As the saying goes, "summer is not sick and three points are weak", since the summer, have you also had such a feeling: often sleep badly, eat without appetite, weak limbs, yellow face, chest tightness and shortness of breath, and often forget things?
Many people attribute this state to "laziness" and "old age", in fact, it may be just because of "lack of gas".
This state is often the case not only for the elderly, but also for many young people. So what is qi deficiency? What are the manifestations? How can we improve our qi deficiency?
What are the manifestations of "qi deficiency"?
The biggest characteristic of people who are weak is "lazy", too lazy to talk, too lazy to move, and hate not being able to lie down all day.
People with qi deficiency constitution mostly have: pale or yellowish face, tiredness and fatigue, lack of energy, shortness of breath, self-sweating, low voice, poor adaptability to the external environment, afraid of blowing wind, afraid of cold, easy to be surrounded by moisture.
In addition, qi deficiency is powerless to fix the stool, it will not form the stool; qi deficiency will cause blood deficiency and blood stasis, menstruation is easy to postpone, and severe cases will also lead to amenorrhea; qi deficiency is sagging, serious cases lead to uterine prolapse and so on.
Old women are more "weak"
Qi deficiency constitution is a common constitution in the elderly.
In addition to congenital causes, with the increase of age, all functions of the human body have a downward trend, and the slow aging of organ functions leads to the emergence of qi deficiency.
The elderly are weak due to old age, the decline in disease resistance, and are prone to some senile diseases, and the loss of qi after a long illness is also one of the reasons for qi deficiency; in addition, malnutrition and excessive fatigue are also the reasons for the elderly to have more qi deficiency.
Qi deficiency is also easy to appear in women with weak constitutions.
Due to the pressure of life and the irregularity of long-term diet, many women have spleen and stomach dysfunction, the spleen is the source of qi and blood biochemistry, the spleen and stomach have problems absorbing it, and there will be insufficient production of qi over time.
In addition, the menstruation that women have to experience every month will also lead to the loss of qi and blood, and if there is a situation of collapse and leakage, the symptoms of qi and blood deficiency will be more obvious. In addition, there are women's births or miscarriages, which will consume gas and blood.
"Qi deficiency" focuses on replenishing qi
Qi deficiency is the source of all diseases, people with this constitution, low immunity, repeated illness and difficult to heal, prone to influenza, allergies, and even the digestive system is not good, often diarrhea.
Especially in the summer, people's metabolism is accelerated, the supply of heart and brain blood is insufficient, often making people irritable, tired and lazy, weak and lazy, eating less and defecating, so at this time, it is very important to replenish qi and nourish qi.
People take food as the sky, people with weak qi physique, in terms of diet, it is advisable to eat food that is flat and warm, and has the effect of benefiting qi and strengthening the spleen, and at the same time, some traditional Chinese medicines can be used as appropriate to slowly supplement.
01 | Ginseng crucian carp soup
【Ingredients】 30 grams of astragalus, 20 grams of ginseng, 500 grams of crucian carp, 3 shiitake mushrooms.
【Method】 After frying the crucian carp until fragrant, add herbs, etc., the right amount of water, bring to a boil on high heat, reduce the heat and cook for 30 minutes, eat meat soup, you can use once a week.
02 | Astragalus pepper pork belly soup
【Ingredients】 15 grams of astragalus, 5 grams of white pepper, 1 pork belly, 1/2 chicken (for 2 people).
【Directions】 Pork belly is repeatedly kneaded and washed with vinegar and flour until there is no mucus, put in the pot with blanched water and then rinsed and sliced with clean water; chicken washed and cut into pieces of blanched water, white pepper crushed. Put the above ingredients in a pot, simmer for more than 1 hour (until the pork belly is crispy and soft), add salt and season.
The above 2 dietary remedies can strengthen the spleen and vitality, replenish qi and nourish sperm, and alleviate qi deficiency and fatigue. The biggest thing they have in common is that they all use an important Chinese medicinal herb, astragalus.
Astragalus is suitable for the vast majority of qi deficiency
When it comes to tonic qi, astragalus and ginseng are good medicines for tonic qi, but ginseng focuses on great replenishment of vitality and rejuvenation.
Astragalus qi, mainly to supplement the deficiency, suitable for the vast majority of people with qi deficiency, the famous doctor Li Shizhen called astragalus as "the first medicine to replenish qi", the qi of the five viscera can be supplemented.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, astragalus has 5 major effects in addition to toning qi and strengthening the body:
>> Healthy Spleen Supplement: Nourish the spleen and stomach, so that the spleen and stomach are healthier.
>> Diuretic and anti-swelling: Promotes urinary discharge and eliminates edema.
>> Yiwei Gubiao: Relieves spontaneous sweating caused by qi deficiency and prevents colds.
>> Rising Sun Lifting Trap: Improves human immunity and muscle tone.
>> Toxin Muscle: Promote the discharge and healing of pus from the ulcer mouth caused by insufficient qi and blood in the body.
Astragalus not only has its own unique medicinal value, but also can play a different role when paired with other Chinese herbal medicines!
Astragalus jujube tea: tonic and anti-sweating
Take 20 grams of astragalus, 5 jujubes, 30 grams of floating wheat, fry a large bowl every day, and drink it when you are thirsty like drinking tea, which can make up for weakness and stop sweating.
Astragalus hawthorn tea: beneficial to qi and blood
Take 20 grams of astragalus and 10 grams of hawthorn, brewed and drunk with boiling water, which can strengthen the effect of qi and blood invigorating blood, especially for qi deficiency heart disease and "three high" people.
Astragalus Poria Tea: Get rid of dampness and slimming
Boil astragalus and poria in a 3:1 ratio. With poria, it can enhance the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach and removing moisture, and can also play a weight loss effect for people who are weak and obese.
According to the 2015 edition of the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China, the recommended dosage of astragalus is 9-30 grams.
Excessive consumption is easy to cause dry mouth, irritability, insomnia, etc., so when we boil tea or stew, do not add more than 30 grams of astragalus.
People with qi deficiency should pay attention to appropriate exercise to circulate qi and blood, but remember that it is not appropriate to do heavy load exercise and sweating exercise, avoid using force and doing long-term breath holding action, so as not to wear out the vitality.
In the world, the spirit and spirit are naturally indispensable, and the qi is sufficient to show the vigor and vitality of life. Therefore, if there is a situation of qi deficiency, it must be adjusted in time, after all, "people live a breath", shortness of breath is naturally indispensable.