Home small medicinal diet nourishing heart and calming spirit

Author: Wang Shouguo
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) holds the belief that "medicines and foods share the same origin." Medicines are akin to foods, and foods can be considered medicines—they share the same roots, uses, and effects. According to TCM principles, many small medicinal dishes (yaofen) offer health benefits such as improving eyesight, promoting hair growth, enhancing intelligence, calming the mind, beautifying, moisturizing the skin, boosting vitality, and promoting longevity. Others have therapeutic effects like relieving external pathogens, clearing heat, resolving phlegm, promoting Qi flow, activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and aiding digestion, or they may combine both benefits. Based on this, we invited several renowned TCM experts, medicinal dish specialists, and culinary masters to explore and compile ancient and modern works on medicinal diets and dietary nourishment. We then edited and published the "Home Medicinal Dishes" series, consisting of five volumes: Home Medicinal Dishes: Tonifying the Kidneys and Boosting Yang, Home Medicinal Dishes: Dispelling Wind and Removing Dampness, Home Medicinal Dishes: Clearing Heat and Detoxifying, Home Medicinal Dishes: Nourishing the Heart and Calming the Mind, and Home Medicinal Dishes: Beautifying and Slimming. The aim is to recommend practical and effective small medicinal dishes to readers with professional insights. The recipes in this book are simple and convenient to follow, with clear and easy-to-understand descriptions, making them suitable for home preparation. They are highly practical and demonstrate significant efficacy.