People familiar with liver and kidney yin deficiency should understand that patients often experience symptoms such as hot hands and feet, insomnia, flushing, dry and irritated eyes, dizziness, etc. While people with liver and kidney yin deficiency may not necessarily have a serious illness, there are still some dietary taboos. Some people may wonder if it is suitable for people with liver and kidney yin deficiency to eat lamb.
Can People with Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency Eat Lamb?
It is not recommended for people with liver and kidney yin deficiency to eat lamb.
Lamb meat is warming in nature and can replenish qi and blood and tonify the yang of the kidneys. However, it is not helpful and can be harmful for people with liver and kidney yin deficiency (either liver yin deficiency or kidney yin deficiency). The warming nature of lamb meat can further damage the yin of the kidneys and worsen the symptoms of kidney yin deficiency. Therefore, it is not recommended for people with liver and kidney yin deficiency to eat lamb.
Who Should Eat Lamb?
1. Lamb meat can warm the kidneys and tonify the yang, benefiting people with liver and kidney yang deficiency and eye diseases.
2. Lamb meat can dispel wind and cold and tonify deficiencies, and it can be helpful for general wind-cold cough, chronic bronchitis, dispelling cold, abdominal pain, and people who are sensitive to cold.
What Can People with Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency Eat?
Shan Yao Tang Yuan (Chinese Yam Glutinous Rice Balls)
Ingredients: 150g Chinese yam, 250g glutinous rice flour, a little chili powder.
Instructions:
1. Wash and slice the Chinese yam, steam until cooked, remove the skin, and place it in a large bowl.
2. Add 150g white sugar, a little chili powder, and mix well with a spoon. Add about 250g of glutinous rice flour.
3. Add an appropriate amount of water and knead into a soft dough, then wrap the Chinese yam filling into glutinous rice balls. Cook them before consumption.
Effects: Shan Yao Tang Yuan has the effects of nourishing qi, nourishing yin, and tonifying the spleen, lungs, and kidneys. It is suitable for people with liver and kidney yin deficiency.
Gou Qi Zi Zhi Ma Hu (Chinese Wolfberry Sesame Paste)
Ingredients: 60g Chinese wolfberry, 30g black sesame, 15g red dates, 60g glutinous rice, a proper amount of honey.
Instructions:
1. Boil the Chinese wolfberry and let it dry. Remove the skin and pit of the red dates after boiling and let them dry.
2. Toast the black sesame with a little salt, and toast the glutinous rice until golden. Mix the black sesame, glutinous rice, Chinese wolfberry, and red dates together and grind into a powder. Store in a bottle.
3. Take 20g each time and soak it in hot water to make a paste.
Effects: Chinese wolfberry and black sesame nourish deficiencies and tonify essence, nourishing the liver and kidneys. Red dates and glutinous rice assist in nourishing blood and essence. Therefore, it is suitable for people with liver and kidney yin deficiency.
Precautions for Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency
1. Avoid spicy and hot foods such as chili peppers, deer meat, and dog meat. Instead, consume some yin-nourishing foods such as Tremella, black fungus, and snow pear.
2. Avoid staying up late and excessive mental exertion. Regulate your biological clock and ensure adequate sleep time and quality, as this is beneficial for the maintenance of liver and kidney yin deficiency.
