Hematuria — TCM Food Therapy & Dietary Approach

Food Therapy & Diet

Dietary Therapy Recipes

• Pork Skin Gelatin: Remove the hair from 1000g pork skin, wash and cut into small pieces, put in a large pot with water and simmer over low heat until very tender and the liquid is thick; add 250ml yellow rice wine and 250g brown sugar, stir, remove from heat, pour into a container and refrigerate. Take 75g twice daily. Nourishes blood and yin; treats various bleeding symptoms.
• Candied Walnuts: Deep-fry 500g walnut kernels in sesame oil until crisp; cook 500g white sugar with water over low heat until it forms threads when lifted, remove from heat, pour in the walnuts, mix, press flat and cut into small pieces. Take 50g daily; 7 days is one course. Tonifies the kidney; also treats kidney stones and hematuria.
• Rush Pith and Dried Persimmon Decoction: Decoct 6g rush pith and 2 dried persimmons in 300ml water until 100ml remains, add an appropriate amount of white sugar and take warm; drink the broth and eat the persimmons twice daily. Clears heat, promotes urination, stops bleeding and reduces inflammation; effective for hematuria.
• Celery Juice: Juice fresh celery and season with white sugar; take 100ml each time, 2-3 times daily. Lowers blood pressure, calms, clears heat and promotes urination; also treats blood in the urine.
• Amaranth and Pork Congee: Mince 100g lean pork, mix with yellow rice wine, soy sauce and starch, stir-fry in vegetable oil until cooked and set aside; wash and drain 250g amaranth and chop finely; cook rice into congee, add the amaranth, cook about 5 minutes, add the minced pork, season and bring to a boil. Take in 2 divided doses daily. Benefits the kidney, tonifies deficiency and treats hematuria.

Understanding the Condition

Hematuria refers to blood passing out with the urine, or blood mixed in the urine. In TCM this condition is mostly caused by heat accumulating in the kidney and bladder; dietary therapy should focus on cooling the blood, draining fire, nourishing yin, and stopping bleeding.

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