Remedies for physical weakness

Body weakness due to lung deficiency is common in people with respiratory failure due to chronic bronchitis, chronic cor pulmonale, bronchiectasis, emphysema...

Body weakness due to lung qi deficiency is common in people with respiratory failure due to chronic bronchitis, chronic heart failure, bronchiectasis, emphysema... with symptoms: weak cough, shortness of breath, rapid breathing, low voice, fatigue, sweating, pale complexion, pale tongue, weak pulse. Sometimes afraid of cold, shivering, susceptible to colds. Treatment method: Nourish lung qi. Some of the following medicines and dishes can be used.

Atractylodes and angelica are two medicinal herbs in the "Eight Treasures Decoction" that treats physical weakness due to lung deficiency.

Lesson 1: Lung tonic decoction: 10g codonopsis, 10g astragalus, 12g rehmannia, 10g five-flavor root, 12g purple gromwell, 12g white mulberry bark.

Recipe 2: Modified Bao Nguyen thang: 16g codonopsis, 12g astragalus, 6g licorice, 6g cinnamon. If sweating a lot, add 16g peony root, 10g wheat; if coughing, add 10g purple vine, 10g tangerine peel.

Lesson 3: 12g codonopsis, 8g wolfberry, 10g acacia leaves, 12g jujube seed, 12g lotus seed, 10g cyperus rotundus, 20g lotus seed, 12g ginseng.

- If the body is weak with symptoms: shortness of breath, pale skin, fatigue, dizziness, lightheadedness, nervousness, palpitations, pale tongue, weak pulse, these are signs of deficient blood and qi. Treatment method: Replenish blood and qi. Use one of the following formulas:

Recipe 1: 100g of Polygonum multiflorum, 100g of Polyscias fruticosa, 100g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 100g of Polygala root, 20g of Panax notoginseng. Grind all into powder. Take 100g per day.

Recipe 2: Bat Tran thang: 16g rehmannia root, 8g chuan khung root, 12g white peony root, 12g white atractylodes root, 16g codonopsis root, 8g poria root, 12g angelica root, 6g licorice root. Boil and drink 1 dose per day.

Lesson 3: Ginseng and tonic decoction: 12g ginseng, 12g poria, 12g angelica, 12g white peony, 6g cinnamon, 12g atractylodes, 12g astragalus, 12g rehmannia, 12g tangerine peel, 6g licorice, 5 slices of ginger, 5 jujubes. Boil 7 bowls to get 3 bowls, divide into 3 doses.

Medicinal dishes to support treatment:

Stewed turtle: 1 turtle, 100g green banana, 2 pieces of fried tofu. Remove shell and clean turtle, peel green banana, soak in water, slice, slice tofu; add spices: raw onion, pepper powder, fresh ginger, soy sauce. Stew all until soft. Used as a nutritious food, for pulmonary tuberculosis, recurrent chronic bronchitis, fever and malaria.

Clam, carrot, and red bean soup: 200g clams, 15g Ligusticum wallichii, 100g carrots, 100g red beans, add clean water and spices, cook soup, remove Ligusticum wallichii residue, add fish sauce, onion, and MSG, divide into meals throughout the day, continuously for 5-7 days. Used for cases of physical weakness, fear of cold, fear of wind, and cold hands and feet.

Goat meat porridge with ginseng, qi ling jujube: 100g goat meat, 30g astragalus, 6g ginseng, 15g poria, 5 jujubes, 100g rice. Boil the medicinal herbs to get the water, cook with rice and goat meat, when the porridge is well cooked, add appropriate spices. Used for cases of weight loss, susceptibility to flu, and physical weakness.

Chicken stewed with Panax pseudoginseng: 1 hen (about 1 kg), 20g Panax pseudoginseng powder. Clean the chicken, put Panax pseudoginseng in the chicken's belly; steam until cooked, add spices and serve. Used for cases of weakness, poor appetite, fatigue, pale skin, anemia.

Ganoderma tea: 9g Ganoderma, brew and drink like tea. Used for cases of nervous breakdown, headache, dizziness, anxiety, insomnia, memory loss in the elderly, and people with fatigue due to long-term illness.

Astragalus porridge: 30g astragalus, 30g codonopsis, 15g atractylodes, 15g poria, 15g licorice, 60-80g rice. Boil the herbs to get the water, cook with rice to make porridge. For the elderly who are weak, have shortness of breath, or have the flu. Eat in the morning.

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