Qi replenishment is a method of Traditional Chinese medicine to treat qi deficiency. Also known as Yiqi. It is complementary. Qi deficiency is often caused by eating disorders, old age and weakness, and long-term illness, and clinically shows the symptoms of decline in organ function.
Manifestations of qi deficiency
Qi deficiency refers to a series of manifestations such as physical weakness, pale face, shortness of breath, weakness of limbs, dizziness, sweating, and low voice, mostly caused by congenital deficiency, malnutrition, old age and weakness, and long-term illness.
Deficiency of lung qi
Mainly caused by weakened lung function, long-term cough, chronic lung disease, smoking, long-term malnutrition, etc. may lead to insufficient lung qi. It is mainly manifested as shortness of breath and sweating, cough weakness, low voice timidity, easy to catch a cold, pale face, light tongue, weak pulse and so on.
Lack of heart
Most of them are caused by long-term illness, long-term physical weakness, old age, and aging of the body. The main manifestations are palpitations, shortness of breath, fatigue, aggravation of movement, hyperhidrosis, light tongue, white tongue, weak pulse and so on.
Lack of temper
It is often caused by eating disorders, excessive fatigue, excessive thoughts, or other chronic diseases of the body. It is mainly manifested as reduced diet, yellowish complexion, abdominal discomfort after eating, fatigue and fatigue, thin stool, thin tongue, weak pulse, etc.
Kidney qi deficiency
It is mainly caused by high age, long-term illness, and fatigue. Clinical manifestations are fatigue, dizziness and forgetfulness, waist and knee soreness, frequent urination, nocturia, weak tongue, weak pulse, etc.
Massage body parts
Massaging some parts of the body has a good health effect.
Press the head
The head is the house of shrewdness, the confluence of the Yang Sutra, and also the gathering of hundred pulses, including dozens of acupuncture points such as the Hundred Points. Regular pressing on the head has the effect of dispelling wind and supporting yang, dredging meridians, invigorating blood and calming the nerves. Frequently massage the head, help to promote blood circulation in the head, smooth menstruation, relieve stress, calm the mind, help sleep, reduce fatigue and so on.
Operation: Take the sitting position, first use the five fingers of both hands to the abdomen, comb from the forehead to the back several times; then press from the sideburns to the top of the head several times; finally use the two fingers to gently buckle the top of the head several times. Repeat the above actions.
Precautions: The combing speed should not be too fast, the force is moderate, and it is advisable not to feel discomfort.
Rub your belly
The abdomen is the spleen and stomach, liver, gallbladder, kidney, bladder and other organs, and the spleen and stomach are the hub of the rise and fall of the human body's qi machine and the source of subtle metaplasia in the water valley. Regular rubbing of the abdomen can adjust the spleen and stomach, nourish the liver and kidneys, smooth the qi and blood, and promote human health.
Operation: Take the supine position. Alternately do circular kneading clockwise and counterclockwise, or push from top to bottom. Gentle movements, no brute force.
Precautions: Patients with abdominal infections, malignant tumors, and pregnant women should not rub their abdomen.
Rub your waist
Waist is the house of the kidneys, but also the place with the pulse, massage waist can supplement the kidneys, strengthen the waist and bones, deaf ears and eyes, not only can assist in the treatment of urogenital system diseases, but also prevent low back pain, dredge blood gas, prolong life.
Operation: Clench your fists with both hands, rub up and down on both sides of the waist with your fist eyes, the movement is soft and powerful, and massage until the waist is hot.
Special reminder: Everyone can choose the right part of their body for massage according to their own specific conditions, each time lasting 10 to 15 minutes, and the time can be appropriately extended after adaptation. Massage once a day in the morning and once a night. If you can form a habit and stick to it for a long time, it can help strengthen the body and prolong life to a certain extent.
Different qi deficiency evidence of dietary remedies
The key to curing qi deficiency lies in replenishing qi. The spleen and stomach are the foundation of the day after tomorrow and the source of qi, blood and biochemistry, so strengthening the spleen is the main method of replenishing qi. People with weak constitution should often eat poria, yam, sweet potato, potato, coix kernel, jujube, japonica rice, lotus seeds, lentils, mustard fruit, pork, tripe, pork heart, crucian carp, blue fish, silver carp, yellow fish, yellow eel, chicken, loach, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, quail and other foods. According to the symptoms of qi deficiency, the corresponding dietary remedies are recommended.
Stewed pigeons
【Ingredients】1 suckling pigeon, 10 grams of astragalus, 15 grams of white art, seasoning appropriate amount.
【Preparation】 Place astragalus and baishu in the belly of the pigeon, add salt, ginger, cooking wine, green onion and an appropriate amount of water, simmer until cooked, eat meat and drink soup.
【Efficacy】Astragalus can supplement the qi, strengthen the spleen and lungs, bai shu yi qi to supplement the spleen, solid table antiperspiration, the two are used together with the suckling pigeon, can be used for spleen and lung qi deficiency, less food fatigue, insufficient qi and blood, lazy shortness of breath, limb weakness, table weakness and self-sweating and so on.
【Suitable people】 Loss of appetite, cough and asthma, sweating and shortness of breath, easy to catch colds and wind chills.
【Use note】 Sputum yellow viscous, hot people should not eat.
Dragon lotus pork heart soup
【Ingredients】20 lotus seeds (de-hearted), 20 grams of longan meat, 100 grams of pork hearts, seasoning to taste.
【Preparation】 Pork hearts cut into slices, simmered with longan meat and lotus seed meat, seasoned with a little salt, and taken 1 hour before bedtime.
【Efficacy】 Chinese medicine believes that pig heart can replenish weakness, nourish the heart and calm the blood, the main treatment of heart deficiency insomnia, palpitations, self-sweating, mental trance, etc.; lotus seed meat has the effect of nourishing the heart and calming the mind; longan meat can nourish the heart and spleen, nourish the blood and calm the spirit, can treat dizziness, insomnia, palpitations and so on.
【Suitable people】 Palpitations, insomnia, easy to wake up, tired.
【Use note】 Fever, wet obstruction of spleen and stomach should not be consumed.
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