Many people have long-term blood deficiency, pale complexion, dizziness, and hear that Siwu soup has a good blood-replenishing effect, so they boil and drink it every day, and as a result, they make up for half a month, not only did not improve, but their mouth was dry and acne appeared on their faces. What's the problem? The key is that the "root cause" of blood deficiency has not been identified.

Traditional Chinese medicine says that "the liver is a sea of blood", and the liver is like the body's "blood bank manager", which is responsible for storing blood and distributing qi and blood to the whole body. People with long-term blood deficiency often have a "low stock" of the liver itself - when the liver and blood are deficient, the ability to regulate qi and blood naturally decreases. At this time, if you just stare at replenishing blood, it is like desperately pouring water into a leaky pool, the faster you replenish it, the more it leaks, and it may turn into a false fire due to qi and blood blockage.

People with blood deficiency often have two misunderstandings: one is to only make up for it and not to make up for it, and the other is to make up for the wrong direction. For example, some people's blood deficiency is also accompanied by chest tightness, rib swelling and pain, and emotional irritability, which is actually a manifestation of liver stagnation and qi stagnation. If the liver qi is blocked, the blood that is supplemented cannot reach the place where it should go, but will "jam the traffic" and generate heat. At this time, the correct approach is to first relax the liver and regulate qi, so that the liver's "scheduling function" can return to normal, and then replenish blood to get twice the result with half the effort.

When it comes to soothing the liver and nourishing blood, there is a classic prescription that works very well - consistent decoction. The beauty of this recipe lies in the "combination of supplementation and sparseness": using earth and wolfberry to replenish liver yin, just like injecting water into a dry blood bank; Sand ginseng and wheat winter moisturize and produce fluids, preventing inflammation from deficiency and fire; Angelica nourishes blood and activates blood, allowing new blood to flow; Finally, add a neem seed to dredge the liver qi and untie the "qi knot" blocked in the meridians. The whole recipe not only nourishes liver blood, but also regulates liver qi, a two-pronged approach.

However, it is also particular about using consistent decoction: if blood deficiency is also afraid of cold and cold hands and feet, it means that there is also yang deficiency, you can add 3 grams of cinnamon to warm the yang; If it is accompanied by loose stools and bloating, it means that the spleen and stomach are also weak, and you can add 5 grams of atractylodes to strengthen the spleen. In addition, people with blood deficiency can usually eat more mulberries and black sesame seeds, but don't eat them with radish and green tea, the former will break the qi, and the latter will be the antidote.

Finally, reminder: blood deficiency conditioning cannot be rushed, and generally must be persisted for at least 1-2 months. If you take medicine but have dry mouth and constipation, it means that you may have overmade it and you have to adjust the prescription in time. Health preservation is like planting crops, first loosen the soil (loosen the liver) and then water (replenish blood), so that the crops can grow well.