Regarding health preservation, we often hear many experts say that invigorating qi can preserve health, so this "qi" is very important, so what can help men invigorate qi?

First, potatoes

Eating more roots and tubers is helpful for invigorating qi, such as potatoes, yams and sweet potatoes. Ginseng also belongs to this category. Because these plants are buried underground when they grow, they absorb and condense more earth gas. It can be said that the growing environment can sometimes fundamentally determine the medicinal properties of plants. After understanding this rule, everyone can choose some foods purposefully according to their own physique.

If you pay attention, you will find that potatoes and sweet potatoes are easy to form gas in the intestines after eating, especially after eating a little more, they will fart more than usual. This is also the reason why this kind of food can make people angry and replenish qi.

Here, we only say potatoes. Chinese medicine believes that potatoes are sweet, flat and slightly cool, and enter the spleen, stomach and intestines. It has the effects of regulating stomach, invigorating spleen, promoting diuresis, removing toxic materials, relieving inflammation, relaxing bowels, lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipid, promoting blood circulation, relieving swelling, invigorating qi, strengthening body constitution, caring skin and resisting aging. Because of its many benefits to human body, potatoes are also called "underground apples" and "perfect" food.

Potatoes mainly enter the spleen and stomach meridians, which can greatly supplement the qi of the spleen and stomach. And potatoes are mostly planted in summer and autumn, which are divided into summer potatoes and autumn potatoes. Chinese medicine believes that "warm weather makes the earth angry". Therefore, the growth of potatoes is more due to the local gas, and people can effectively improve the situation of qi deficiency after eating, especially the situation of spleen and stomach qi deficiency.

However, it is not advisable to overdo the food for invigorating qi, otherwise problems such as chest tightness and abdominal distension will easily occur. Once there is fullness and belching, you can eat it with dried tangerine peel and other foods.

Second, yam.

"The weather is in the lungs and the earth is in the kidneys." Yam tonifies qi and enters the lung and kidney meridians, which can replenish the qi of lung and kidney and communicate the qi of heaven and earth. And it is not spicy or dry, and the taste is very peaceful. After eating, you don't have to worry about gas stagnation. Therefore, it is especially suitable for people with qi deficiency, and is called "the food of the gods".

The evaluation of Chinese yam in Compendium of Materia Medica says: "Chinese yam benefits kidney qi, strengthens spleen and stomach, stops diarrhea, eliminates phlegm and produces fluid, and moistens fur." Benefiting kidney qi means that yam can benefit kidney qi; Strengthening the spleen and stomach means strengthening the qi of the spleen and stomach, moistening the fur means that yam benefits the lung qi, and the lung governs the fur, so yam has the function of nourishing the skin; Furthermore, from the perspective of "complementary colors", yam is white, and lung color is also white. Therefore, eating yam can increase lung qi, and then make the skin delicate and fair-that is, yam also has whitening effect.

Yam is a typical health food for both medicine and food. When yam is used for frying or stewing, it is a good food for invigorating qi. The effect is the same whether it is yam slices bought in pharmacies or fresh yam bought in vegetable markets. Eating regularly is good for people with qi deficiency. If a friend is weak, you can cook porridge with yam. If it goes with meat, be careful not to overdo it. There is a famous dish in Hunan cuisine called yam stewed chicken, which is very delicious. But some people who are slightly warmer get up the next morning after eating, with red noses and burning breath. This is the remedy.

When eating yam, it is especially important to note that yam has a astringent effect, and people who are irritated, pathogenic or constipated should eat less or not.

Third, sweet potato.

Sweet potatoes, like potatoes and yams, are eaten underground. Between grain and vegetables, it is a health food with the same origin of medicine and food. Compendium of Materia Medica holds that sweet potato has the effects of "tonifying deficiency and benefiting qi, strengthening spleen and stomach, and strengthening kidney yin". After eating, the essence of sweet potato mainly enters the spleen and stomach, which can tonify the middle energizer and blood, warm the stomach and produce fluid, and invigorate qi and relieve constipation. What I want to say here is that it has the function of strengthening the spleen and stomach. For friends with weak temper and easy constipation, eating sweet potatoes is a convenient and effective choice. If you want to replenish qi by eating sweet potatoes, you'd better choose red or purple ones. Melon pulp is a yellow variety, which is what everyone calls yellow sweet potatoes.

Some friends may think that I deified sweet potato here and exaggerated its function, but it is not. If everyone understands it well, it is that eating sweet potatoes has too many benefits, such as anti-aging, preventing arteriosclerosis, relaxing bowels, delaying skin aging, strengthening the body and so on.

Personally, I recommend that you use conservative methods to make sweet potatoes, and the effect will be better, such as steaming, boiling sweet potatoes or cooking them in sweet potato porridge. These methods can give full play to the efficacy of nourishing the spleen and stomach. In addition, eating too much sweet potato will cause intestinal stagnation. Note that the elderly are not suitable for eating more sweet potatoes.

Fourth, mushrooms

Lentinus edodes is one of the "four great delicacies", known as "queen of plants" and "vegetarian meat", and it is a highly respected medicinal diet. Mushrooms are sweet in taste and flat in nature, belonging to liver meridian and stomach meridian, and have a conditioning effect on qi and blood deficiency and fatigue resistance. Especially for wild mushrooms, the effect of invigorating qi and eliminating dampness is more obvious. Because wild mushrooms mostly grow in wet places on hillsides, they have strong defense ability against moisture, and their dehumidification function mainly comes from this.

"seeking truth from materia medica" said: "mushrooms are the best food ... they can benefit the stomach and help food." Compendium of Materia Medica says: "Mushrooms can benefit the stomach, resolve phlegm and regulate qi." Therefore, mushrooms can replenish qi, mainly referring to invigorating the stomach and replenishing qi. Generally speaking, Lentinus edodes has the effects of benefiting qi and nourishing yin, nourishing stomach and moistening lung, treating wind and resolving phlegm.

In addition, mushrooms not only have the efficacy of invigorating qi and nourishing yin, but also have obvious anti-cancer effect.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) beef

As the saying goes, "beef fills up, mutton fills up." Eating more beef can invigorate qi, but this refers to the meat of yellow cattle. Generally speaking, different kinds of cattle have different food properties because of different growing areas and environments. For example, buffalo is a little cold, which can lower blood sugar; Beef is warm and can replenish qi. The nature of yellow beef, like the temperament of yellow cattle, is thick and smooth. It can moisten and balance the body after eating. Among the livestock that people eat every day, yellow cattle is the biggest and most powerful, and yellow beef is also the most powerful. In terms of invigorating qi, the role of beef is comparable to that of astragalus. This point has been mentioned in many classic works of traditional Chinese medicine.

"Lin Yi Yao Yao" said: "Beef tastes sweet and tonifies the spleen and soil. Spleen and stomach, the foundation of acquired qi and blood, will make up for this. " Spleen and stomach are the foundation of human beings. As long as the spleen and stomach are full of qi and blood, the qi and blood of the whole body will be supplemented, thus nourishing the organs of the whole body. Therefore, it can be said that replenishing the spleen and stomach is to replenish the whole body, and replenishing the spleen and stomach is to replenish the whole body.

Beef can tonify the spleen and stomach, support the middle qi, and has a good conditioning effect on people with deficiency of both qi and blood and chronic illness. Beef can first replenish the qi of the spleen and stomach, and then the whole body's meridian system and viscera have been nursed back to health.

There are many ways to cook beef, such as frying, roasting, frying and stewing. It's delicious no matter how you cook it. But what is the most nutritious? For the elderly, stew is the most suitable. Stewed beef can not only retain its nutrients to the maximum extent, but also ensure that the elderly will not consume too much oil. Beef is not easy to stew. When cooking, you can put a hawthorn, an orange peel or a little tea, so that the meat is easy to rot. Moreover, hawthorn and orange peel also have the function of promoting qi circulation, which can also prevent qi stagnation while invigorating qi. Add some yam, lotus seeds, jujube and so on. Stewed beef is more conducive to strengthening the spleen and benefiting qi, and has a significant effect on people with spleen and stomach weakness, qi and blood deficiency, emaciation and fatigue. If beef and cactus can be eaten together, it can also play an anti-cancer and analgesic role and improve the immune function of the body.

Although beef has many benefits, it is coarse in fiber, difficult to digest and high in cholesterol and fat. Therefore, the elderly, children and people with weak digestive ability should not eat more or often, and it is more appropriate to eat once a week.

Sixth, dear.

Honey is sweet in taste and flat in nature, and belongs to spleen meridian, lung meridian and large intestine meridian, which can replenish the qi of spleen and lung. It is a good dual-purpose health care product, especially suitable for the elderly and women. For example, the elderly and women are the most prone to constipation, and eating honey often can benefit the lungs and intestines. And clean intestines and regular defecation are also the basis of health. Ladies who love beauty at ordinary times pay attention, red dates replenish blood and honey replenish qi, which should be eaten in daily life.

Of course, honey has the function of invigorating qi, but what kind of honey is the most invigorating qi is still particular. It depends on the source of honey, that is, what kind of wine bees choose to make honey.

Usually, if the honey source is a plant with the function of invigorating qi, the function of invigorating qi will be better and the effect will be more obvious, such as Astragalus honey, Codonopsis pilosula honey and Lycium barbarum honey.

Astragalus honey is a good honey for invigorating qi. Because Astragalus membranaceus itself is an essential drug for treating qi deficiency, it can replenish qi, consolidate exterior, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, thus playing the role of ascending middle warmer, benefiting qi and strengthening the body, which is most suitable for friends with qi deficiency and sweating.

Codonopsis pilosula honey is a very precious honey, which is brewed by bees collecting the flowers of the precious medicinal material Codonopsis pilosula. Eating Codonopsis pilosula honey can replenish vital energy, promote fluid production and quench thirst, which is a good choice for friends with weak spleen and stomach, deficiency of both qi and blood and weak body.

Lycium barbarum honey is a valuable Chinese medicine in China. It combines the essence of honey and Lycium barbarum, and has the effects of tonifying kidney, replenishing essence, nourishing liver, improving eyesight, moistening lung and relieving cough. It is especially suitable for men with low back pain due to qi deficiency, nocturnal emission and busy work.

Seven, leeks

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, leeks enter the liver meridian, stomach meridian and kidney meridian, making them spicy and activating blood. When cooked, it tastes sweet, tonifies deficiency, and can benefit the liver and remove blood stasis. Eating cooked leek can nourish liver and kidney, warm waist and knees and raise yang, that is, leek has the function of invigorating qi and strengthening yang. Therefore, leek has another nickname, called "Yang Yang Cao". There is also a folk saying that "men don't leave leeks and women don't leave lotus roots". It means that lotus root nourishes yin and leek strengthens yang.

Leek is a perennial plant, which grows after harvesting one crop. It seems that there will always be endless power to grow. Therefore, it is beneficial to the medicinal properties of popularity.

Leek is available all year round, but it is best to eat it only in winter and spring. The temperature in winter and spring is low, and the leek is warm, which can tonify the kidney and make the essence vigorous. There is a saying: "leeks are fragrant in spring and smelly in summer." In fact, it is also the season to eat leeks. In winter, human body hides yang, and leek warms kidney yang, which is most suitable for human body to hide yang; However, excessive liver qi in spring will affect the transport function of the spleen and stomach, and eating leeks can just enhance the qi of the spleen and stomach.

In winter and spring, it is recommended to eat more fried eggs with leeks and zygotes with jiaozi or leeks.

Eight, glutinous rice

Pay more attention and you will find that there are more foods made of glutinous rice in winter, such as eight-treasure porridge, rice cakes and glutinous rice balls. Why do people eat delicious glutinous rice food in winter? In fact, this is not only a convention, but also the wisdom of ordinary people's life and the truth of traditional Chinese medicine. In winter, the qi of the earth sinks, while the low temperature is murderous, and the cold weather is the most likely to hurt the qi of the human body. Therefore, it is most necessary to replenish qi in winter. Glutinous rice food is good for invigorating qi and warming stomach. Therefore, it has become people's favorite food in winter, which not only tastes good, but also meets the needs of supplementing temperature.

Jing Shu, a classic of traditional Chinese medicine, makes a detailed analysis of the function of glutinous rice-glutinous rice can "replenish the spleen and stomach, benefit the lungs and replenish qi". If the spleen and stomach benefit, it is moderately warm and the stool is solid; Warming and tonifying can benefit qi and circulate qi smoothly, so the body is too hot, which is suitable for people with spleen and lung deficiency and cold body. "Glutinous rice can gently nourish the healthy qi of the human body. Once the healthy qi is sufficient, the body's ability to keep out the cold will be enhanced.

Glutinous rice is sticky, and the spleen and stomach are difficult to transport. Therefore, it is not advisable to eat too much at a time. When it comes to eating, glutinous rice porridge is the easiest to digest. After glutinous rice is boiled into gruel, the burden of spleen and stomach transportation is reduced, which is not only easy to digest, but also better nourishes stomach qi.

If you don't like the food made of glutinous rice, it doesn't matter. You can drink some glutinous rice wine. Glutinous rice wine warms the middle warmer, benefits qi, and is suitable for everyone.

Nine, rabbit meat

Rabbit meat is called "the essence of meat" and mushrooms are called "the meat of meat". Interestingly, both of them can invigorate qi. Rabbit meat is a very good health care meat and beauty meat, which can tonify the middle energizer and replenish qi. It is very suitable for people with weak spleen and stomach and insufficient middle energizer. Because the essence of rabbit meat belongs to the liver meridian and the large intestine meridian, and the liver is mainly responsible for detoxification, the large intestine is also an important channel for detoxification. So rabbit meat has the function of cooling blood and detoxifying.

From the visible nutritional value, rabbit meat is rich in lecithin, which can protect the blood vessel wall and prevent thrombosis. It is strongly recommended that diabetic patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease and spleen and stomach weakness often eat rabbit meat.

If you are a patient with deficiency of both qi and blood or malnutrition, you can make a soup with rabbit meat to replenish qi and blood and strengthen your body. The method is to steam rabbit meat with codonopsis pilosula, yam, jujube and medlar, and eat it twice a day. If you are a friend who is short of breath and weak, you can use rabbit meat with yam, astragalus and medlar to decoct, and the effect is remarkable.

Ten, loach

As the saying goes, "Turtle dove in the sky, loach in the ground". It shows that both are extremely rare delicacies. Misgurnus anguillicaudatus has extremely high nutritional value and medicinal value, and is also called "ginseng in water". Sweet taste, flat sex. After eating, it enters the spleen and lung meridians, which has the functions of tonifying the middle energizer, benefiting qi, promoting diuresis and eliminating dampness.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" has a detailed and vivid description of loach: "Loach was born in lakes and marshes, three or four inches long, and sank in the mud. It is slightly shaped like an eel, with a pointed head and a round body. Blue-black, scaleless, self-stained saliva, difficult to grasp. "

You may wonder why Li Shizhen described a loach in such detail. "Everyone" will never do meaningless things. Li Shizhen's writing has its own purpose. In fact, the living environment and physical characteristics of loach make or determine its medicinal properties. Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, because it lives in the mud at the bottom of the water, absorbs the essence of soil and gas, and because it is sharp and smooth, it is a bit like eel, which is conducive to drilling around in the mud, so it has a very good effect of benefiting qi. In addition, loach lives in mud all day, and is not afraid of the cold wave of water and dampness, so loach has the effect of diuresis and dampness elimination.

From a nutritional point of view, the protein of Misgurnus anguillicaudatus is very high, but the content of fat and cholesterol is low, which is very suitable for the elderly. There is a famous food, loach tofu, that is, loach tofu is stewed with cold water. When the water heats up slowly, the loach will get into the tofu and escape. This dish has a good nourishing and invigorating effect.