Cold dispelling, heat clearing, calming and soothing medicinal porridge

Author: Lu Shandan
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Publishing Date: 2004-10-01
Features: Medicinal congee therapy has a long history in China and has been passed down for over two thousand years. It is an important part of the great treasure trove of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Chinese herbal medicine, as well as the accumulated dietary experience of the working people and medical scholars in 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. With the rise of the "TCM and Chinese herbal medicine fever" worldwide, TCM and Chinese herbal medicine are entering the global stage, and medicinal congee therapy will also step out of China. In recent years, the development of TCM and Chinese herbal medicine in China has been rapid, and people's awareness of health has been continuously strengthened. Medicinal congee therapy has gained increasing attention and popularity, entering households and restaurants and hotels in cities and towns. Based on reviewing a large number of medical works by ancient and modern medical scholars in China and collecting and organizing folk congee recipes, the compilers have gathered over a thousand congee recipes and compiled this "Health-Boosting Medicinal Congee Series," which includes 19 major categories of medicinal congee recipes such as invigorating qi, nourishing blood, boosting yang, nourishing yin, treating colds, dispelling wind-dampness, cooling summer heat, promoting diuresis and dampness, dispelling cold, clearing heat, calming the mind and soothing fright, stopping cough and resolving phlegm, regulating qi, regulating blood, aiding digestion, purging, astringent, expelling parasites, and anti-cancer. This volume introduces three major categories of medicinal congee recipes: dispelling cold, clearing heat, and calming the mind and soothing fright. Each category consists of several to over a hundred types of medicinal congee recipes, and each recipe includes detailed information such as ingredients, preparation method, dosage, efficacy, indications, and precautions, to help readers understand and use them effectively. This allows for targeted treatment and dietary choices based on specific conditions, ultimately achieving the goals of disease prevention, treatment, and improving health. This book is suitable for chefs in restaurants and specialized medicinal congee stores, doctors and nurses in healthcare institutions, as well as the general urban and rural population for reference.