Chinese dietary therapy selected 800 cases

Author: Xu Changyin Ed.
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: "Food is better than medicine for health." Traditional Chinese medicine dietetics is a summary of experience that combines traditional medicine with cooking. It uses food and medicinal ingredients, prepared through cooking, to create a dietary regimen that promotes therapeutic effects. Dietetics not only provide nutritional value but also help prevent and treat diseases, as well as strengthen the body. Based on function, dietetics can be divided into three major categories: treating diseases, nourishing the body, and extending life. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine's theory of Yin and Yang, things exist in a state of opposition yet unity, which can be used to guide dietary health. Since foods also have Yin and Yang, for example, a chicken walks on land, so an egg is considered hot; a duck swims in water, so a duck egg is considered cool. Therefore, chicken eggs have the effect of (blood-boosting), while duck eggs have a sweet and cool nature, can clear the lungs, and nourish Yin. The four seasons also have Yin and Yang: spring and summer belong to Yang, while autumn and winter belong to Yin, but within Yang there is Yin, and within Yin there is Yang, with seasonal transformations. Traditional Chinese Medicine emphasizes Qi (vital energy) and blood; Qi belongs to Yang, while blood belongs to Yin. Excessive consumption of fruits not only fails to aid weight loss but may instead increase Yin energy in the body, reduce energy levels, disrupt Qi flow, cause Qi deficiency and blood weakness, impair metabolism, and lead to (sickly obesity). The dietary therapy recipes in the book "800 (800 Selected Chinese Cuisine Dietary Therapies)" are primarily sourced from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and some overseas Chinese-language publications, with text processing. They mainly select cooking methods suitable for actual operations in mainland China, such as ingredient selection and nutritional value preparation. Dietetics mainly serve to promote health and support medical treatment as an auxiliary. If you are sick, it is still necessary to seek medical treatment at a hospital to avoid delaying the condition.