What food to eat to replenish essence and tonify kidney?

The common food for replenishing essence and tonifying kidney is yam, which not only has the function of tonifying lung and spleen, but also has the effect of replenishing essence and tonifying kidney. Scallop, also called Jiang Yizhu, has the effect of tonifying kidney and nourishing yin. Perch has the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach. Chestnuts not only have the function of strengthening the spleen and stomach, but also have the effect of tonifying the kidney and strengthening the waist. In addition, patients with impaired renal function should eat less persimmons, cucumbers, watermelons, peppers, onions and chrysanthemums in their usual diet. In addition, patients should not drink or smoke in their daily lives.

1. Black beans: sweet in taste, flat in nature, mainly entering the spleen and kidney meridians, which can moisten kidney dryness, benefit eyesight, strengthen spleen and promote diuresis, and are suitable for excessive drinking due to kidney deficiency and yin deficiency, dizziness due to blood deficiency, hyperhidrosis due to yin deficiency, lumbago due to kidney deficiency, edema and oliguria. Modern pharmacological research shows that black beans have the function of protecting liver and kidney, and black bean extract can restore the kidney morphology of diabetic mice to normal. In addition, black bean is a kind of protein food rich in arginine, which is an essential amino acid for spermatogenesis, so black bean is an ideal food for tonifying kidney and replenishing essence.

2. Shellfish: such as oysters and scallops also have a good effect of tonifying kidney and replenishing essence. Oysters are slightly cold and salty, enter the liver, gallbladder and kidney meridians, and have the effects of nourishing yin and suppressing yang, tonifying kidney and astringent essence. Modern clinical practice has also proved that oysters do have a certain kidney-tonifying effect, mainly because oysters and some scallops are rich in amino acids, zinc and other trace elements. Arginine and trace element lead are important raw materials for sperm production, while zinc is an essential element for androgen. Zinc deficiency will lead to insufficient secretion of androgen, which will lead to the decrease of sperm quantity and quality. Therefore, men eating shellfish such as oysters and scallops will help improve the quantity and quality of sperm and effectively improve fatigue.

3. Amaranth and okra: Amaranth in vegetables also has a certain effect of tonifying kidney, helping yang and producing sperm. You can eat more leek eggs to supplement protein's spermatogenesis. You can also eat okra regularly, which has a good maintenance effect on male prostate, and can also tonify kidney and qi, which is conducive to improving sperm vitality.