Symptoms of Qi and Blood Stasis

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, when blood stasis occurs in the human body, the health of the body will be affected in a series of ways, and reasonable and effective improvements are needed to maintain good health. So what are the symptoms of Qi and blood stasis? Many people will lose their temper for no reason. This is just an emotional issue. Most people will have symptoms such as headaches, myocardial infarction, and intestinal dysfunction. Women will also suffer from dysmenorrhea and malignant tumors.

1. Symptoms of Qi stagnation and blood stasis

The onset tendency of patients with qi stagnation and blood stasis constitution mostly has the obvious characteristic of "blockage". For example: intractable headache, depression, cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction, cholecystitis, intestinal dysfunction, lobular hyperplasia of the breast, dysmenorrhea, uterine fibroids, malignant tumors, etc.

Qi stagnation and blood stasis will lead to a myriad of diseases. Microcirculation obstruction is the basis for the onset of many diseases and one of the reasons why chronic diseases cannot be cured for a long time. Therefore, there is a saying that "long-term illness will cause blood stasis."

Predominantly due to qi stagnation: chest tightness and sighing, distension and pain in the flanks, stomach and abdomen, belching, foreign body obstruction in the throat, introverted personality, melancholy, narrow-mindedness, abdominal pain and diarrhea when emotional fluctuations, distension and pain in the breasts and lower abdomen in women, dark tongue, stringy pulse, etc.

Predominantly caused by blood stasis: dark purple lips, nails, bluish or rough skin, fixed local tingling or colic, or a lump when touched, facial pigmentation, dark circles under the eyes, chloasma, dysmenorrhea in women, dark purple menstrual blood with blood clots, or amenorrhea, dark purple tongue or with bluish spots, congestion in the sublingual veins, and a sluggish pulse.

2. Causes of Qi stagnation and blood stasis

Qi stagnation and blood stasis refers to the pathology of poor circulation of qi and blood in the body, which causes blockage in a certain part of the body, as described in traditional Chinese medicine. The causes of Qi stagnation and blood stasis are usually as follows:

2.1. Being depressed, nervous, and introverted, keeping all unhappy things in your heart will cause depression over time and affect the circulation of Qi and blood.

2.2. Eating greasy and sweet food, having high blood lipids, eating too salty food, or not drinking enough water can make the blood too viscous and lead to poor circulation of Qi and blood.

2.3. Qi deficiency and Yang deficiency constitution lead to decreased promoting function, resulting in slow circulation of Qi and blood or stagnation.

3. Dietary considerations for qi stagnation and blood stasis

For those with qi deficiency, they can adjust their constitution through diet.

People with qi stagnation and blood stasis constitution should choose foods that have the function of promoting qi and blood circulation, such as white radish, citrus, garlic, ginger, fennel, cinnamon, cloves, peach kernel, leek, rice wine, red wine, onion, ginkgo, rose tea, jasmine tea, etc.

Peach kernel, rapeseed and black soybean have the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Black fungus can clear congestion on the blood vessel walls; a moderate amount of red wine can dilate blood vessels and improve blood circulation; hawthorn or rice vinegar can lower blood lipids and blood viscosity.

People with qi stagnation and blood stasis constitution should eat less salt and MSG to avoid increased blood viscosity and aggravated blood stasis.

Avoid eating foods that are prone to bloating, such as sweet potatoes, taro, broad beans, and chestnuts; avoid eating too much fatty meat, cream, eel, crab roe, egg yolk, fish roe, chocolate, fried foods, and sweets to prevent increased blood lipids, blockage of blood vessels, and affect the circulation of qi and blood; avoid cold drinks to avoid affecting the circulation of qi and blood.