"Waiting for adults" medicinal diet recipe! Men strengthen kidneys and women replenish blood

"Waiting for adults" must not wait, Chinese medicine and diet have a magic recipe to "change bones"! Chinese medicine practitioners said that what Chinese medicine calls "changing bones and changing adults" actually refers to the puberty period of development of boys and girls, which is on average between the ages of 10 and 16 or 17. However, the focus of supplementation for boys and girls is different. Boys focus on strengthening the kidneys and meridians, and stimulating bone growth, while girls focus on replenishing the blood, nourishing the blood, and soothing the liver.

Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Chaozong (left) believes that the only way to grow taller is to "sleep well and exercise more." (Photo by Zhang Shijie)

In his new book "Turning Adults: 42 Prescriptions for Bone and Growth," Chen Chaozong, chairman of the Taiwan Association of Grassroots Chinese Medicine Practitioners and a Chinese medicine practitioner, pointed out that Chinese medicine calls "bone turning" "zanyu," which means helping people grow taller. Basically, when a child's height is below average during school age, or he or she does not get enough exercise or has a poor appetite, you can ask a doctor to prescribe a bone-changing prescription, which will help with height, organ function, and physical condition.

《Young children are highly receptive to bone-transforming medicinal diet》

Clinically, parents often come to the clinic to buy bone-changing soup for their children to drink, but some children think that Chinese herbal soup tastes bitter and dare not take it. Parents are often advised to combine some ingredients to make medicinal food, and children can almost accept it with pleasure. This is mainly because medicinal food has always had the effect of preventive health care and preventing diseases before they happen. For example, hawthorn can prevent and treat hyperlipidemia, and mung beans can prevent heatstroke. These are all good examples of food borrowing the power of medicine and medicine borrowing the help of food.

Waiting for Adults: Sleep Well and Exercise More

"Bone strengthening" is a unique concept of Oriental people. In addition to drinking bone-strengthening formulas, the only way to grow taller is to "sleep well, exercise more, and eat a balanced diet." Although general bone-strengthening formulas are mostly paired with stewed spare ribs and local chicken, children nowadays do not have nutritional deficiencies and do not actually need special supplements. Be careful not to over-supplement and create the risk of obesity.

Bone-changing medicinal diet is different for men and women

Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Chaozong emphasized that based on many years of clinical experience, bone-transforming medicinal diet does have a good therapeutic effect on height growth, and because the direction of tonic should be slightly different for men and women, bone-transforming medicinal diet is also different for men and women. Here we introduce a self-made prescription, which distinguishes between the Zhuan Gu Zan Yu Decoction for men, which has the effect of strengthening the kidneys and tendons, and the Yang Xue Zan Yu Decoction for women, which emphasizes replenishing and nourishing the blood.

【Bone-turning and nourishing soup (for men)】

Zhuan Gu Zan Yu Tang (for men): tonifies the kidney and strengthens the meridians, stimulating bone growth. (Photo provided by Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Chaozong)

Ingredients: 113 grams of Dipsacus asper, 113 grams of Eucommia ulmoides, 113 grams of Cistanche deserticola, 113 grams of Dioscorea batatas, 113 grams of Codonopsis pilosula, 113 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala, 75 grams of Angelica sinensis, 113 grams of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 75 grams of Panax notoginseng, and 1/4 chicken.

practice:

1. Wash all the medicinal materials, remove impurities, put them into a gauze bag and tie the bag tightly.

2. Add 5 bowls of water into the pot and boil it down to 3 bowls, then remove the gauze bag.

3. Add 2 bowls of water, put in 1/4 of the chicken and stew until the chicken is cooked.

Directions: Take once a week for 3 to 4 months.

Efficacy: Dipsacus asper and Eucommia ulmoides nourish the liver and kidneys and strengthen the tendons and bones; Cistanche deserticola nourishes the kidneys and improves essence; Chinese yam, Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala replenish qi and nourish the body. Spleen, treats weak spleen and stomach; Angelica, Chuanxiong, Panax notoginseng replenish blood and promote blood circulation; Chicken warms the spleen and stomach, replenishes qi and nourishes blood.

【Yangxue Zanyu Decoction (for women)】

Yangxue Zanyu Decoction (for women): replenishes blood, nourishes blood, and soothes the liver. (Photo provided by Chinese medicine practitioner Chen Chaozong)

Ingredients: 37 grams of Cordyceps sinensis, 113 grams of Chinese angelica, 37 grams of Chuanxiong, 113 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 113 grams of White Peony Root, 19 grams of Safflower, 150 grams of Chinese Yam, 75 grams of Poria cocos, 75 grams of Ligustrum lucidum, 75 grams of Cuscuta australis, 113 grams of old ginger, 188 grams of Basil root, and 1/4 chicken.

practice:

1. Wash all the medicinal materials, remove impurities, put them into a gauze bag and tie the bag tightly.

2. Add 6 bowls of water into the pot and boil it down to 3 bowls, then remove the gauze bag.

3. Add 2 bowls of water, put in 1/4 of the chicken and stew until the chicken is cooked.

Directions: Take once a week for 2 months.

Efficacy: Cordyceps nourishes the kidney and strengthens the yang; Angelica, Chuanxiong, Rehmannia, and White Peony Root nourish the blood and promote blood circulation; Safflower promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis; Chinese yam and Poria strengthen the spleen and replenish the middle; Ligustrum lucidum and Cuscuta chinensis nourish the kidney and liver; Old ginger warms the middle and dispels cold; Chicken warms the spleen and stomach, replenishes qi and nourishes blood.