Question
What types of food can glaucoma patients consume to improve their condition?
Answer
Here are several common dietary remedies for glaucoma patients to consider. Please consult a professional physician before consuming any of these, to ensure they are suitable for your individual circumstances.
Remedy 1
- Ingredients: White chrysanthemum flowers, antelope horn powder
- Preparation: Brew white chrysanthemum flowers into tea and then take the antelope horn powder with it. Take twice daily.
- Suitable for: Angle-closure glaucoma patients with headaches and neck stiffness.
Remedy 2
- Ingredients: Ophiopogon, Polygonatum, glutinous rice, rock sugar
- Preparation: Rinse the glutinous rice, add water from the boiling ophiopogon and Polygonatum, cook to make the Two Winter Rice Porridge, add rock sugar for seasoning. Eat twice daily, one small bowl each time.
- Suitable for: Angle-closure glaucoma patients with dry mouth and lips, and constipation.
Remedy 3
- Ingredients: Flour, gastrodia powder
- Preparation: Mix flour with gastrodia powder to make buns. Eat once daily.
- Suitable for: Angle-closure glaucoma patients with headaches and high blood pressure.
Remedy 4
- Ingredients: Longan meat, red dates
- Preparation: Boil longan meat and red dates together to make Longan and Red Date Soup. Eat twice daily, one small bowl each time.
- Suitable for: Elderly glaucoma patients in the remission period with insufficient energy.
Remedy 5
- Ingredients: Adzuki beans,