

Black bean and rice congee

Ingredients: 60 grams of black beans, 50 grams of rice; 5 grams of brown sugar.
Directions: 1. Wash black beans and soak in water for 4 hours; wash rice and soak in water for 30 minutes. 2. Put a pot on the fire, pour in an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil, add black beans, bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and simmer until the rice is mature, add rice and continue to simmer until the rice is rotten and the porridge is thick, finally add brown sugar to taste.
Efficacy Analysis: Black beans have the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys, and can assist in the treatment of yin deficiency, night sweats, dizziness, headaches, wind paralysis, etc. It is especially suitable for liver and kidney yin deficiency type hyperthyroidism.

Mushroom congee with lean meat

Ingredients: 100 grams of rice, 30 grams of lean pork, 10 grams of fresh mushrooms; 5 grams of chopped green onion and 3 grams of salt.
Directions: 1. Wash mushrooms, remove stems and dice; wash and dice lean pork, add salt and marinate for 10 minutes; wash rice and soak for 30 minutes. 2. Put a pot on the fire, add appropriate amount of water and boil, put rice and boil, turn down the heat and cook for 20 minutes, add lean pork and mushrooms and boil, turn down the heat and cook for 10 minutes, add salt to taste, sprinkle chopped green onion.
Efficacy analysis: mushrooms are rich in nutrients, including high protein content than ordinary vegetables and fruits, suitable for regular consumption. Lean pork has the effect of nourishing the body's yin energy, and it is suitable for people with yin deficiency because of the high protein, low fat, polysaccharide, various amino acids and vitamins of shiitake mushrooms.

Red bean and peanut jujube porridge

Ingredients: 50 grams each of rice, red beans and peanuts, 15 grams of red dates; 10 grams of brown sugar.
Directions: 1. Wash red beans and peanut kernels separately, soak red beans for 2 hours and peanut kernels for 4 hours; wash red dates and remove the kernels; wash rice and soak for 30 minutes. 2. Place a pot on the fire, add an appropriate amount of water and bring to a boil, put red beans, peanut kernels and red dates on high heat and bring to a boil, add rice and simmer slowly over low heat until the porridge is ready, add brown sugar.
Efficacy Analysis: Red beans are rich in dietary fiber, B vitamins, iron, etc., which have the effect of nourishing blood and promoting lactation; peanuts are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, protein, iron, etc., which have the effect of nourishing yin and replenishing blood; red dates contain a lot of vitamins, iron, etc., which have the effect of nourishing yin and nourishing face, replenishing blood and strengthening brain. The three with rice consumption, has a very good nourishing Yin and blood effect.

Lotus seeds and lilies with lean pork

Ingredients: 20 grams of cored lotus seeds, 20 grams of lily of the valley, and the right amount of lean pork.
Directions: Boil the above three ingredients together with appropriate amount of water, and season with salt after the meat is cooked and eaten once a day.
Efficacy Analysis: It has the effect of refreshing and moistening the lung, benefiting qi and calming the mind, and is suitable for people with symptoms such as dry cough, insomnia, heart trouble and palpitations due to yin deficiency.

Sugar cane congee

Ingredients: 100 ml of sugar cane juice, appropriate amount of round-grained rice.
Directions: After the casserole water is boiling, add round-grained rice and sugar cane juice and boil until the porridge is rotten.
Effect Analysis: This congee has the effect of clearing heat and moistening the lung, nourishing yin and moistening dryness, especially suitable for people with yin deficiency who have high heat and injured their body.
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