Common Chinese medicinal materials and foods that supplement vitamins

　　Many people take Chinese patent medicines to supplement the vitamins needed by the human body. However, taking large amounts of Chinese patent medicines can harm the body. In fact, many Chinese medicines can also appropriately supplement the vitamins needed by the human body.

　　Vitamin A supplement: Atractylodes, raspberries

　　Traditional Chinese medicines such as Atractylodes, Atractylodes, Rehmannia glutinosa, Rehmannia glutinosa, wolfberry, mulberry leaves, Polygonatum odoratum, Artemisia annua, Tongcao, Vitex, raspberry, cornus, silkworm sand, Luminous sand, Acanthopanax bark, etc. are rich in vitamin A and are often used to treat eye problems caused by vitamin A deficiency. disease and stunted growth in children.

　　Vitamin E supplement: walnut kernel, Dipsacus

　　Traditional Chinese medicine walnut kernel, Dipsacus bark, etc. are rich in vitamin E. According to historical records, ancient treatments infertility Dipsacus is often used. For example, "Shoutai Wan" created by Zhang Xichun uses this as the main medicine. It has the functions of nourishing the liver and kidneys, strengthening the kidneys, and is mainly related to its vitamin E content. The imperial doctors of the Qing Dynasty regarded dodder, walnut kernel, black sesame, etc. as essential beauty medicines. Because they contain more vitamin E, they can moisturize the skin and resist aging.

　　Special recommendation: walnut kernels

　　Specific methods: Walnut kernels can be eaten raw or cooked, made into medicinal porridge, decoction, etc. Many people like to peel off the thin brown skin on the surface of walnut kernels before eating them. However, they do not know that this will lose part of the nutrition. It is recommended not to peel off this thin layer of skin when eating.

　　Supplement vitamin D: Chicken roe, bezoar

　　Traditional Chinese medicines such as chicken rooster and bezoar are rich in vitamin D. It is reported that the use of donkey-hide gelatin and chicken soup has good curative effect in preventing and treating senile osteoporosis and rickets in children.

　　Special recommendation: chicken yellow

　　Specific method: take 15 lilies, egg 2 pieces, appropriate amount of white sugar or rock sugar. Wash the lily, add 3 bowls of water and cook until it reaches 2 bowls ； Remove the egg white from the eggs, beat the egg yolks, pour into the lily soup and mix well, bring to a boil, add sugar or rock sugar to taste, and take it twice a day.

　　Supplement vitamin P: Sophora japonica and Forsythia suspensa

　　Traditional Chinese medicines such as Sophora japonica and Forsythia suspensa are rich in vitamin P. Adding the above two drugs to the prescription for treating thrombocytopenic purpura can protect capillaries and reduce capillary fragility.

　　Special recommendation: Sophora japonica

　　Specific method: Sophora japonica can be decocted in water instead of tea, or used together with other traditional Chinese medicines (① Take 1 part of sophora flower, 2 parts of young mulberry leaves, 3 parts of chrysanthemum, and brew with boiling water instead of tea)； ②Make porridge with sophora flowers, fresh purslane, japonica rice, brown sugar, etc.). It should be noted that people with diabetes and allergies should use with caution.

　　Vitamin C supplement: Luo Han Guo, purslane

　　Traditional Chinese medicines such as Luo Han Guo, Purslane, Gorgon, etc. are rich in vitamin C, which can help the absorption of iron, and can be used to replenish blood when combined with iron supplements.

　　Special recommendation: Luo Han Guo

　　Specific method: In order not to destroy vitamin C as much as possible, it is recommended to drink tea by making tea. Use a clean awl to drill a small hole at both ends of the mangosteen fruit, put it into a teacup, and brew it with boiling water instead of tea. Generally, it can be brewed 4 to 5 times. If you can select high-quality fruits that are round in color, brown in color, large, firm, and not shaken, the number of brewing times can be increased to 6 to 7 times.

　　Some common vitamin-rich foods in your daily diet:

　　Foods rich in vitamin A include : Animal liver, milk and dairy products and eggs, green leafy vegetables, yellow vegetables and fruits, etc. Carrots, tomatoes, persimmons, eggs, beef and pork liver, cod liver oil, milk, cheese, butter, broccoli, spinach, lettuce, soybeans, green peas, oranges, apricots, sweet potatoes, apricots, etc. can all supplement vitamin A. In addition, eating more cod liver oil can supplement vitamin A.

　　Foods rich in vitamin C : Fresh vegetables and fruits, such as greens, leeks, spinach, bell peppers, celery, cauliflower, tomatoes, garlic, asparagus, sweet peppers, spinach, radish leaves, cabbage, potatoes, snow peas and citrus, orange, grapefruit, red fruits, Grape , wild dates, fresh dates, strawberries, persimmons, kumquats. Wild amaranth, alfalfa, prickly pear, sea buckthorn, kiwi, jujube, etc. are particularly rich in vitamin C.

　　Foods rich in vitamin D : Only a few foods in nature contain vitamin D. Animal foods are the main source of natural vitamin D in non-fortified foods, such as high-fat marine fish and fish eggs, animal livers, egg yolks, cream and cheese, while lean meat, milk, and nuts contain trace amounts of vitamin D. However, sunbathing can promote the synthesis of vitamin D in the body. So insist on supplementing with cod liver oil drops.

　　Foods rich in vitamin E include : Various oil seeds and vegetable oils, such as wheat germ oil, corn oil, peanut oil, sesame oil, beans, whole grains, etc. are important sources of vitamin E. Some grains, nuts and green leafy vegetables also contain certain amounts of vitamin E.