What foods and fruits can replenish qi and nourish blood?
Foods and fruits that help replenish qi and blood typically include red dates, black fungus (wood ear), grapes, etc. The details are as follows:
1. Red Dates
Red dates have the effects of nourishing yin, enriching blood, invigorating qi, and calming the spirit. They can be used to treat symptoms such as spleen deficiency with poor appetite, fatigue, loose stools, and emotional irritability in women.
2. Black Fungus (Wood Ear)
Black fungus has the properties of nourishing yin, moistening dryness, enriching blood, and strengthening qi. It can be used to treat conditions such as spleen deficiency with poor appetite, fatigue, loose stools, and emotional irritability in women.
3. Grapes
Grapes help replenish qi and blood, benefit the liver and kidneys, promote the production of body fluids, relieve cough and restlessness, and improve urination. They can be used to treat symptoms such as deficiency of qi and blood, lung deficiency with chronic cough, palpitations, night sweats, rheumatic pain, dysuria, and edema.
In addition to the foods and fruits mentioned above, others such as pork liver, longan, cherries, and mulberries also have similar benefits. Although these foods have certain effects in replenishing qi and blood, they cannot completely cure diseases. For patients with severe symptoms, medications such as Danggui Buxue Wan (Angelica Blood-Tonifying Pills) or Renshen Guipi Wan (Ginseng Spleen-Nourishing Pills) should be used under the guidance of a physician.