Foods and Fruits that Promote Blood Circulation and Resolve Blood Stasis

Aug 22, 2024 Source: Cainiu Health
Disease description:

To prevent cardiovascular diseases, it is necessary to consume certain foods that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Which foods and fruits have the effect of promoting blood circulation and resolving blood stasis?

Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Chen Jian

Foods and fruits that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis:

Foods:

1. Black fungus: Rich in various nutrients, black fungus effectively reduces blood viscosity, prevents thrombosis, and thus promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis.

2. Tomatoes: The active ingredients in tomatoes prevent platelet aggregation, enhance arterial wall elasticity, and help improve blood circulation.

3. Brown sugar: Besides its blood-nourishing effects, brown sugar can also promote blood circulation and alleviate blood stasis. It can help relieve symptoms such as dysmenorrhea in women.

4. Hawthorn: Hawthorn can promote blood circulation and resolve blood stasis, aid digestion, and alleviate symptoms such as dysmenorrhea and abdominal pain due to blood stasis in women.

5. Lotus root: Lotus root has functions of cooling the blood, dispersing blood stasis, clearing heat, promoting body fluid production, strengthening the spleen, stimulating appetite, nourishing the blood, and promoting tissue regeneration. It can help relieve symptoms such as stomach pain caused by blood stasis.

Fruits:

1. Apples: Rich in vitamin C and pectin, apples help lower blood cholesterol levels, maintain vascular elasticity, and promote blood circulation.

2. Tomatoes: Lycopene in tomatoes is a powerful antioxidant that protects the inner lining of blood vessels, prevents atherosclerosis, and promotes blood circulation.

3. Lemons: Rich in vitamin C and citric acid, lemons enhance vascular elasticity, promote blood circulation, and help lower blood pressure.

4. Grapes: Particularly purple grapes, their skin contains anthocyanins and resveratrol, which enhance vascular elasticity and improve blood circulation.