Patient's question:
Symptom Description: Since having her child, she has always had low body temperature. She measures it every day, and the temperature is always 37.1 degrees or 37.2 degrees. This symptom has persisted for over ten years, and she doesn't know what's wrong.Past Treatment and Effects: The cause has not been identified.
Help Needed: What should she do? She wants to be cured.
Doctor's answer:
This is only a temporary phenomenon, likely caused by excessive blood loss. The patient can consume more black sesame and black and red foods, as they are known to have blood-boosting effects. Black foods benefit the kidneys, aiding in the storage of essence and the intake of qi. The kidneys store essence, which generates marrow, and marrow transforms into blood. Therefore, the root of blood lies in the kidneys. As for the blood-boosting effect of red foods, the theory stems from the concept of "nourishing with form and nourishing with color."Black sesame enters the liver, kidneys, lungs, and spleen meridians, offering benefits such as blood-nourishing, brightening eyesight, generating essence and milk, and nourishing the liver and promoting hair growth. Consuming black sesame can enhance the kidneys' ability to generate blood, the liver's function to store blood, and the spleen's role in controlling blood.