In ancient China, Mencius said “There are three things which are unfilial, and to have no posterity is the greatest of them.” For more than 2,000 years, with the influence of traditional Chinese culture, China has been attaching great importance to fertility and Chinese medicine has a profound theoretical basis and rich clinical experience in the treatment of infertility. Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) has its unique advantages in treating infertility, with various treatment methods and high curative effect.
In TCM, infertility is associated with the loss of yin and yang, qi and blood. The four “fertility-boosting foods” recommended by Chinese medicine experts can improve the chance of conception through proper physical adjustment and reconciliation of qi and blood.
Porridge with angelica and Peach Seed
Ingredients: 30 grams of angelica, 10 grams of peach kernels, 100 grams of japonica rice, 20 grams of rock sugar.
How to do:
①Firstly wash the angelica and peach kernels, boil them on low heat for 30 minutes, remove the residue and keep the juice, and set aside.
②Secondly clean the rice, boil it in a casserole on high heat, then slowly add the juice of angelica and peach kernels and rock sugar, then simmer over low heat to make thick porridge.
Usage: Take it twice in the morning and evening.
Indications:
For Infertility women caused by blood stasis, they often have a menstrual cycle of more than one month, with small amount, dark and lumpy color, and lower abdomen pain before menstruation.
Recipe nutrition:
Angelica has the effect of nourishing blood and promoting blood circulation, which is a good medicine for gynecology. Peach kernel has a good effect of promoting blood circulation, and tangerine peel is a medicine for promoting qi. By following the principle of “the flow of qi leads to the flow of blood”, it can strengthen the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing stasis.
Porridge with barley and lentil
Ingredients: 30 grams of barley, 15 grams of fried lentils, 15 grams of hawthorn, and 50 grams of Chinese yam.
How to do:
Wash barley, lentils, and hawthorn and boil them to make porridge. Steam Chinese yam and eat with porridge. It can invigorate the spleen, dry dampness, reduce phlegm and regulate menstruation.
Indications:
For infertility women caused by phlegm-damp internal resistance, they often have a menstrual cycle of more than 40 days or longer, less quantity, pale color, obesity, and often feel chest tightness and greasy mouth.
Recipe nutrition:
Barley and lentils have a good effect of invigorating the spleen and eliminating dampness. Chinese yam invigorates the spleen but not greasy. People with weak temper can eat more. Hawthorn can help digestion and invigorate the spleen.
Mutton soup with angelica
Ingredients: 250 grams of mutton, 20 grams of angelica, 15 grams of dodder, and 15 grams of mulberry.
How to do:
Boil the above herbs with 1200 grams of water to 500 grams, remove the residue to get the juice; the herbal juice and mutton are stewed in water to make the soup.
Indications:
For women with cold uterus, long-term infertility, and weak constitution, they often have less menstruation, pale color, dizziness, tinnitus, coldness in the lower abdomen, and apathy in libido.
Recipe nutrition:
Mutton and angelica are warm in nature which can warm and nourish qi and blood.
Cuscuta and mulberry have the effect of nourishing the kidney.
Women with cold uterus often have kidney yang deficiency, so warm tonic is needed.
Rehmannia pork soup with wolfberry
Ingredients: 250 grams of pork, 15 grams of wolfberry, 15 grams of rehmannia, 15 grams of Ligustrum lucidum.
How to do:
Add 1200 ml of water to stew the meat and herbal medicine. It can nourish kidney essence and nourish yin and blood.
Indications:
For infertility women due to kidney yin deficiency, they often have frequent menstruation, less quantity, red color, hot hands and feet, thirsty mouth, sore waist and weak legs.
Recipe nutrition:
Lycium barbarum, Rehmannia glutinosa and Ligustrum lucidum are sweet in taste, all of which are good products for nourishing yin. Pork has the effect of nourishing yin, the recipe is good for nourishing yin. #TCM #acupuncture #acupuncturedubai #herbalmedicine
