Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon: A Treasury of Dietary Wellness

Author: Zhang Hude
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Publish Date: 2003-03-21
Features: The content is closely related to daily life, with an in-depth yet easy-to-understand explanation. It is a classic and practical encyclopedia of dietary health, suitable for reading and reference by the general public in urban and rural areas, grassroots healthcare workers, and those in the food industry. Based on the insightful discussions on dietary health from the classical Chinese medical text The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon, the author combines modern medical, nutritional, and health theory to elaborate on the fundamental knowledge and methods of dietary health. The book consists of five chapters. The first chapter is a general introduction, covering the basic theories of dietary health, the properties and applications of food, and the development of dietary health care. Chapters two to five detail the knowledge and specific methods of food nourishment, dietary therapy, and dietary taboos, and introduce the production, health benefits, and applications of prevention and treatment of diseases for about 200 foods and 500 recipes.