🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Anemia clinically presents primarily with pale or sallow complexion, pale lips and nails, fatigue, shortness of breath, dizziness, etc. Herbal dietary therapy serves as an effective auxiliary treatment. The following herbal dishes show significant effects: Astragalus Chicken Broth Porridge, Liver Porridge, Red Date Black Fungus Soup, and Dried Lychee with Red Dates. Patients with anemia should consume these regularly.Astragalus Chicken Broth Porridge: Benefits include tonifying Qi and blood, enriching essence and marrow—suitable for anemic patients with physical weakness, dual deficiency of Qi and blood, or malnutrition. Ingredients: Female chicken weighing 1000–1500g, Astragalus 15g, Rice 100g. Preparation: Clean the chicken, concentrate its broth, decoct Astragalus separately, then add rice and cook into porridge. Usage: Eat warm at breakfast and dinner. Caution: Avoid during colds with fever or unresolved exterior pathogenic factors.Liver Porridge: Benefits include nourishing liver, enriching blood, improving vision—suitable for anemia, night blindness, blurred vision caused by Qi and blood deficiency. Ingredients: Animal liver (pig, sheep, cow, or chicken liver) 100–150g, Rice 100g, Green onion, ginger, oil, salt as needed. Preparation: Wash liver, cut into small pieces, combine with rice, green onion, ginger, oil, and salt in a pot, add about 700ml water, cook into porridge until liver is tender and porridge thick. Usage: Consume warm at breakfast and dinner on empty stomach.Red Date Black Fungus Soup: Benefits include clearing heat and nourishing blood—suitable for anemic patients. Ingredients: Black fungus 15g, Red dates 15 pieces. Preparation: Soak black fungus and red dates in warm water, place in bowl, add water and appropriate rock sugar, then steam in steamer for 1 hour. Usage: Take twice daily, eat fungus and dates, drink soup.Dried Lychee with Red Dates: Benefits include replenishing Qi and blood—suitable for hemorrhagic anemia. Ingredients: Dried lychee and red dates, each 7 pieces. Preparation: Boil dried lychee and red dates together in water. Usage: One dose daily, divided into two servings.Tofu Pig Blood Soup: Benefits include replenishing blood—suitable for postpartum anemia. Ingredients: Tofu 250g, pig blood (sheep or cow blood acceptable) 400g, red dates 10 pieces. Preparation: Wash red dates, place with tofu and pig blood in pot, add appropriate water, simmer into soup. Usage: Drink soup, eat dates. One course lasts 15 days.
Anemia Herbal Dietary Remedies