Post Date December, 03 2023
Kidney deficiency "is a sensitive term for many people, especially male friends. Kidney deficiency belongs to a traditional Chinese medicine term, which refers to the deficiency of kidney essence and qi. The main symptoms include weakness in limbs, soreness in the waist and knees, night sweats, fear of cold, and so on. Kidney deficiency not only damages physical health, but also lowers the quality of life.
If there are symptoms of kidney deficiency or kidney deficiency, everyone should not take medication indiscriminately. We can adopt food therapy. Many common vegetarian foods in daily life are not only delicious dishes, but also a blessing for people with kidney deficiency.
Lotus seed
Lotus seeds belong to a traditional Chinese medicine and are the mature seeds of the dried plant lotus. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that lotus seeds have a sweet and gentle taste, can enter the spleen, kidney, and heart meridians, and have the functions of tonifying the kidney, astringent the essence, nourishing the heart and calming the mind, and tonifying the spleen to stop diarrhea. Lotus seeds are especially effective in tonifying the kidney. We can boil lotus seeds into Congee or drink tea to treat the symptoms of heart kidney failure.
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo biloba is the seed of ginkgo biloba, with a yellow white surface and a sweet taste with a slight bitterness. Ginkgo is mainly divided into medicinal ginkgo and edible ginkgo. Medicinal ginkgo has a slightly astringent taste, while edible ginkgo has a refreshing taste. Ginkgo has a very high nutritional value, containing rich nutrients such as protein, vitamins, minerals, ginkgolic acid, and ginkgo phenols.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that ginkgo has a warm, sweet and slightly bitter taste, and has the effects of promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, and clearing heat. According to the record in "The Rejuvenation of Materia Medica", ginkgo can nourish qi, nourish the heart, benefit the kidneys, and nourish yin. We will make ginkgo Congee or soup to drink, but ginkgo has a small poison, we must not eat too much.
Long bean curd
Also known as cowpea. Cowpea not only tastes delicious, but also has the effects of strengthening the stomach, tonifying the kidneys, and harmonizing the five internal organs. Cowpeas are rich in vitamins and trace elements, beneficial for kidney health, and particularly suitable for consumption by patients with kidney deficiency.
Chestnut
Throughout the year, there are people selling Roasted chestnuts in sugar-coated heated sand with sugar on the streets. Many people eat chestnuts as snacks, but in fact, eating them raw can also tonify the kidneys. Chestnuts are known as the "king of dried fruits" and the "Ginseng fruit". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that chestnuts have the effects of tonifying the kidney and spleen, strengthening the body and bones, so chestnuts are also called the "fruit of the kidney".
The best way to eat chestnuts is to chew them raw. If we can eat two chestnuts raw sooner or later, we can achieve the effect of tonifying the kidney and tonifying qi, and also alleviate the symptoms of waist and knee soreness.
Yam
Yam is a vegetable commonly eaten in autumn and winter, also known as yam or Huaishan. Yam is a cheap tonic. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that yam has a sweet and mild taste, and can enter the lung, spleen, and kidney meridians. Yam contains substances such as mucin, amylase, saponins, and free amino acids, which have the effect of nourishing the kidneys and releasing sperm.
To obtain the maximum nutritional value of yams, we can use yams to cook Congee. Chinese yam Congee not only tastes sweet and glutinous, but also will not cause obesity if eaten regularly.
In fact, kidney deficiency is not scary. We can eat more of these five vegetarian foods: lotus seeds, ginkgo, cowpeas, chestnuts, and yams. They are not only delicious and delicious, but their kidney tonifying effect is also unexpected. Kidney disease patients can also consume it! Of course, patients with cowpea kidney disease should not choose.
