Women often excessively pursue weight loss for the sake of societal beauty standards, which can easily lead to anemia. So, what should women eat to replenish their blood? Below, I will introduce several blood-nourishing recipes...
Longan and Lotus Seed Porridge
Method: 5 grams of longan meat, 10 grams of lotus seeds, and 100 grams of rice, cooked together into a porridge.
Longan is neutral in nature and non-toxic. It is nutritious and a precious nourishing tonic. Long-term consumption strengthens the body, prolongs life, calms the mind, sharpens intellect, stimulates the appetite, strengthens the spleen, and replenishes physical weakness. Lotus seeds clear the heart and awaken the spleen, replenish the spleen to stop diarrhea, nourish the heart to calm the spirit and brighten the eyes, nourish the center to support the spirit, strengthen the spleen and stomach, stop diarrhea and secure essence, and nourish the original qi.
Jujube Porridge
Method: Wash the rice, add a few clean jujubes, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook until thick. It is ready to eat.
Jujubes have the effects of tonifying the spleen, nourishing blood, calming the spirit, replenishing blood and regulating menstruation, invigorating blood to relieve pain, and moistening the intestines to promote bowel movements.
Coix Seed and Euryale Ferox Seed Porridge
Method: 6 grams each of Euryale ferox seeds, coix seeds, white hyacinth beans, lotus seeds, Chinese yam, jujubes, longans, and lily bulbs, and 150 grams of japonica rice.
Decoct the above eight ingredients for 40 minutes, then add the rice and continue to cook until it becomes a thick porridge. This porridge has the effects of nourishing the heart and spleen, and is a nourishing and strengthening tonic.
Spinach Porridge
Method: 150 grams of fresh spinach with roots, washed and chopped, placed in a clay pot with 100 grams of japonica rice, add 800 ml of water, and cook until thick. It is suitable for iron-deficiency anemia.
Glutinous Rice and Jujube Porridge
Method: 50 grams of black glutinous rice, 10 jujubes, and an appropriate amount of rock sugar are cooked together into a porridge to replenish blood.
Seven-Treasure Glutinous Rice Porridge
Method: 500 grams of glutinous rice, 30 grams of dried longans, 120 grams of brown sugar, 60 grams of winter melon sugar, 15 grams of black sesame seeds, 15 grams of white sesame seeds, 30 grams of red dates, and 30 grams of tremella.