Stimulate and lower fat

Author: Zhang Yunhui
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: This series of 300 delicious soup recipes features easy-to-find ingredients, simple preparation, rich nutrition, and convenience. Herbal soups are flavorful and aromatic, cooling in summer, detoxifying and beautifying, warming in winter, nourishing yin and replenishing yang, promoting health and vitality, with visible effects. "Herbal" refers to the general term for traditional Chinese medicinal materials, embodying the idea of healing with herbs. The term "herbal" first appeared in the Book of Han by Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Therefore, books recording the efficacy of medicinal materials are often called "herbal," such as the Shen Nong's Herbal Classic, the New Revised Herbal, and the Compendium of Materia Medica. Herbal soup is one of the traditional Chinese medicinal diet therapy methods. It requires knowledge—why to supplement, only supplement when there is deficiency, and avoid unnecessary supplementation. Excessive supplementation without deficiency can cause discomfort after eating, worsen symptoms, or even lead to death. Therefore, the body is divided into deficiencies of yin, yang, qi, and blood. When there is yin deficiency, the liver needs to be cleared; when there is yang deficiency, the kidneys need to be strengthened; qi deficiency requires qi replenishment; and blood deficiency requires blood replenishment. If supplementation is necessary, one must first understand what constitutes yin deficiency, what symptoms indicate yang deficiency, and what qualifies as qi or blood deficiency. In short, it cannot be summed up in one sentence—without understanding supplementation, one should not supplement blindly. This book, guided by traditional Chinese medicine theory, scientifically integrates the unique health benefits of herbal medicine with the four cooking methods of boiling, steaming, stewing, and simmering, achieving the unique effects of combining medicine and food, replenishing qi and blood, and moisturizing the lungs while removing dryness. The carefully selected 300 delicious soups, including those for clearing heat and liver, strengthening kidneys and yang, replenishing qi and blood, and lowering cholesterol, not only cater to the diverse needs of different people but also feature easy-to-find ingredients, simple preparation, rich nutrition, and economic affordability, truly helping you understand and practice supplementation!