Practical Beauty and Health Prescriptions

Author: Ma Jurén
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Publishing Date: 2005-05-01
Features: Traditional Chinese medicine dietary therapy has a long history and rich cultural heritage. The Tang Dynasty's immortal of medicine, Sun Simiao, even advocated that treatment should first prioritize food therapy, and if food therapy does not work, then medication should be used. It "integrates medicine into food," based on the holistic concept of traditional Chinese medicine, and prescribes diets according to syndrome differentiation. It is a special type of food that combines food, medicine, and seasonings: it takes the properties of medicine, tastes of food, and uses the power of medicine to enhance the effect of food, complementing and enhancing each other to fully realize its role in preventing and treating diseases, strengthening the body, and prolonging life. This book, with the principles of safety, economy, practicality, and effectiveness in mind, has summarized and organized content on five aspects: beauty and skin nourishment, hair growth and blackening, beauty of the five senses, body shaping and fitness, and health preservation and longevity. It selects over 600 common dietary therapy recipes. Each recipe is introduced with five items: ingredients, preparation method, usage, effects, and precautions. Before each recipe, a brief overview is provided to help readers choose the right diet for their symptoms.