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Adding Chinese Food Remedies to Your Diet to Lower Blood Pressure
Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis
Manifestations:hypertension, there might also be dizziness, headache, chest stuffiness, rib side pain, poor memory, insomnia, palpitations, purplish face or lips, purple spots on the tongue with white or yellow thin coating, the pulse is taut and hesitant.
TCM dietary suggestions: regulate qi (vital energy) circulation and activate blood
This type of hypertension should eat more foods that promote blood and qi circulations so as to resolve stagnations, including black soybean, seaweed, kelp, laver, hawthorn fruit, vinegar, brown sugar, Chinese radish, carrot, rose bud, green tea, citrus fruits, plum, peach, edible rape, and papaya. Foods that are greasy or in cold property can aggravate their conditions. A moderate amount of wine is advised, but tea and coffee is not suitable before sleep. Some tonic herbs like Chinese yam and poria can be consumed occasionally to replenish qi and reinforce the spleen functioning.
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Black fungus salad |
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Fresh lotus seed |
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Loofah |
Lotus leaf and turmeric root porridge
Ingredients |
Fresh lotus leaf (half piece), turmeric root (6g), rice (50g), and rock sugar |
Preparing method |
Decoct the lotus leaf and turmeric root to make a solution first, use the herbal solution and rice to cook as porridge, simmer under low heat, when the liquid turns thick, turn off the heat and add rock sugar to taste. Serve warm, eat in the morning and evening regularly |
Health benefits |
Lotus leaf helps to lower blood pressure and lipids; turmeric root helps to free blood and qi flows; rice and rock sugar can aid body fluid production and protect the stomach. This porridge helps keep blood pressure under control and relieve the above symptoms |
Roast pork with hawthorn sauce
Ingredients |
Fresh hawthorn fruits (200g), lean pork meat (250g), season with taste |
Preparing method |
Put the hawthorn into a saucepan, cook with 2 cups of water, bring to the boil and simmer for 1 hour, mash the fruit and drain out the juice, pour into another saucepan along with some sugar, bring the mixture to the boil, stirring continuously until the mixture turns thick, then put aside as a sauce. Cut the meat into long pieces, marinate with wine, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil and ginger mash for one hour, and then roast under 200¢XC for 20 minutes. When serve, dip meat in the sauce |
Health benefits |
This dish activates blood, resolves stasis, nourishes heart and unblocks the blood vessels, which are suitable for those with coronary problem, high blood lipids or poor appetite |
Red sage root porridge
Ingredients |
Red sage root (5g), red date (7-8 pieces), glutinous rice (50g), brown sugar |
Preparing method |
Decoct the red sage root to make a solution first, use the herbal solution, red dates and rice to cook as porridge, simmer under low heat, when the liquid turns thick, turn off the heat and add brown sugar to taste. Serve warm, eat in the morning and evening regularly |
Health benefits |
The porridge promotes blood circulation, replenishes blood and qi (vital energy), and calms the spirit |
Kelp, coix seed and egg soup
Ingredients |
Kelp (dried 15g, or fresh 30g), coix seed (15g), one egg |
Preparing method |
Slice the kelp finely, put the kelp and coix seed in a saucepan, cook with 1500ml of water, bring to a boil and then simmer for 90 minutes or until the ingredients become tendered thoroughly, beat the egg into the soup and stir immediately, turn off the heat, season with salt and pepper to taste |
Health benefits |
This soup helps induce urination, activate blood, soften the blood vessels, nourish yin and replenish blood, which are suitable to those with hypertension, high cholesterol, and coronary problem |
Bamboo shoot, lotus seed and loofah soup
Ingredients |
Fresh loofah (150g), bamboo shoot (50g), fresh lotus seed (50g), and sliced ginger (5g) |
Preparing method |
Peel and chop the loofah and bamboo shoot into small pieces; put all the ingredients in a saucepan, and cook with 150ml of chicken stock and 150ml of water, bring to a boil, continuous for 30 minutes and turn of the heat |
Health benefits |
The ingredients improve blood texture, unblock the blood vessels, invigorate the spleen, clear fire in the heart, and lower blood lipids and pressure, which are suitable for high blood pressure or lipids accompanied with hot sensations, insomnia and nose bleeding |
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