People with qi deficiency can be guided by a professional physician in the identification, according to the different locations of the disease, choose the right ingredients for dietary supplementation, as follows:
1. Lung qi deficiency: often manifested as weak cough, sputum clear and thin, plain easy to catch a cold, yellowish color, shortness of breath and lazy speech, spontaneous sweating (involuntary sweating during the day, a little movement sweating aggravated), low and timid speech, fatigue (mental fatigue, body fatigue), thin and weak pulse. Commonly used ingredients include round-grained rice, cordyceps, astragalus, black beans, pig lungs, and yam.
2. Heart qi deficiency: often manifested as palpitations and shortness of breath, which is worse with labor, fatigue, pale face, spontaneous sweating, and thin and weak pulse. Commonly used ingredients include yellow essence, longan meat, poria, jujube, chicken, yam and so on.
3. Spleen qi deficiency: often manifested as loss of appetite, stomach and epigastric discomfort after eating, loose stools, yellowish color, tiredness, fatigue, shortness of breath and laziness. Commonly used ingredients include jujube, yam, atractylodes, astragalus, chicken, tangerine peel and so on.
4. Kidney qi deficiency: often manifested as soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, frequent and long urination, nocturia, whitish color (white and lusterless), fatigue, and so on. Commonly used ingredients include Yi Zhi Ren, walnut kernel, yam, pork waist, ginseng, mutton, etc..
Dietary supplements have a limited role and cannot replace medication to treat diseases. If you are not feeling well, it is recommended to consult a professional doctor for treatment.