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Six kinds of tonic Chinese medicine that can be properly taken for a long time

donkey-hide gelatin

This taste sweet, sex flat, has the effect of tonifying blood hemostasis, nourishing Yin Runfei, regulating menstruation fetal safety, for the past dynasties of the use of nourishing treasures. "Water Notes" that is, "years old often boiled glue, tribute to the Tianfu" records, so it is known as "tribute glue". The Compendium of Materia Medica called it "holy medicine", it, along with ginseng deer antler, was called the "three treasures" of traditional Chinese medicine.

According to research, donkey-hide gelatin is mainly synthesized collagen some hydrolyzed products, with a nitrogen content of 16.43% ~ 16.54%, which is basically protein. The results of pharmacological experiments showed that CCA could promote the production of red blood cells hemoglobin, improve the calcium balance in animal body, increase the blood calcium. In addition, donkey-hide gelatin also has the function of preventing treating progressive muscular dystrophy. The female with insufficient qi blood can be edible for a long time.

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The root of remembranous milk vetch

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the spleen is acquired." Li Gao, a representative of the Spleneand Stomach School, believed that Astragalus was "beneficial to the energy of the whole body tonifying the three Jiao". Huang Gong embroidery in the Qing Dynasty called Astragalus "the best medicine of tonifying the energy of the whole body". Modern studies have found that astragalus can only dilate coronary arteries, improve myocardial blood supply, improve immune function, but also delay cellular senescence. People with Qi deficiency can take astragalus water to drink.

notoginseng

Zhao Xuemin, a famous doctor in the Qing Dynasty, said in his book Compendium of Materia Medica that "ginseng is the first to replenish qi, ginseng is the first to replenish blood, ginseng is the same in taste but also in function", calling ginseng "the most precious Chinese medicine". Modern studies have found that the chemical composition, pharmacological action clinical application of Panax notoginseng are similar to ginseng. The content of ginseng saponins is higher than that of ginseng.

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Panax notoginseng can dilate blood vessels, reduce blood vessel resistance, increase heart output, slow down heart rate, reduce myocardial oxygen consumption capillary permeability, cardiovascular disease prevention treatment than ginseng has obvious advantages. Insist to take 37 still can hairdressing light spot.

angelica

Angelica is a perennial herb, medicinal roots, mainly produced in China's Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Hubei other provinces. According to medical science, angelica is sweet heavy, so it can only replenish blood. Its gas is light pungent, so it can also line blood. It is the most important medicine in blood.

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Therefore, it can only replenish the blood, but also promote blood circulation, both can pass menstruation, but also activate collaterals. women have irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, blood deficiency amenorrhea, pale complexion, weak anemia, uterine bleeding, postpartum blood stasis, such as menstruation (menstruation, mouth nose bleeding) other women's common diseases, can be used angelica.

Rehmannia glutinosa

It is made of rehmannia glutinosa rice wine mixed steamed. Its sweet taste, mild, function nourishing Yin blood. The Sutra has "fill the bone marrow, grow muscle... Long take light body old "record. "Bencao Jing Shu" is praised as "the best medicine for tonifying the kidney the best medicine for nourishing Yin".

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Therefore, "there is no shortage of viscera that cannot be nourished". Modern research has proved that rehmannia rehmanniae has a significant heart strengthening effect, especially on the weakened heart, its effect is more obvious. If you have symptoms of blood fever, switch ripe rehmannia glutinis to raw ground.

medlar

According to the Shennong Materia Medina Classic, wolfberry is "strong in muscles bones, light in body old, resistant to cold heat". The "Materia Sinica Huiyan" praised "Qi can be filled, blood can be filled, Yang can be born, Yin can be long".

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Chinese wolfberry has similar ginseng "adapt to the original" effect, can fight arteriosclerosis, reduce blood sugar, promote liver cell regeneration other functions, take the effect of strengthening physical fitness, delaying aging. In winter, you can chew 15 goji berries a day without warm limbs. Goji berries goji berries can be taken long term!

Medlar fruit is rich in carotene, a variety of vitamins calcium, iron other essential nutrients for healthy eyes, so it has the merit of eyesight, commonly known as "bright eye". Medlar fruit is often used by physicians in the past dynasties to treat faintness night blindness caused by deficiency of liver blood deficiency of kidney Yin.

, medlar fruit the Book of Songs "set in the bud", they have been used in medicine, so far has a history of more than 3,000 years, since ancient times, the Jin Dynasty Ge Hong only with medlar juice drops eye, the story of treatment of eye diseases. The name of wolfberry first appeared in Shennong Materia Medica Classic, listed as top grade.

Ginkgo biloba

Using it to make tea can occasionally cause dizziness, headache, fatigue, dry mouth, dryness of tongue, chest tightness, stomach discomfort, loss of appetite, abdominal distension, constipation, diarrhea other side effects, people with allergy history should be cautious with it.

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Boat-fruited sterculia

Only suitable for the hoarseness caused by the invasion of the throat by wind heat evil poison. Due to vocal nodule, vocal cord closed incomplete excessive tobacco alcohol caused hoarseness, with fat sea ineffective. Moreover, drinking fat sea will produce side effects such as thin stool, chest tightness, especially the elderly spleen deficiency should be used with caution.

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licorice

Glycyrrhiza glycyrrhiza has adrenal corticosteroid effect, which can promote water sodium storage increase potassium excretion. Long-term application of Glycyrrhiza glycyrrhiza may lead to pseudoaldosteronism such as edema, increased blood pressure, decreased serum potassium limb weakness. Glycyrrhiza glycyrrhiza should be used with caution in patients with nephropathy.

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Cassia occidentalis

Have good protective effect to optic nerve, still have the effect that restrains staphylococcus growth contractive uterus, drop blood pressure, drop serum cholesterol, have remarkable effect to prevention cure vascular sclerosis hypertension. But at the same time can cause diarrhea, long-term drinking adverse to the body.

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Chrysanthemum indicum

Slightly cold, sweet bitter taste, can Shufeng Mingmu, Qingrejiedu. After drinking wild chrysanthemum flower tea, a few people will have gastrointestinal reactions such as stomach discomfort, poor stomach absorption intestinal ringing. People with deficiency of spleen stomach cold pregnant women should drink it.