Guyuan paste, also known as gelatin cake, is a convenient way to consume gelatin. It is said to be a medicinal food that Empress Dowager Cixi loved in her later years. It is a great product for nourishing qi and blood. However, even the best thing has its suitable and unsuitable people. Let's take a look at the suitable and unsuitable people for Guyuan paste.
[Suitable People]
1. People with dysmenorrhea
Dysmenorrhea in women is often caused by excessive cold and dampness in the body. Women with dysmenorrhea not only experience abdominal or back pain during menstruation, but also have darker menstrual blood with blood clots. There is a saying in Chinese medicine that "blood flow extinguishes wind." As long as the qi and blood in the body are sufficient, cold and dampness will have no place to stay.
Eating Guyuan paste regularly has a good effect on blood nourishment, making it most suitable for women with irregular menstruation. It is a great product for nourishing blood and qi!
2. Postpartum women
Postpartum women need to replenish their kidneys and blood in a timely manner. After the qi and blood are replenished, excessive sweating will naturally disappear. Guyuan paste has a very obvious effect in stopping excessive sweating. Some postpartum women who have been sweating profusely find that their sweating significantly decreases after eating Guyuan paste for two days. After one week, they no longer sweat while sleeping, and they feel dry and relaxed.
Note: Guyuan paste can be eaten 20 days after childbirth.
3. Gout patients
Guyuan paste also has good effects on men. It can improve fatty liver and high blood viscosity, and is also effective in treating gout. It is also suitable for the elderly to nourish blood and kidneys.
4. Children
Guyuan paste is also good for children. It has a good effect on blood nourishment, which is beneficial for their growth and development. It can also promote brain development, making children smarter. In addition, it has a special effect on improving childhood asthma.
[Unsuitable People]
1. People with weak spleen and stomach
Guyuan paste is originally insufficient in spleen and stomach, leading to poor appetite, loose stools, sallow complexion, fatigue, weak and thin pulse, and a thick and pale tongue coating. If people with weak spleen and stomach blindly believe that Guyuan paste can nourish qi and blood and take it mistakenly, they may experience the following symptoms: "appetite becomes worse, bloating and fullness in the stomach, sticky and loose stools, listlessness, increased blood clots during menstruation in women, decreased physical fitness, originally weak spleen and stomach but become more deficient after eating, sallow complexion...".
2. Women with cold uterus
Gelatin in Guyuan paste is a nourishing and astringent substance. If it is not combined with blood circulation-promoting and yang-warming drugs, it may cause stagnation of qi and blood. Other ingredients such as red dates, rock sugar, black sesame, and walnut kernels are all nourishing and greasy substances, which further aggravates the greasiness and obstruction of Guyuan paste. Women with cold uterus may experience stagnation of qi and blood after taking it.
3. Children with weak spleen and stomach
Children with weak spleen and stomach will experience bloating, difficulty in passing stools, cyanosis in the abdominal region, easy colds, and a particularly bad temper (children with damp-heat in their bodies are prone to this). Their appetite will also worsen. All of these symptoms are due to the fact that Guyuan paste is too greasy and is not suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach. It is even more unsuitable for young children with delicate organs.
