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Blood-nourishing foods (补血) 补血食疗

Blood & Anaemia 补血·气血 traditional evidence
What the evidence says:
The classical "nourish the blood" (补血) foods — 当归, 红枣, 黑芝麻, 枸杞 — are a gentle traditional support for pallor, tiredness and dizziness, carrying modest plant iron. Food support in the 四物汤 tradition, not a cure.

How to make it

A 当归 + 红枣 + 枸杞 soup as a warming blood-nourishing tonic; 黑芝麻 (black sesame) as an everyday food. Take over time, in the TCM pattern.

Why it works

黑芝麻 and 红枣 are the everyday 补血 foods; warm, regular meals suit a depleted constitution.

Classical source

Blood tonics (四物汤 family: 当归, 熟地, etc.) are the classical "nourish blood" approach for pallor and dizziness.

Cautions: Ongoing fatigue with pallor and breathlessness, heavy periods, or black stools should be checked by a doctor — food therapy is support, not a diagnosis.

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