Home health diet

Author: Dong Shaoping
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: Health Expressway. As one of the traditional treatment methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), medicinal diet not only received attention from generations of medical scholars but was also widely popular among the people, becoming an indispensable dietary method in daily life. This book draws from various sources, extensively collecting classic medicinal diet recipes from historical medical texts and commonly used effective recipes passed down among the people, totaling over 1,100 recipes to provide readers with targeted options for disease prevention, treatment, health preservation, and well-being. The book provides an overview of the origin, application, formula principles, and taboos of medicinal diet, while also detailing recipes for various diseases across different departments such as internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, and oncology. Each recipe is elaborately described in terms of its ingredients, preparation method, usage, efficacy, and precautions. The selected recipes are mostly common ones, with ingredients and herbs being widely available and cooking methods simple and easy to follow. The book clarifies their efficacy, indications, and contraindications, all to highlight its practicality, enabling every family and individual to board the "Health Expressway" toward a path of health and longevity.