Treat colds, dispel, dispel summer heat, diuretic and dampness-reducing porridge

Author: Lu Shandan
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: Medicinal congee therapy has a long history in China, having been passed down for over two thousand years. It is an important part of the great treasure trove of traditional Chinese medicine and a culmination of the dietary experience accumulated by the working people and medical scholars over their long struggle against diseases. It has made significant contributions to disease prevention, treatment, enhancing people's physical health, and promoting the prosperity of the Chinese nation. This book introduces 4 major categories of medicinal congee recipes: treating colds, expelling (wind-dampness), dispelling summer heat, and diuretic and dampness-extracting therapies. Each category consists of several to over a hundred recipes, and every recipe includes detailed information such as ingredients, preparation methods, dosage, efficacy, indications, and precautions, ensuring that readers can understand and use them effectively. This enables targeted treatment and dietary adjustments according to symptoms, ultimately achieving the goals of disease prevention, treatment, and health enhancement. This book is suitable for chefs in restaurants and medicinal diet specialty stores, doctors, nurses in healthcare institutions, and the general urban and rural population for reference.