Pulmonary disease, asthma diet therapy

Author: Ma Yijie
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: Food therapy, also known as medicinal diet therapy, is a product of the combination of medicine and food. Medicinal diet therapy is one of the traditional treatment methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). TCM holds that when a disease is severe, medicine should take the primary role while food provides supplementary support. Proper nourishment and post-treatment care are interdependent, each leveraging their strengths to achieve mutual benefits. In the implementation of food therapy, the principle of applying dietary treatment based on individual differences, symptoms, timing, and geographical conditions should be adhered to.
Pulmonary diseases and asthma are chronic and often recurrent conditions. Medicinal diet therapy is an effective means of prevention and treatment. Patients should consult their doctors for guidance and arrange their daily diet appropriately. This book briefly introduces the causes and symptoms of pulmonary diseases and asthma, as well as the common Chinese herbal medicines and medicinal diet ingredients, including their synonyms, properties, meridian tropism, functions, and contraindications. It collects nearly 500 medicinal diet recipes from ancient times for preventing and treating pulmonary diseases and asthma. Each recipe is proven effective, using minimal yet high-quality ingredients that are easily sourced and simple to prepare. The recipes aim to preserve the original flavors of both medicine and food to fully leverage the inherent benefits of medicinal diet therapy.