TCM nutrition pays more attention to the whole, it emphasizes the integrity and systematization of the internal and external environment of the human body, and the purpose of the first is always to adjust the body's yin and yang, qi and blood, and improve the overall functional state, not only for individual diseases. The requirement of a comprehensive diet is to be as diverse as possible in the content of the diet, and pay attention to the reasonable combination of meat and vegetarian food, staple and non-staple foods, meals and snacks. In the comprehensive administration of diet, TCM nutrition must also consider the individual's physique, season, regional characteristics, and the different tastes of the food for dialectical dieting. For example, obese people have a lot of phlegm and dampness, so they should eat more light and phlegm-reducing foods; People who are emaciated have more yin deficiency and less blood deficit, so it is advisable to eat more foods that nourish yin and generate Jin, such as people with qi deficiency, they should use qi-replenishing medicinal diet; People with blood deficiency can use medicinal diets that replenish blood.
Adjust the diet according to the different seasons, "more sour in spring, more bitter in summer, more bitter in autumn, and more salty in winter", in spring, everything starts to move, and yang energy grows more, at this time, we should eat less fatty and spicy things, so as not to help yang leak out, and eat more green vegetables, beans and soy products; In summer, it is hot and rainy, so it is advisable to eat some sweet, cold, light, and less oily foods, such as bitter gourd, mung beans, watermelon, duck meat, etc.; In autumn, everything is astringent and dry, so it is advisable to eat some moisturizing foods, such as milk, eggs, etc.; In winter, when the weather is cold and everything is hidden, it is best to eat some warm and cold products, such as mutton, dog meat, dried ginger, etc.
Traditional Chinese medicine is a philosophical system, which pays attention to the right time, the right time, the right place, and the right people. This is a philosophy in the Art of War, and it is also valid in Chinese medicine. The time of the day, that is, you can't eat out-of-season food, out-of-season food is not in line with the laws of nature, and eating it into the human body does not conform to the time of the day, not to mention how many vegetables are now without cost and hormones. Therefore, not eating this is a prerequisite for health preservation. The location is favorable, one side of the water and soil to nurture one side of the people, the food produced by you is definitely the most suitable for the local area, people, is the mood, internal organs, gold, wood, water, fire and soil between the coordination, not biased, the diet should also respect the principle of balance in this regard. Western nutrition is data, it is one-sided, not pay attention to comprehensive dialectic, in Western medicine, the human body is a bunch of data, personal opinions, this is not comprehensive, for the human body, can not simply use data to speak.
Can red dates replenish blood? Traditional Chinese medicine says yes, Western medicine says no, let's analyze it from the thinking of Chinese and Western medicine!
Jujube is a well-known and common nourishing product of the same origin as medicine and food in daily life.
Since ancient times, we have believed that jujube has the effect of replenishing qi, nourishing blood, and calming the nerves, so it is used in all aspects of life.
According to the detection and analysis of modern nutrition, it tells us that the iron content in jujube is low, and there are not many other nutrients that nourish blood, so modern nutrition believes that jujube actually does not replenish blood.
Can red dates replenish blood? Have we been eating the wrong thing all along?
Let's take a look at how Western medicine explains it first.
Western medicine believes that the most common anemia for most people is iron deficiency anemia, so things with high iron content can replenish blood, and jujube according to the detection of modern nutrition, the iron content of jujube per 100g is only 2-3 mg, and the iron content of animal food in daily life can reach 20-30 mg, which is far from comparable. Moreover, the iron in jujube is non-heme iron, and the absorption and utilization rate of the human body is only 3%-5%, which is less content and less absorption, so it cannot improve anemia.
Third, how does Chinese medicine explain it?
1. Jujube is a plant of the genus Liaceae, the ripe fruit of the jujube tree, and it is a kind of tonic for both medicine and food.
2., red jujube has the effect of tonifying and invigorating qi.
Because jujube has a certain sweetness, according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the sweetness enters the spleen and enters the middle coke, so it has the effect of nourishing the qi in the middle and replenishing the qi of the spleen and stomach. It is mainly used for spleen and stomach qi deficiency, because it is homologous to medicine and food, so the effect is relatively mild. However, jujube is a medicine that is rich in nutrients and spleen, so it is more suitable for people with spleen deficiency and malnutrition. This is similar to what yam does.
3. Jujube has the effect of nourishing blood and calming the nerves.
It is mainly used for the treatment of restlessness, and can be used together with other calming drugs. Jujube has a certain blood tonic effect and can also be used for blood deficiency syndrome.
4. Jujube has the effect of reducing the toxicity of other specific drugs, which is similar to ginger and can detoxify fish and crabs.
From the above, it can be seen that Chinese medicine and Western medicine are two different sets of theoretical systems, and the incomplete blood replenishment in Chinese medicine is equivalent to the blood tonic in Western medicine, just like the kidney in Western medicine and the kidney in Chinese medicine, which are two different things.
Western medicine focuses on the microscopic, material, and local. Traditional Chinese medicine focuses on function and focuses on a holistic view.
Modern nutrition science believes that jujube has no effect of blood tonic because of its low iron content, and this understanding is correct from the material aspect. But this is a straight line of understanding thinking in nutrition, a single view, a one-sided view, a limited view.
The low iron content of jujube does not mean that it does not have the effect of blood tonic, there are many blood tonic drugs with blood tonic effect in traditional Chinese medicine, is it difficult to have high iron content? Regardless of whether jujube has a direct blood tonic effect, just from the point of view of tonifying the spleen and stomach qi, it can promote transport, increase appetite, and promote the intake of other foods, it has an indirect blood tonic effect, not to mention that jujube itself has a certain blood tonic effect. Jujube itself has a certain blood tonic effect, and also has the ability to mobilize the overall initiative, indirect blood tonic effect, that is, the qi is the blood in traditional Chinese medicine.
The world is multidimensional, multifaceted, multi-layered, not singular. Many problems cannot be viewed in a single way, and there are indirect and direct effects. It's important to look holistically.
In fact, it is useless to say so much, depending on the actual effect.
We have all eaten red dates, what kind of feeling is it after eating? Whether it can replenish qi, nourish blood, and calm the nerves, in fact, we all have experienced it ourselves, and we can all feel it, ** needs to explain so much.
In addition to the effects of replenishing qi, nourishing blood and calming the nerves, red dates have the effect of replenishing qi, nourishing blood and calming the nerves. The most important thing is that a large amount of vitamin B in jujube can promote subcutaneous blood circulation, make ** and hair shiny, smooth facial wrinkles, and play a role in beauty and beauty.
It is believed that jujube has the effect of replenishing qi, nourishing blood and calming the nerves, and is a rare nourishing product with the same origin of medicine and food in daily life.