Traditional Chinese medicine believes that anemia is mostly due to excessive loss of qi and blood, leading to insufficient qi and blood in the body, resulting in symptoms such as pale or sallow complexion, dizziness, blurred vision, palpitations, forgetfulness, insomnia, and vivid dreams. People with anemia should timely replenish their blood, among which diet therapy is a common method. Foods like red dates, pig liver, chicken liver, duck blood, black-boned chicken, lamb, etc., are rich in iron, vitamins, and other nutrients, which help to replenish hematogenic materials and improve anemia.
Some vegetables like spinach, carrots, celery, etc., are not only rich in iron but also in folic acid and vitamins, which help promote iron absorption. There are many diet therapy practices, such as making black-boned chicken red date soup, lamb with goji berry soup, pork liver stir-fried with spinach, etc. However, the effectiveness of diet therapy is limited, and substances like donkey-hide gelatin, a medicinal and edible ingredient, have particularly outstanding blood-nourishing effects.
As a traditional Chinese medicine “holy medicine for blood nourishment,” donkey-hide gelatin has the effects of nourishing blood and yin, moistening dryness, and stopping bleeding, suitable for people with blood deficiency and insufficient qi and blood. Common donkey-hide gelatin blocks, like the Dong’e Ejiao blocks, not only nourish and tonify blood but also enhance constitution and improve symptoms like pale complexion and insomnia caused by blood deficiency. Modern pharmacological research indicates that donkey-hide gelatin can increase red blood cell and hemoglobin levels, showing significant therapeutic effects on various types of anemia, such as iron-deficiency anemia and nutritional anemia.
There are various ways to consume Dong’e Ejiao blocks, such as making Ejiao cakes with ingredients like black sesame, walnut kernels, longan, red dates, etc., which not only have good nourishing effects but also a sweet and delicious taste. Alternatively, the gelatin blocks can be directly powdered and consumed with honey, soy milk, cow’s milk, etc., for a convenient, quick, and easy digestion and absorption. In addition, some patent Chinese medicines also have effects on blood deficiency and anemia, such as Compound Ejiao Syrup, Angelica Blood Supplement Pills, etc., which should be used under the guidance of a doctor.
