What Chinese medicine should I take for insufficient Yin blood?

Yin blood deficiency is a common condition in traditional Chinese medicine. It is especially common in women. In such cases, you must pay attention to regulating your body. Yin blood deficiency can be seen from a person's complexion and physical condition. In addition to some routine conditioning, some people will improve the condition through medication. So what Chinese patent medicine should be taken for Yin blood deficiency?

1. The concept of Yin blood:

Blood is the red liquid that flows in the meridians. The functions of blood are two-fold. First, it is to regulate the internal organs, body shape, meridians and bone orifices. When the blood is abundant, the body is healthy, the face is rosy, the skin is smooth, the hair is moist, and the joints are flexible. Second, blood is the material basis of mental activities. When the blood is abundant, the mind is refreshed and the thinking is sharp. Insufficient blood will cause mental confusion, palpitations and anxiety. The symptoms of Yin-blood deficiency are dull and sallow complexion, dry skin, withered hair, cracked nails, blurred vision, numbness of hands and feet, insomnia, frequent dreams, forgetfulness, palpitations, and mental confusion.

2. Dietary conditioning method to nourish blood and qi

Eat more nutritious foods rich in high-quality protein, trace elements (iron, copper, etc.), folic acid and vitamin B12, such as red dates, lotus seeds, longan meat, walnuts, hawthorn, pork liver, pig blood, eel, sea cucumber, black chicken, eggs, spinach, carrots, black fungus, black sesame, shrimp, brown sugar, etc. They are rich in nutrition and have the effect of nourishing blood and activating blood circulation.

3. Chinese medicine dialectics

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that anemia is mainly caused by weak spleen and stomach. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the production of qi and blood comes from hydrated essence. The spleen and stomach are the source of Qi and blood. A strong spleen and stomach means strong absorption and vigorous production of Qi and blood. Traditional Chinese medicine treats anemia by strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi, and replenishing both qi and blood. In clinical practice, Guipi Decoction and Shiquan Dabu Decoction with donkey-hide gelatin, turtle shell, deer antler, etc. are used. In addition, Chinese medicine has the theory that "essence and blood have the same origin", and the kidney's essence produces marrow, which makes the marrow abundant.