In daily life, many people may experience low platelet count, which can have a significant impact on the patients. Therefore, it is important to promptly treat this condition. So, what are the symptoms of low platelet count? What are the causes of platelet reduction? Which foods can help increase platelet count? Let's take a look.
Foods that can help increase platelet count
Peanut Stew
(1) People with low platelet count can eat peanuts with their skin on every day to quickly replenish platelets. However, excessive consumption should be avoided as peanuts are high in fat. About 50 to 100 grams per day is sufficient.
(2) Patients who do not want to eat raw peanuts can stew peanuts with pig's trotters and lotus root. This can also help quickly increase platelet count.
(3) Another option is to boil peanuts and pork spine together until it becomes thick, and then consume it. This can also help replenish platelets.
15 grams of longan meat, 30 grams of unpeeled peanuts, 1 egg, stew together and drink the soup once a day. Longan meat is warm and nourishes blood and calms the mind, while peanut skin promotes platelet production. Therefore, this is more suitable for patients with low platelet count, palpitations, and aversion to cold.
Peanut Skin and Red Date Juice
(1) 50 grams of peanuts, 30 grams of red dates.
(2) Soak the peanuts in warm water for half an hour, remove the skins. Wash the red dates and soak them in warm water until they expand, then boil the peanut skins and red dates in water for half an hour, adding appropriate amount of brown sugar. This is the daily dosage, divided into three servings of juice with red dates and peanuts.
(3) This herbal recipe has the effect of nourishing blood and stopping bleeding. It is suitable for patients with low platelet count, various types of bleeding, blood deficiency, abnormal blood tests after tumor radiotherapy or chemotherapy, etc.
Sheep Spine Soup
(1) 1 sheep spine (including tail), 10 grams of Cistanche, 10 grams of dodder, appropriate amount of spring onion, ginger, and salt.
(2) Break the sheep spine into pieces; soak the Cistanche in wine overnight and scrape off the rough skin; soak the dodder in wine for 3 days, then sun-dry and grind it into powder. Add an appropriate amount of water to the sheep spine and Cistanche, stew until well cooked, then add the dodder powder and seasonings. This is the daily dosage, consumed on an empty stomach twice a day.
(3) This herbal recipe has the effects of tonifying kidney yang, nourishing essence and blood, and invigorating the spleen and stomach. It is suitable for patients with platelet reduction due to insufficient kidney essence.
Goji Berry, Red Date, and Egg Soup
(1) 10 grams of goji berries, 10 red dates, 10 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 2 eggs.
(2) Boil goji berries, red dates, and Codonopsis pilosula in a pot to make soup. After the eggs are cooked, remove the shells, then cook for a while longer. Eat the eggs and drink the soup. This is the daily dosage, divided into two servings.
(3) This herbal recipe has the effects of tonifying qi and nourishing blood. It is suitable for patients with platelet reduction due to insufficient qi and blood circulation.
Peanut and Codonopsis Pilosula Soup
(1) 6 grams of peanut skins, 10 red dates, 10 grams of Codonopsis pilosula.
(2) Boil the peanut skins, red dates, and Codonopsis pilosula in a pot with water, discard the Codonopsis pilosula and peanut skin residue, and eat the red dates and drink the soup. This is the daily dosage, divided into two servings.
