Common Illness and Medicinal Diet

Author: Peng Mingquan
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Chinese medicinal diet therapy has a long history, with records of food therapy dating back to the Shang Dynasty. Over thousands of years, through the continuous exploration and practice of millions of people, food therapy, dietary treatment, and dietary supplementation have been constantly developed and refined. Works summarizing both the positive and negative experiences of medicinal diet therapy have been published, becoming a valuable part of China's ancient cultural heritage. Due to various reasons, this treasure has long been neglected and lacked the necessary exploration, organization, and summary. Many materials have been lost or scattered over the years due to their age, making the work of organizing and excavating them more challenging. Since 1980, when the author attempted to establish Chengdu Tongren Tang medicinal diet restaurant, attention has been paid to summarizing practices while collecting relevant materials widely, consulting ancient texts, and combining inheritance with development and improvement. This led to the compilation of this book, "Common Diseases and Medicinal Diet Therapy." The book focuses on introducing medicinal diet recipes, efficacy, preparation methods, dietary practices, analysis, and recommendations for various conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, liver diseases, coronary heart disease, pulmonary diseases, kidney-yin deficiency with impotence, gastrointestinal diseases, cancer, rheumatism, and menopausal syndrome. This book emphasizes both knowledge and practicality, with a clear focus, easy-to-understand explanations, and a rich traditional medical heritage. It is not only a comprehensive reference but also a popular book promoting medicinal diet therapy. The entire book is systematic, coherent, scientific, and accessible, with very rich content. It is also worth noting that protected wildlife and plants should be protected and not consumed arbitrarily. Medicinal materials that require processing should be purchased from traditional Chinese medicine shops for use. When consuming medicinal diet therapy, with the guidance of a physician, the effect of syndrome-based dietary therapy can be achieved. This book is suitable for general family members, health care workers, medical personnel, patients, medicinal diet therapy enthusiasts, and professionals in various industries who are busy with daily work.