According to “Chinese Medicine and Dietetics”, foods that nourish yin include black sesame, Chinese yam and American ginseng. Although the above foods have certain effect of nourishing yin, Chinese medicine emphasizes on symptomatic treatment, not blindly consume a large amount of food, and the effective ingredients contained in the food are limited, in order to achieve the desired effect should also consult a doctor.
1. black sesame: black sesame is sweet, flat, attributed to the liver, kidney, colon meridian, with the liver and kidney, beneficial to the essence of blood, moistening the intestinal dryness of the efficacy of the treatment of blood deficiency, tinnitus, deafness, dizziness, intestinal dryness, constipation, after the disease of alopecia, premature whitening of hair and other diseases.
2. Yam: In addition to consuming black sesame seeds, you can also eat yam in moderation. It has the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach, generating fluids and benefiting the lungs, and nourishing the kidney and astringent essence. It is mainly used for the treatment of spleen deficiency, less food, chronic diarrhea, lung deficiency, coughing, kidney deficiency, spermatorrhea and so on.
3. American ginseng: its flavor is sweet, slightly bitter, cool in nature. It belongs to heart, lung and kidney meridians, and has the effect of tonifying qi and nourishing yin, clearing heat and generating fluids. It can be used for deficiency of qi and yin, deficiency of heat and fatigue, coughing, asthma, phlegm and blood, internal heat and thirst, dry mouth and throat.