- “Slept 8 hours but woke up feeling beat up?”
- “Hair loss after brushing could form a fur ball?
- Can’t hide sallow skin even with blush?”
- “Your period arrives like a taxi—always late and light?”
No doubt, your body is sending desperate SOS signals—severe Qi and Blood deficiency! Today, we’ll distill ancient wisdom into a modern, lazy-friendly guide, with a spotlight on the “holy grail of gynecology,” Si Wu Tang (Four Substances Soup), to make you glow from within!
1. Qi and Blood: The Real Luxury Items
(Some hardcore knowledge 📚)
1. Qi & Blood ≠ Just Blood
- Qi: Your body’s “electricity” (energy, warmth, defense)
- Blood: Your body’s “fuel” (nutrition, moisture, repair)
👉🏻 Like a phone needing both battery and OS—lose one, and it crashes!
2. Test Your “Qi-Blood Balance”
✅ Cloudy/bluish whites of eyes (Liver Blood deficiency)
✅ Fewer than 3 nail moons (Yang Qi deficiency)
✅ Obvious teeth marks on tongue (Spleen Qi weakness)
✅ Period blood pale like watermelon juice (Blood deficiency alert)
DIY Experiment:
👉🏻 Press the Laogong acupoint (palm center) with your thumb—if it doesn’t rebound within 5 sec, your Qi-Blood is low.
2. Si Wu Tang: The Thousand-Year-Old Blood-Boosting Bomb
▶️ Ingredient Breakdown
| Herb | Nickname | Superpower |
|---|---|---|
| Dang Gui | Blood Saint | Activates bone marrow stem cells |
| Shu Di | Essence Boss | Converts kidney essence into blood |
| Bai Shao | Pain Manager | Stops uterine muscle spasms |
| Chuan Xiong | Blood Courier | Pushes blood to capillaries |
▶️ Smart Modern Ways to Drink It
1️⃣ Lazy Edition: Use tea bags (with broken-wall tech), steep in cold water for 6 hrs
2️⃣ Foodie Edition: Simmer with black chicken/pork ribs—smells like French herbs!
3️⃣ Period Rescue: Start 7 days before menstruation for built-in “heating pad” effect
⚠️ Avoid These Pitfalls:
▪️ Stop during colds/fever (like refueling a leaking tank)
▪️ Phlegm-damp types must detox first (see our dampness guide)
▪️ Menopausal women: halve the dose (yin deficiency = fire risk)
3. Food Guide: The Real Heroes vs. Scams
🚫 Fake Blood-Boosters
❌ Spinach: Non-heme iron, only 3% absorption
❌ Ejiao (donkey-hide gel): Clogs digestion if spleen is weak
❌ Brown sugar water: Just sugar—weight gain, no gain
✅ Real Blood-Building Squad
✔️ Liver: 2 palm-sized servings weekly (20% heme iron absorption)
✔️ Beetroot: Nitrates = instant blood vessel dilation
✔️ Dried mulberries: Anthocyanins + iron = perfect office snack
🍳 Golden Recipe:
【Upgraded Si Wu Tang】
Si Wu Tang pack + 2 dried cuttlefish + 1 handful red-skinned peanuts → simmer 1.5 hrs
✨ Cuttlefish nourishes Yin, peanuts boost platelets—fixes post-period dizziness
4. Biohacks to Supercharge Results
(East-meets-West hacks ⚡)
🔬 Lab-Proven Tips
- Pair Si Wu Tang with vitamin C (iron absorption ↑37%—eat an orange!)
- Foot soak at 5-7 PM (Kidney meridian time ↑50% efficacy)
- Do hip bridges while supplementing—pelvic blood flow ↑3x
💡 Fun Facts
▪️ Cook blood-building foods in copper pots (releases more iron)
▪️ Wearing red actually affects Qi-Blood (color psychology-backed)
▪️ Comedy > supplements for Yang Qi (laughter = more oxygen)
5. Your Qi-Blood Recharge Progress Bar
Fans in our 21-day challenge reported:
💬 “Si Wu Tang + early sleep = nails went from brittle to jelly!”
💬 “Who needs lip fillers? Just replenish blood!”
📆 Today’s Mission
Pick one:
1️⃣ Add tangerine peel to Si Wu Tang (aids digestion)
2️⃣ Eat 5 steamed red dates (better than raw for spleen)
3️⃣ Laugh at the mirror for 10 sec (ignites Yang Qi)
Remember: Boosting Qi-Blood isn’t a sprint—it’s a slow-burn love story with your body. Save this, and next week we’ll drop 《12 Creative Twists on Si Wu Tang》—think latte flavors for ancient herbs!