What is the cause of qi deficiency?

For people with qi deficiency, diet should be taboo and take into account the principle of deficiency of five internal organs. Anyone with qi deficiency should eat warm, sweet or warm food with qi invigorating function, and nourishing and digestible food. Avoid eating gas-consuming things, and avoid eating cold, greasy and spicy food.

Qi deficiency constitution is one of the common constitutions of children, which often appears in nasal allergy, asthma, digestive disorders, short stature, bed wetting, easy catching a cold, obesity and heart disease. Children with qi deficiency should pay attention to diet.

1. A reasonable diet

Cultivate normal eating habits, such as eating regularly and quantitatively, avoiding snacks, and trying not to eat sweets, high-fat or high-salt foods and drinks before meals, so as to avoid premature satiety and reduce appetite. Normal work and rest and moderate outdoor exercise can avoid the aggravation of qi deficiency.

Try not to eat cold or immature food often, such as watermelon, cantaloupe, pear, grapefruit, coconut, orange, carambola, persimmon, banana, mango, mulberry, kiwi, cucumber, bitter gourd, water spinach, water bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, laver, kelp, watercress, lobster sauce and water chestnut. When it is inevitable, try to eat it during the day, because at this time, the outside world is full of yang, and the body's ability to resist the invasion of cold is stronger.

Supplementary gas and components

(1) Japonica rice is flat in nature and sweet in taste, which can tonify the middle energizer and replenish qi. As early as "Bielu", there was a record of benefiting qi. Meng Wei, a food doctor in the Tang Dynasty, also said: Japonica rice is warm and beneficial. Wang Qing Meng Ying also praised japonica rice porridge as the ginseng chicken soup for the poor. He said: Poor people suffer from deficiency, so they use thick rice soup instead of ginseng soup. People with qi deficiency should eat regularly.

(2) Beef is flat in nature, sweet in taste, invigorating qi and blood, nourishing spleen and stomach, and strengthening bones and muscles. The famous doctor "Bielu" said: beef is flat and beneficial to the spleen and stomach. Han Yitong also said: beef, qi, cotton and astragalus cooperate. It shows that beef has the effect of invigorating qi, and people with qi deficiency should eat it often.

(3) Dog meat is warm and salty, which can tonify the middle temperature and replenish qi. It is suitable for patients with qi deficiency combined with spleen deficiency or kidney deficiency or lung deficiency or yang deficiency. "Rihuazi Materia Medica" says: Dog meat nourishes the stomach, strengthens the yang, warms the waist and knees, supplements fatigue and benefits qi. It is also said in the Compendium of Medical Forest that dog meat tonifies the lungs and kidneys. Especially in autumn and winter.

(4) Chicken is warm and sweet, and has the effects of warming the middle warmer, benefiting qi, replenishing essence and nourishing blood. Eat regardless of qi deficiency, blood deficiency and kidney deficiency. For people with qi deficiency, people have the habit of stewing old hens with astragalus, which can increase the effect of invigorating qi.

(5) Silver carp is warm and sweet, and can enter the spleen and lungs to replenish qi. Li Mingzhizhen said in Compendium of Materia Medica: Silver carp should be warmed in the middle to replenish qi. Wang Mengying, a food doctor in the Qing Dynasty, also believed that silver carp could warm the stomach, invigorate qi and moisten skin. Therefore, people with qi deficiency should eat.

(6) Eel is warm and sweet, and has the functions of tonifying deficiency, benefiting qi and strengthening bones and muscles. People with qi deficiency should eat regularly. "Forward Shi Zhi" once said, the main reason is that he inhaled less gas and could not stand steadily. Herbal Supplement also says: Monopterus albus is good at invigorating qi.

(7) Mandarin fish is commonly known as Mandarin fish. It can replenish qi and blood and benefit the spleen and stomach. "Rihuazi Herbal Medicine" says: Siniperca chuatsi benefits qi. Kaibao Materia Medica holds that supplementing qi makes people fat and healthy. Especially patients with qi deficiency and spleen deficiency.

(8) Jujube is warm and sweet, and it is a common food. It has the effect of benefiting qi and enriching blood, and doctors in previous dynasties used it for patients with qi deficiency. "Bielu" said that it is strong to make up the middle coke. Meng Wei, a food doctor in the Tang Dynasty, also said: Jujube supplements qi deficiency, cooking supplements stomach, and supplementing qi in fat comes first. Therefore, it is better for people with qi deficiency to simmer dates.

(9) Cherry is warm and sweet, which can not only replenish qi and blood, but also strengthen spleen and kidney. It is recorded in Herbal Medicine of Southern Yunnan that cherries can cure all kinds of deficiency and greatly replenish vitality.

(10) Grape is flat and sweet, and it is a kind of fruit that tonifies qi and blood. In addition to benefiting qi, ancient medical literature also believes that grapes have the functions of strengthening spleen and stomach, benefiting liver and kidney, and strengthening bones and muscles. For example, the Classic says, benefiting qi makes you stronger. Herbs in southern Yunnan believe that grapes can greatly replenish qi and blood. "Living Diet Spectrum" also records: benefiting qi and nourishing kidney, benefiting liver and yin, and strengthening bones and muscles. Therefore, anyone with qi deficiency accompanied by kidney deficiency, lung deficiency and spleen deficiency should eat it.

(1 1) Peanut is flat and sweet. According to Notes on Materia Medica in Southern Yunnan, peanuts can tonify the middle energizer, spleen and lung, which is more suitable for people with qi deficiency, lung deficiency and spleen deficiency. Boiled peanuts should be eaten properly.

(12) Yam is a kind of food for invigorating qi, which is most beneficial for people with qi deficiency or chronic illness. Yam can tonify lung qi, spleen qi and kidney qi, so it is often used for patients with lung qi deficiency, kidney qi deficiency or spleen qi deficiency in Fang Yaozhong.

(13) Bird's nest is flat in nature and sweet in taste. It has the functions of invigorating qi and tonifying deficiency, nourishing yin and tonifying lung, and is especially suitable for people with qi deficiency and lung deficiency. Materia Medica Update once said that it greatly invigorated the vitality. There are also records of bird's nest strengthening yang and benefiting qi in the diet. It is also pointed out in the Classification of Food and Beverage that bird's nest has the function of invigorating qi, which is suitable for those with weakness of spleen and lung and deficiency of qi movement and transformation. It can consolidate the exterior, and it is best for those with superficial deficiency, sweating and fear of wind.

(14) Ginseng is mild in nature and slightly bitter in taste. It is the most commonly used traditional Chinese medicine for invigorating qi, and it is also a well-known food for invigorating qi, which can greatly replenish vitality. Theoretically speaking, the medicinal properties are to supplement the deficiency of the five internal organs. "Yi Qi Yuan" also believes that ginseng can treat spleen and stomach yang deficiency and lung qi deficiency, shortness of breath, shortness of breath, and replenish vitality. People with qi deficiency eat ginseng, and the effect is quite good, which is more suitable for people with qi deficiency and yang deficiency, spleen deficiency or lung deficiency. In the same way, Codonopsis pilosula and Pseudostellaria heterophylla have the same effect as ginseng, which is also suitable for qi deficiency constitution. It is also said in "Medical Fever and Western Learning" that it can replenish qi and blood. Therefore, people with qi deficiency should eat. Because American ginseng is cool, it has the functions of nourishing lung yin and reducing deficiency fire, so it is more suitable for people with qi deficiency, lung yin deficiency.

(15) Astragalus membranaceus is mild and sweet, and it is a popular food for invigorating qi. Many medical books say that astragalus nourishes the whole body. "Materia Medica Seeking Truth" holds that Astragalus membranaceus is a good medicine for invigorating qi and is called "Qi". According to the doctor's habit, Radix Astragali is often taken with Radix Codonopsis, Radix Pseudostellariae or Ginseng, so the better the effect of invigorating qi, the more suitable for people with qi deficiency.

(16) Placenta Hominis is warm, sweet and salty, which has a significant and powerful effect on invigorating qi and strengthening the body. Wu Qiu, a physician in the Ming Dynasty, said that it can replenish qi and essence. "Herbal Rejuvenation" thinks that it can greatly replenish vitality. People with qi deficiency often eat a small amount, and the effect of invigorating qi is outstanding.

Extended data:

Eight common behaviors leading to qi deficiency in people's lives.

1. Overwork. Chinese medicine often says that "fatigue leads to gas consumption", that is, overwork will consume vitality. Because vitality is a kind of energy, it plays a role in our body all the time. When people are tired, it is easy to catch a cold. When work and rest are combined, the incidence of colds is relatively small. The reason for this is closely related to the vitality circulation in our body.

If we use our vitality within the normal range and regularly replenish enough substances to transform it into new energy, then our vitality can be generally kept abundant. If the consumption is too high and it is not replenished in time, and the expenditure and supply of energy are in an unbalanced state, then the vitality will soon be lost, so that it will become less and less, forming qi deficiency. If the vitality is overdrawn, it is easy to get sick.

2. It's so comfortable. Huangdi Neijing says that "lying down for a long time hurts the qi", which means that being too comfortable will damage the vitality of the body. An important feature of vitality is that it moves in the body. If life is too comfortable, you can't stretch normally if you lie still after a day's meal. Over time, it will slow down the movement of vitality and damage the body. At this time, the spleen is the first to intervene. Because the spleen is located in the middle of the body, it is a transit point of qi, which is related to the rise and fall of vitality in the body.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "the spleen governs the limbs", and if the limbs do not exercise, it will affect the transportation and transformation of the spleen. Therefore, people who stay in bed for a long time are bound to have poor appetite and indigestion, and their ability to absorb subtle Shui Gu is reduced. The acquired qi is less, and the body naturally hurts.

3. Being seriously ill. After a long illness, people often feel stronger physically and worse mentally than before. This is because serious diseases often make people weak. Therefore, after the initial recovery from a serious illness, the body often presents the characteristics of qi deficiency.

4. Think about it. Long-term excessive use of brain and spleen fatigue and sadness can also easily lead to qi deficiency. This is caused by overwork. For example, Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms period assisted Liu Chan after Liu Bei's death, and at the same time governed Shu and actively explored Wei. He did everything himself, and as a result, he was exhausted and eventually died in Wuzhangyuan. From the perspective of TCM health preservation, Zhuge Liang is likely to die of severe qi deficiency caused by excessive thinking.

5. labor pains. Overworking will hurt your vitality, and overwork will also promote your health or aggravate your qi deficiency constitution. Heavy manual workers or professional athletes will also get angry after a long time, leading to qi deficiency. Their bodies look strong, but this is often an illusion. After middle-aged and elderly people, the constitution of qi deficiency will gradually show up.

6. taking drugs indiscriminately. Some people think they have an internal fire and often take medicine to disperse it without authorization. I don't know, it is easy to hurt my vitality, leading to qi deficiency. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that long-term use of traditional Chinese medicine for clearing away heat and toxic materials, or taking western antibiotics, anti-inflammatory analgesics and hormone drugs will also promote growth or aggravate qi deficiency constitution.

7. I feel depressed. Long-term bad mood, liver qi stagnation, it is easy to promote qi deficiency. But if the liver qi is uncomfortable, the spleen will be doomed, resulting in spleen deficiency and the source of anger. Spleen deficiency, will qi be enough? Lin Daiyu in a Dream of Red Mansions is always sad and unhappy. From the perspective of TCM health, she has always been thin, weak, pale, tired and weak, which is a serious manifestation of qi deficiency. This is caused by long-term poor liver qi. As the qi deficiency becomes more and more serious, the immunity is seriously reduced, which finally leads to tuberculosis.

8. Long-term dieting. When the body ingests insufficient nutrition, it will also form qi deficiency. This situation is common in women who lose weight. For the sake of figure, girls go on a painful diet, not to mention whether they have received weight loss effect, but it is easy to form qi deficiency constitution; In addition, it is easy to form blood deficiency and affect menstruation. Because excessive dieting will cause insufficient sources of qi and blood, make the body lack nutrition, and cause irregular menstruation or amenorrhea.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia qi deficiency