Do you look down on "cheap" food? Tonics for qi and kidneys are not as good as tonic medicine!

When it comes to men's nourishment, I believe that many people, like me, will first think of kidney nourishment. In fact, kidney nourishment is a general term. Kidney nourishment is not only about nourishing the kidneys, but also about nourishing the Qi. The easiest way for men to nourish the Qi and kidneys is still to eat, but this time it is to eat some "cheap" foods that are usually looked down upon.

1. Potatoes

According to traditional Chinese medicine, potatoes are sweet, neutral, slightly cool, and enter the spleen, stomach, and large intestine meridians. They have the effects of harmonizing the stomach, strengthening the spleen and promoting urination, detoxifying and anti-inflammatory, widening the intestines and relieving constipation, lowering blood sugar and lipids, promoting blood circulation and eliminating swelling, invigorating qi and strengthening the body, beautifying, and anti-aging. Because of their many benefits to the human body, potatoes are also called "underground apples" and "perfect" foods.

Potatoes mainly enter the spleen and stomach meridians, and can greatly replenish the spleen and stomach qi. Moreover, potatoes mostly grow in summer and autumn, and are divided into summer potatoes and autumn potatoes. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "when the weather is warm, the earth qi flourishes", so the growth of potatoes benefits more from the flourishing earth qi, and eating potatoes can effectively improve the condition of qi deficiency, especially the condition of spleen and stomach qi deficiency.

2. Yam

"The air of heaven flows through the lungs, and the air of earth flows through the kidneys." Yams replenish qi and enter the lung and kidney meridians, which can replenish the qi of the lungs and kidneys and connect the qi of heaven and earth. Moreover, it is neither hot nor dry, and its nature and taste are very mild. After eating it, you don't have to worry about the trouble of qi stagnation. Therefore, it is especially suitable for those with qi deficiency and is called "food for gods."

"Compendium of Materia Medica" commented on yam, "Yam benefits the kidney qi, strengthens the spleen and stomach, stops diarrhea, resolves phlegm, and moisturizes the skin and fur." ​​Benefiting the kidney qi means that yam can replenish the kidney qi; strengthening the spleen and stomach means that it can strengthen the spleen and stomach qi; moisturizing the skin and fur means that yam benefits the lung qi, and the lung controls the skin and fur, so yam has the effect of nourishing the skin; furthermore, from the perspective of "replenishing color with color", yam is white, and the lung is also white, so eating yam can increase lung qi, and thus make the skin delicate and fair - that is to say, yam also has a whitening effect.