Blood stasis actually means that our blood flow is not smooth or even blocked. The so-called “stasis” means that the blood that should be excluded from the body is not discharged, but remains in the body, causing blood stasis.
Blood flow is not smooth, and blood vessels are prone to stagnation and blockage. The common manifestations are dark purple or blue skin, or dry and itchy skin, and this constitution is prone to problems such as nodules or masses.
There are many factors that cause blood stasis.
Once blood stasis occurs in the body, the following situations will occur
1. Hair is easy to appear. Chinese medicine believes that blood is a In addition to hair, our hair can be black and beautiful, and it all depends on the nourishment of blood.
2. The tongue is bruised, or a little bit purple. People with mild symptoms sometimes don’t have it, and if it’s severe, it often occurs, and it doesn’t go away.
3. Darker lips, or a little purple color
4. Age spots are prone to appear, which is also one of the factors that most people have spots before they are old.
5. Women are more likely to have dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, or clots in menstrual blood, or menstrual blood with purple and black clots.
6. The temperament is easy to be irritable, the mood is easy to be bored, it is easy to forget, insomnia and dreams, which are all caused by the blood not nourishing the heart.
7. It is easy to feel fatigued and lack of energy, and hands and feet are easily afraid of cold or heat.
8. The skin is rougher than those of the same age, and there are often dandruff.
9. When blood stagnates in the viscera, meridians, or parts, such as the head, chest, Abdominal, back, waist, etc., then there will be pain, and this pain is fixed, and sometimes it will worsen at night.
Factors for the formation of blood stasis are mostly related to the following aspects
1. Emotional insufficiency:
Usually a lot of troubles, depression, high work pressure, easy to get nervous, etc., which can easily lead to stagnation of liver qi. After a long time, there will be problems of stagnation of qi, stagnant qi and blood circulation. If it is not smooth, it will eventually lead to blood stasis.
2. Improper diet:
The spleen and stomach are the biochemical sources of qi and blood, and the spleen and stomach like dryness and dislike dampness. Spicy, greasy and sweet foods can easily cause a weak spleen and stomach. Loss of spleen health will directly affect the biochemistry of qi and blood, and eventually lead to the appearance of blood stasis.
3. Environmental factors:
If a person lives in a cold or humid place for a long time, The human body is invaded by exogenous cold and damp pathogens, which leads to sluggish qi and blood circulation or stasis, which is also very easy to cause blood stasis.
4. Comprehensive factors:
The function of promoting blood circulation is relatively weak, and it is easy to appear blood stasis for a long time. In addition, people who are sedentary for a long time or lack of exercise are also prone to blood stasis.
In terms of treatment, since each person’s condition is different, TCM treatment focuses on syndrome differentiation. Therefore, if there is blood stasis, it is recommended to seek medical attention in time.
If the blood stasis is relatively mild, or in addition to drug conditioning, some daily conditioning is also necessary of. Today, Dr. Liu will share 4 kinds of foods to help you activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis.
1. Leeks, onions, garlic, cinnamon, ginger, etc. are warm in nature, suitable for those with yang deficiency and blood stasis constitution or when the climate is cold in winter; raw lotus root, black fungus, bamboo shoots, Purple eggplants are cool in nature, suitable for blood stasis accompanied by damp heat, internal heat due to yin deficiency, or when the climate is hot in summer and autumn.
2. Mushrooms such as fungus, white fungus, etc., can nourish liver and blood, promote body metabolism, improve blood circulation, prevent cancer and fight cancer, so it is also very suitable for people with blood stasis constitution.
3, fish, shrimps, crabs, etc. are cold in nature, but they help to replenish qi and blood and improve blood stasis constitution. Sea cucumber has a good nourishing effect, and has a good conditioning effect on those with blood stasis constitution and thin skin and dry skin.
4. Hawthorn, citrus, brown sugar, glutinous rice wine, red wine, rose, jasmine can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, nourish blood, soothe the liver and regulate qi, suitable for women with blood stasis to adjust the body, improve dysmenorrhea, menstrual blood color Darkness, many blood clots, liver qi stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis, delayed menstruation and other symptoms.