It's cold to prevent wind in your eyes! Tonifying food and promoting blood circulation and qi circulation.

In winter, the temperature drops sharply and the eyes are hot and windy. The doctor pointed out that the diameter of the blood vessels supplying the retina at the bottom of the eyeball is narrow, and it is easy to cause vascular obstruction or pathological changes and even permanent damage after cold contraction that day. It is suggested that people at high risk of eye wind should pay attention to keep warm, and take Chuanxiong and Angelica as the main dietary supplements, supplemented by Lycium barbarum or Mulberry, which nourishes body fluid, to relieve dry eyes.

In addition to cardiovascular diseases, eye care should be paid more attention to in cold weather. Eye wind, as its name implies, is the phenomenon of eye stroke, that is, the blood vessels in the eye are blocked, and nutrients and oxygen cannot be delivered to the eye tissues, resulting in necrosis inside the eye, leading to a sharp decline in vision and even blindness. Lin Shungu, a Chinese medicine practitioner at Renai Hospital of Taipei United Hospital, said that especially patients with hypertension, their blood vessels are always in a tight state. Cold weather will make blood vessels stiff and inelastic, increase the resistance of peripheral blood vessels, make it more difficult for blood to flow in, and induce eye wind.

Dr. Lin Shungu said that Chuanxiong and Angelica are the main drugs commonly used in Chinese medicine to prevent eye wind, which can help the body to promote blood circulation and qi circulation, and can effectively relieve eye pain and discomfort. For example, Lycium barbarum or mulberry can help the secretion of lacrimal glands, maintain the balance of tears on the surface of the eyeball, and avoid the sour eyes caused by cold and dry weather.

Chuanxiong rhizome

It is pungent and warm, can promote blood circulation and qi circulation, has the effect of promoting blood circulation and preventing blood vessel obstruction, and the medicine can reach the head and face, which has a good effect on eye care. At the same time, it can prevent the onset of cardiovascular diseases, and can also treat eye pain, swelling and pain, and headache caused by long-term eye height work.

Chuanxiong. (Photo/Zhang) Angelica sinensis

Promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and also has the effect of enriching blood. In addition to preventing eye stroke, it is effective for symptoms such as decreased vision, blurred vision, dizziness caused by watching computer screen for a long time, heavy eyelids and photophobia caused by weakness of qi and blood or overwork.

Angelica sinensis (photography/Zhang) Lycium barbarum

For dry eye, reading and watching TV will make eyes feel red, burning, dry and itchy, and there will be foreign body sensation for a while. It is recommended to eat more medlar or mulberry. Whether it is boiled in soup, made into fruit juice or used as tea, it has the effect of nourishing and nourishing body fluid, especially for the cases of hyposecretion of lacrimal gland and damage of corneal surface caused by long-term use of eyes without rest.

Lycium barbarum (Photo/Huang Zhiwen) Dr. Lin Shungu mentioned that in winter, people often unconsciously increase their appetite, or eat a lot of supplements such as mutton stoves and ginger ducks. If you are worried that diet will increase the risk of blood vessel blockage and eye wind, you can simply eat more onions, or drink Luoshen tea and hawthorn tea while eating. These ingredients have been proved by experiments to reduce blood lipids. Hawthorn and onion have the function of dilating blood vessels, which helps to stay away from the stroke crisis.